Hubby and I ran out to Barnes & Noble to pick up a cd he wanted (X-files soundtrack to the tv show), and since he was getting something, I got to pick something out.
Except- I’d only planned on two items. And they didn’t have either one. And we were running short on time, so I couldn’t look around for other items that I wanted but hadn’t planned to pick up.
(If anyone wants to know- I wanted Jenny B Jones’ new release The Big Picture, and Black Books the complete series)
Obviously, they offered to order both for me. Except that I can order them online and not pay for shipping. So why would I order them through the store?
Does anyone know:
Do the sales from a brick and mortar store look better to a publisher/author/whoever’s involved than sales from a stores website?
Do sales from a brick and mortar store generate a different level of royalty rates?
Is there a reason that I should buy through a store directly and deal with their horrible parking lot instead of ordering online and having it delivered for no extra charge?
If the sales look better from a b&m store, I’ll happily make the extra effort to help out a new author, but I don’t want to deal with it if all things are equal.
Anyone know?
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WV: I seem to remember reading somewhere that if you buy the book the first week it comes out – either online or trad. store – it gets counted toward the sales numbers used to determine best seller status, BUT if you pre-order a book in advance, and they ship it the first week it comes out, that sale isn’t counted in the first week stats.
I think a sale is a sale regardless of type of store, but I think timing of a sale effects a book getting onto a best seller list or not.
I think the question is: which type of store pays the writer more, if there is a dfference… not sure.
I only get magazines from my local BAM. When I do buy books, it’s online since the store never has what I want anyway. Ordering is a hassle, plus another trip to the store when it comes in.
Josephine- Thanks for the input! I wouldn’t be so concerned about it if I were looking for an established author, but Jenny B Jones has just published her third YA. Then again, she’s got a contract with Thomas Nelson for her next series, so maybe I shouldn’t be concerned.
But yeah, driving to the store is a pain, and on top of that- this particular store has a parking lot nightmare!
Other than sales through discounters like book clubs and such I think a sell is a sell.