Sad, but true.

It’s very ufnortunate, but it is true.

Eric

Now that’s a scary thought…… 🙁

Eric

Morningside is still around though the owner and founder recently passed away. Check ’em out at http://www.morningsidebooks.com.

Paul

I second your Books-a-Million comments. Our local Books-a-Million store (Goldsboro, NC) carries a large CW selection. They stock books from large and medium publishers, and a few from publishers that I have quite frankly never heard of. Granted, an unduly large amount (in my opinion) of shelf space is devoted to Shelby Foote, but at least they make lesser known authors and titles available as well. On the negative side they haven’t shown much interest in a book signing for a regional author that I know. Her book is a short mystery set in, of all places, my house (a historic c.1883 Victorian). Despite the local connection Books-a-Million, just like your Barnes & Noble, showed no interest. I suspect a CW book would fare better, but you never know how the coporate culture will treat these things. Chain stores, even franchises, seem to like the cookie cutter- follow the home office directive-appoach to things.

Randy

I’ve had more than one bookseller, large and small, tell me that they believe the resurgence in interest in the Civil War generated about 15 years ago by the Burns series has played itself out, and is now on the decline. Used and OP dealers say essentially the same thing, plus, the collectable market is even worse — veteran collectors are disposing of their collections and eventually passing away with no new collectors to take their place.

Fewer books sold will mean fewer books published. I think Dimitri Rotov addressed this recently.

Maybe us hardcores will end up writing just for each other?

Paul