tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864122091184089707.post981282567879054144..comments2024-03-20T05:16:35.444-06:00Comments on No More Grumpy Bookseller: How do you like your stake? Vamps, slightly crispy or overdone?Becky LeJeunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01030931605009567165noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864122091184089707.post-83993473720968139752008-04-16T13:19:00.000-06:002008-04-16T13:19:00.000-06:00Thanks!Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864122091184089707.post-73818157609239900532008-04-16T12:27:00.000-06:002008-04-16T12:27:00.000-06:00Collecting data would be a problem because they te...Collecting data would be a problem because they tend to like to keep this sort of data under wraps. Not sure why. If you are doing the first HP book, you might have a little more luck, though. It's kind of tough to keep those numbers secret. Publishers Weekly does roundabout numbers each year. You may find something there - it wouldn't be a breakdown or anything so if you wanted to find out WHERE people were buying (online, chains, indies) you'd have to look somewhere else. <BR/><BR/>You should join shelfari. You could pose some of these questions (which books to include and readers' opinions as to the qualitative factors that nudge them in the direction of purchasing) to the readers there. <BR/><BR/>Good luck!Becky LeJeunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01030931605009567165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864122091184089707.post-45903900860795928962008-04-15T10:50:00.000-06:002008-04-15T10:50:00.000-06:00Hi,Sorry for intruding in this post, but i read yo...Hi,<BR/><BR/>Sorry for intruding in this post, but i read your comment on Jason Pinter's blog on his Point System entry, and since he doesn't allow anonymous comments--and since you're a former bookseller--thought i could ask here...<BR/><BR/>I've come across the issue of which factors affect book sales in a publishing blog before, and had this idea of applying econometrics to do, an albeit, very informal and not very scientific study on the subject.<BR/><BR/>Jason already listed some factors that might be important. Problem is that since those are qualitative factors, so we’d need a survey/poll thing of at least 25 people to assign points, say on a scale of 1 to 10 (I’m not sure about that…). I’d think something like that is doable.<BR/><BR/>Of course, I’d also need sales numbers for the books being tested. Can anyone point me in the right direction? (Free data would best…even if they’re unofficial).<BR/><BR/>I’d think the first Harry Potter book would be a good candidate. I guess we’d also need a poll about which books to include in the study.<BR/><BR/>So it seems collecting data is the big problem…Although, with so many agents blogging around, and all these writing communities in cyberspace I suppose it wouldn’t be that difficult…<BR/><BR/>Anyway, what do you think of the idea?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7864122091184089707.post-54596797110659111712008-04-15T06:00:00.000-06:002008-04-15T06:00:00.000-06:00I agree with you Becky that as long as the book is...I agree with you Becky that as long as the book is well written that I enjoy a good vampire book.<BR/><BR/>Get tried of Thiller novels!! NeverCherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00761670848280846809noreply@blogger.com