Happy Birthday. By the way, do you make as much from the books when they sell them cheap as when they are full price? I bought five copies of Rapunzel at the $6 price. For Christmas presents for nieces and nephews!
Edith--The way publishing and big book stores work now is so wonky that just about any book with a large print run (in this case, the Rapunzel paperback) is bound to be discounted drastically from time to time. Sometimes a publisher needs room in the warehouse, so they'll mark down a box or two, or twenty.
Those books are out there, somebody's going to buy them. I like to post those deals here on my blog. I figure everyone who follows this blog has bought a book or two of mine at full price.
I don't expect these cheap Rapunzels to be around too long (although they are back up right now on Amazon) once Jack comes out.
To answer your question, no, I don't make as much. As a somewhat new illustrator, I rely on the advance payment the publisher gives me when the artwork is done. Royalty checks (the money I get from books sold) have never been a major income source for me. Some day...
Speaking of Calamity Jack, I've put a PRE-ORDER link in my book section. Click on it, it'll pop you over to Amazon.
Happy birthday!
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ReplyDeleteBy the way, do you make as much from the books when they sell them cheap as when they are full price?
I bought five copies of Rapunzel at the $6 price.
For Christmas presents for nieces and nephews!
Thanks everybody!
ReplyDeleteEdith--The way publishing and big book stores work now is so wonky that just about any book with a large print run (in this case, the Rapunzel paperback) is bound to be discounted drastically from time to time. Sometimes a publisher needs room in the warehouse, so they'll mark down a box or two, or twenty.
Those books are out there, somebody's going to buy them. I like to post those deals here on my blog. I figure everyone who follows this blog has bought a book or two of mine at full price.
I don't expect these cheap Rapunzels to be around too long (although they are back up right now on Amazon) once Jack comes out.
To answer your question, no, I don't make as much. As a somewhat new illustrator, I rely on the advance payment the publisher gives me when the artwork is done. Royalty checks (the money I get from books sold) have never been a major income source for me. Some day...
Happy Birthday!
ReplyDeleteHappy belated birthday--missed the blog yesterday.
ReplyDeleteHappy day, brother. Today is Max's birthday. A valiant month.
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