Hi everyone,

I came across this website http://www.booktrade.info/ yesterday where you can sign up for their daily newsletter about the book market. It’s pretty interesting, but can be a little depressing. The bulletin I received yesterday said that of 50,000+ new books that were published last year, some sold as few as 18 copies. Bah! Oh, and in today’s news it says that book sales are plummeting on UK high streets.

Sobering.


Posted: 11/12/2008 10:11:33

Hi everyone,

I came across this website http://www.booktrade.info/ yesterday where you can sign up for their daily newsletter about the book market. It’s pretty interesting, but can be a little depressing. The bulletin I received yesterday said that of 50,000+ new books that were published last year, some sold as few as 18 copies. Bah! Oh, and in today’s news it says that book sales are plummeting on UK high streets.

Sobering.

Good job i'm a drug lord then...

18 copies? At that rate we are better off sticking with authonomy - at least we get more than 18 readers.

Well, if they'd stop trying to sell me Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Childhood and Ant&Dec's Favourite Jungle Recipes, maybe I might start buying their wares again.

It is recession proof. But you have to be firm and not drop the prices.

I thought Anton Deck was a French chef with 3 Michelin stars for his restaurant.

Posted: 11/12/2008 10:45:24