Really, does anyone believe the shipping and storage costs are the same now, in this day of POD, as it was when
huge print runs were made and then the publishers sat with fingers crossed because they didn't have pre-order numbers to judge off of?
The numbers involved are much larger and a cult book like Skullkickers doesn't have
huge print runs or massive pre-orders to bring in big bucks right off the bat.
Some major publishers will back a title with a big awareness campaign, usually involving
a huge print run of advance reader copies (ARCs) to reviewers, in hopes of generating some buzz.
He also said the DC launch was a huge success for comiXology: «
Huge print run, great excitement, and pushing both the Comics app and the DC app into the top 20 grossing iPad Apps — not just Book Apps, but ALL apps.
Not exact matches
«The central banks» plans for
printing money to buy bonds from national governments
running huge deficits can not be considered a long - term solution to debt problems.»
Nothing in stores has the classic «suiting» look (I am not looking for floral,
huge prints, etc)... the few I have found are way too big on me as I am petite (
run between a size 0 - 2 in pants).
Threadless made millions by selling out
huge runs of crowdsourced T - shirts; now they're
printing almost everything one by one.
With that goes risk — a DIY setup doing a trad - pub style 10k hardback
print run is a
huge risk in terms of warehousing, returns etc..
Publishers are less willing to invest in expensive distribution and
huge print -
runs.
You need to determine a
print run based on projected sales, and even the most experienced publishers are sometimes off - base and find themselves with
huge returns and tons of excess stock.
I'm still a
huge fan of
print books — for an author, there's nothing more amazing and humbling than holding your own book in your hands, seeing your name on that shiny black cover,
running your hands over Jimmy Thomas's bare chest....
Publishing houses tend to take books out of
print as soon as the first
print run is completed, unless there's a
huge demand for a second
run.
Publishing has a long track record of books being contracted for,
huge advances being paid and then the book flopping and not coming anywhere close to selling out the first
print run.
Additionally, self - published authors generally don't
print huge runs of books, so they can not provide bookstores with the same discounts that large publishers can.
Publishing can not continue to pay
huge advances and guaranteed payouts to political darlings and Hollywood - types, giving them outrageous initial
print runs without doing at least a simple market review first.
The hands - off $ 6.63 per book earned from Lightning Source is actually more than we would have earned by gambling on a
huge offset
print run, thanks to the short discount that's otherwise unavailable to most small publishers.
I decided to
run an offset
print run myself, which was a
huge mistake.
The title is
huge in Japan, still
running in Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits with more than 100 volumes in
print.
Huge leopard
print rugs cover the living room, dining room, and foyer, while a matching carpet
runs up the spiralling staircase.
Marty, I LOVE that horse
print / art paired with the
huge brass sconces - home
run!