I hope your excellent book and refutation of Carhart’s theory can reach as many people as possible.

Chris

DREW: It is both, really. The clubs are pretty picky and are inundated with books, and they select a very thin slice of what they see. Purchase quantities vary widely (many hundreds out the gate to many thousands–our quantity range has been as low as 500 to as high as 16,000), but they pay what I would describe as a “modest” percentage above production cost. We all earn something (and on books that may not have otherwise sold) including the cost of production, so when you add these numbers to your print run your overall cost also drops, which helps. The clubs often come back to pick up another 200 here and 200 there when they run out, and that escalates overall numbers. Over time, for example, they have picked up another 1,500 or so of one of our “Maps of” books. Finally, the added exposure helps with overall sales from other sources (hard to show hard data, but there is no doubt about this) and brand both the author and publisher. It is a net win-win all the way around for everyone involved.

Ted

Thanks.
Drew

Looks like I might have to join and request your books. I have often seen them at B&N and have been wanting to pick them up…this may be a perfect opportunity.

Corey

Onward.

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