I prefer poetic titles myself, but I'm interested to see what you guys have come up with
I have no idea why you'd say that, Neil Peart is a poet.
I prefer poetic titles myself, but I'm interested to see what you guys have come up with
Do you guys know yet if there will be any HCs during those months? For that matter, have there been or will there be this year?^ None of the mentioned books are hardcovers. They're all either mass-markets or trades.
Is there any financial benefit to releasing a book as a hardcover?
Though it does seem lame and arbitrary to give authors a lower royalty for the simple virtue of their books being printed in a format other than HC. Sure these guys get our reverence but they also need to pay the bills.
It's not. Royalties are a percentage of the book's cover price. Paperbacks have lower cover prices than hardcovers. Nothing "arbitrary" about it at all.Though it does seem lame and arbitrary to give authors a lower royalty for the simple virtue of their books being printed in a format other than HC.
Because trends here don't necessarily reflect wider sales/popularity, and because there's more to the decision-making process with regard to hardcovers than just the popularity of the author.My one question is....If KRAD is the most popular author here how come he has not yet been given a hardcover release?
Because trends here don't necessarily reflect wider sales/popularity, and because there's more to the decision-making process with regard to hardcovers than just the popularity of the author.
Because being the most popular author here is rather like being the most popular person on the floor of your apartment building. It's nice, but it doesn't really mean much outside your apartment building.If KRAD is the most popular author here how come he has not yet been given a hardcover release?
Because being the most popular author here is rather like being the most popular person on the floor of your apartment building. It's nice, but it doesn't really mean much outside your apartment building.![]()
In earlier times, I could see the final book of "A Time..." deserving of a hardcover, but many people seemed really annoyed by "NF: Excalibur: Restoration" and "Gateways: What Lay Beyond" finishing up MMPB mini-series with hardcover finales.And since Pocket is cutting back on their hardcover releases, the likelihood that my next hardcover will be a Trek novel is slim.
It's not. Royalties are a percentage of the book's cover price. Paperbacks have lower cover prices than hardcovers. Nothing "arbitrary" about it at all.Though it does seem lame and arbitrary to give authors a lower royalty for the simple virtue of their books being printed in a format other than HC.
my comment was solely in reference to Therin's statement that HC authors receive higher royalties, the criterion for that division wasn't readily apparent to me.
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