Rumor has it that someone claimed that the authors with returnable books were «real authors» and that the authors who were selling their
books on a consignment basis were «aspiring authors.»
However, to cite my personal experience, I found that, as my company grew, it was harder to track down orders and
checks on a consignment basis so today we do orders only.
New titles will be available to «approved distributors,» the company says in media material, «
on a consignment basis for their own rental programs at prices that are significantly lower than what they pay on a wholesale basis today.
Ebooks are effectively
sold on a consignment basis — meaning the money for the sale is distributed after the sale is made, not up front.
Courtney Milan attended the conference as an author and said «Rumor has it that the authors with returnable books were «real authors» and that the authors who were selling their books
on a consignment basis were «aspiring authors.»
I'm not going to get in line at the local bookstore (independent or otherwise) and beg them to take
me on a consignment basis.