Comments on: HarperStudio’s CEO, Bob Miller, Begins a Series on the Broken Publishing Model http://dearauthor.com/features/industry-news/harperstudios-ceo-bob-miller-begins-a-series-on-the-broken-publishing-model/ Romance, Historical, Contemporary, Paranormal, Young Adult, Book reviews, industry news, and commentary from a reader's point of view Mon, 28 May 2012 02:14:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: XandraG http://dearauthor.com/features/industry-news/harperstudios-ceo-bob-miller-begins-a-series-on-the-broken-publishing-model/#comment-191432 XandraG Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:50:45 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=6947#comment-191432 If HarperStudio has celebrity authors as its major participants, that might be a good thing. After all, part of the overall problem is the loss stemming from ridiculous advances to celebrities that never earn out. Having a "celeb" receive a bigger portion of actual sales may not be all bad if it takes out the mega-ridiculous advances. I mean, I give them props for trying something new. If it doesn't work, at least *something* new was attempted, instead of more wringing of hands and waily-waily-waily. Let's see where it goes. If HarperStudio has celebrity authors as its major participants, that might be a good thing. After all, part of the overall problem is the loss stemming from ridiculous advances to celebrities that never earn out. Having a “celeb” receive a bigger portion of actual sales may not be all bad if it takes out the mega-ridiculous advances. I mean, I give them props for trying something new. If it doesn’t work, at least *something* new was attempted, instead of more wringing of hands and waily-waily-waily. Let’s see where it goes.

]]> By: MCHalliday http://dearauthor.com/features/industry-news/harperstudios-ceo-bob-miller-begins-a-series-on-the-broken-publishing-model/#comment-176718 MCHalliday Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:59:44 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=6947#comment-176718 George Jones wrote: <blockquote>...we are rolling out the new Borders.com e-commerce site on our in-store kiosks so that we can keep store inventory productive and still offer customers a very easy, prompt way to get the titles that may not be in the store...</blockquote> Mr. Jones is implying this e-service is beneficial for all but simply, it shifts personalized ordering with a clerk onto the customer and allows for reduced stock, pending popularity of a title. And while "marshmallow resisters" may be willing to wait for an order, many others would rather buy a book already shelved. George Jones wrote:

…we are rolling out the new Borders.com e-commerce site on our in-store kiosks so that we can keep store inventory productive and still offer customers a very easy, prompt way to get the titles that may not be in the store…

Mr. Jones is implying this e-service is beneficial for all but simply, it shifts personalized ordering with a clerk onto the customer and allows for reduced stock, pending popularity of a title. And while “marshmallow resisters” may be willing to wait for an order, many others would rather buy a book already shelved.

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