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?