Comments on: Net Book Sales in February Up Despite Depressed Economy

By: Sherry Thomas

Sherry Thomas — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:56:36 +0000

Maybe because you buy more paperbacks than lunches?

LOL. For me it’s just that eating is a more primal need. If I don’t eat, I suffer. If I don’t read a particular book, I don’t suffer quite as much.

By: Rose Marie Wolf

Rose Marie Wolf — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:22:42 +0000

I notice that hardcover books dropped, and I can understand why. I can’t afford much for books, and I figure it’s the same with many other people. With hardcovers at 20+ a pop…

By: Jane

Jane — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:12:44 +0000

I think adult paperback means “trade paperbacks”.

By: Robin

Robin — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:08:59 +0000

(I don’t know why I’m so shallow. I don’t blink at paying $15 for lunch but I balk at trade paperback prices).

Maybe because you buy more paperbacks than lunches?

These increases makes some sense to me, because I think reading is a relatively inexpensive form of entertainment as compared to movies, for example, and doesn’t everyone want a break from the economy by diving into a great book? At least until we’re foregoing books for rice.

By: Sherry Thomas

Sherry Thomas — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:48:33 +0000

Hmm, looks like I didn’t read properly. So adult paperback went up 30% but adult mass market rose only 0.4%. Does that mean all the rise came from trade paperback? Or does adult paperback mean trade paperback?

By: Sherry Thomas

Sherry Thomas — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:59:51 +0000

My new contract contains a bonus clause in case either book is published in hardcover. But I’d just as soon forgo that bonus and not publish in hardcover. I think $7 for a book is plenty to pay (I don’t know why I’m so shallow. I don’t blink at paying $15 for lunch but I balk at trade paperback prices).

Anyway, I sometimes think mass market paperbacks books would actually do better when people have to cut down on more expensive forms of entertainment. A paperback is cheaper than a movie and lasts longer. I also think the sales of e-books would go on improving, as gas price keep going up and people cut down on their driving.