James D Macdonald
Re: PublishAmerica and pricing...
No amount of believing in your book is going to change that.
You can believe in your book just fine. You can believe in your book all day long. The trick is making the guy standing in the bookstore believe in your book.
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I've had a happy thought: PA books as Band Candy.
You know those candy bars that schools have their kids sell as fund raisers? They're overpriced, underdelicious, and have wrappers that can be described as "functional at best."
Do you buy one when some long-suffering mother or father brings a case of 'em to work and walks around trying to sell 'em? Of course you do. Would you buy the same candy bar at the same price in the same wrapper if it were sitting on the shelf of a store? No way.
Same thing with PA books, only they cost a lot more than those candy bars.
No amount of believing in your book is going to change that.
You can believe in your book just fine. You can believe in your book all day long. The trick is making the guy standing in the bookstore believe in your book.
<HR>
I've had a happy thought: PA books as Band Candy.
You know those candy bars that schools have their kids sell as fund raisers? They're overpriced, underdelicious, and have wrappers that can be described as "functional at best."
Do you buy one when some long-suffering mother or father brings a case of 'em to work and walks around trying to sell 'em? Of course you do. Would you buy the same candy bar at the same price in the same wrapper if it were sitting on the shelf of a store? No way.
Same thing with PA books, only they cost a lot more than those candy bars.