Comments on: Silh Romance Author Reportedly Sells 1.3million Books in Her Career

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By: Bronwyn Jameson

Bronwyn Jameson — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:48:43 +0000

As Leslie said, not unusual or questionable for Harlequin series book to sell those numbers when they go into international markets. My Silhouette Desires have releases in 20+ countries at last count. Royalties in those markets are paltry so this doesn’t mean big bucks (to the author — I wish!) just big numbers.

By: Leslie Kelly

Leslie Kelly — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 22:47:09 +0000

I would suspect this includes sales in international markets. It’s not that difficult for a Harlequin author to hit 1 million copies when each book can be picked up in 10-14 other countries. I’ve had some books sell better in foreign markets than they did in the U.S. Germany and Japan can sometimes each add 30,000 copies to a single book’s sales.

By: Laura Vivanco

Laura Vivanco — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 18:18:58 +0000

is that simply a commentary on the diversity of the romance genre? a function of the sales volume? Or maybe my romance-reading horizons aren’t broad enough. jmc, it could be due to the fact that Harlequin sells worldwide, so even if an author isn't well-known in any one market, their combined sales in all of Harlequin's different markets can still be substantial (Harlequin say they sell in "in 25 languages in 94 international markets on six continents").

By: Sarah McCarty

Sarah McCarty — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 18:07:25 +0000

I have to say I don’t feel uncomfortable with that truth. Obviously Leanna writes books that entertain and entertain well.

Congrats Leanna!

By: jmc

jmc — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 18:05:44 +0000

Interesting. If I read a blurb somewhere about a romance author selling +1,000,000 books, I would expect to recognize that author’s name, even if I hadn’t read her before or if she wasn’t an author writing in my favorite subgenre. I didn’t in this case, and I don’t think I’ve seen any of Ms. Ellis’s books on the shelves of my local stores. Now I’m wondering — is that simply a commentary on the diversity of the romance genre? a function of the sales volume? Or maybe my romance-reading horizons aren’t broad enough.

By: Laura Vivanco

Laura Vivanco — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:04:36 +0000

I suppose we can laugh and point all we want about the titles and subjects but the uncomfortable truth is that these books sell and sell well. What's so uncomfortable about these books selling? I've liked a lot of Harlequin Mills & Boon romances, and they're pretty much the only romances that are easily available in the UK (with the exception of Little Black Dress, which is more on the chicklit end of the spectrum, and some US single-titles which make it through into the libraries and the small romance sections that exist in some bookshops).