It is probably more accurate to look at finished eBay auctions to see how much the books actually *sold* for.
Just because a book is on sale for a silly price, it doesn't mean that anyone will be desperate enough to buy it. Don't forget the copies of these hard-to-find books which are available for loan through the various lace association libraries; another good reason to be a member. Jacquie in Lincolnshire. Sent from my iPhone On 14 Sep 2011, at 14:38, [email protected] wrote: > Dear Catherine, > Your concern is valid. And unfortunately not everyone's books are > considered to be The Book on a particular subject. But when you get what > have been called 'silly' prices, clearly there is quite a demand out there. > The sales you are describing are those which are between individuals. I don't > think that would reflect the general market. I looked at Amazon.com, where > the used price for hardcover is $71, and the used paperback is $399. On > Amazon.co.uk the used hardcover is BP95 and used paperback is BP25. In > alibris.com a used, like-new copy is $599. We are getting silly prices here. > It seems to me that when books start commanding silly prices, there is a > demand out there which is not being met by the supply. There may be a lot of > your books in circulation, but it appears that in the general market, between > strangers, the demand is high and the supply is low. Even with a first > printing, one can never really predict whether a book will be a success, but > with the ! t! > rack record yours has, and with the present asking prices, I suggest that > your publisher would be quite foolish not to do a sixth printing. That would > take care of your troubles at present. I would, however, for posterity, make > sure there is a means of publishing your book on demand. How you go about > that is beyond my knowledge, but I'm sure other authors will be able to tell > you. > > Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, US, where we're off to another fine day. > This is four in a row, and has made me feel a lot better. > > -----Original Message----- >> From: Catherine Barley <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sep 14, 2011 3:33 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [lace] Books on Demand >> >> Good morning everyone >> >> Thank you all so much for your views and I bow to your superior knowledge, >> which is way beyond my limited computer skills at present. However, I will >> follow up all the advice given. The response so far has been very positive >> but my main concern is that as my book went to five editions (I have no idea >> how many copies that would be) but it certainly will be a considerable >> number, >> I have no wish to spend many hours on this project, only to receive a very >> small number of request for a copy. >> >> My niggling fears have just been confirmed this morning in an email from >> someone here in the UK and I quote: >> >> Catherine Barley >> UK >> >> >> <As for second hand copies of the book, I have not heard of anyone >> experiencing difficulties. My local lace group has several> <people who >> have >> bought needlelace books in the past and these people have now decided that >> they don't want to work needlelace <and are therefore getting rid of books. >> The new ones wanting them are, at the moment, having no difficulty in picking >> up second> <hand copies. This could change in the future. >> >> - >> To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: >> unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to >> [email protected]. Photo site: >> http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to > [email protected]. Photo site: > http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003 - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
