tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post8982252398645808522..comments2024-03-05T22:12:23.918-08:00Comments on Karen Woodward: Exposing The Bestseller: Money Can Buy FameKaren Woodwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-84582506696665362162013-02-25T16:29:27.003-08:002013-02-25T16:29:27.003-08:00"I think tradpub does it all the time."
..."I think tradpub does it all the time."<br /><br />Yes, I expect large traditional publishing houses have both the resources and the knowledge to influence the placement of books on the bestselling lists, though I don't know the extent of the influence.<br /><br />I know of at least one author whose publisher made a major effort marketing his book, hoping it would reach the Karen Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-81098834956160459922013-02-25T15:13:39.527-08:002013-02-25T15:13:39.527-08:00I think tradpub does it all the time.
This probab...I think tradpub does it all the time.<br /><br />This probably wouldn't work for someone trying to break out as a fiction writer. For nonfiction, apparently it does. Guruship does indeed come with a full pot of gold and minor celebrity status.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08616306090411283090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-8356690858806940952013-02-24T18:36:17.601-08:002013-02-24T18:36:17.601-08:00"But really, I am not surprised. If people ca..."But really, I am not surprised. If people can buy their way into prestigious universities, why not buy your way onto the bestseller list too?"<br /><br />Excellent point! I hadn't thought of that comparison, but it's apt.<br /><br />"I'd rather work my way to such a thing, if such a thing is even possible anymore..."<br /><br />I believe it is. Joe Konrath, for Karen Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-70919145795691307882013-02-24T18:30:10.380-08:002013-02-24T18:30:10.380-08:00Selling 50k copies in a month is impressive. I ima...Selling 50k copies in a month is impressive. I imagine that there are countless ways to game the system we don't know about. It's sad. But I honestly believe their success doesn't limit mine. That's my silver lining. :)<br /><br />Karen Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-12019901555220330562013-02-24T15:04:25.545-08:002013-02-24T15:04:25.545-08:00Not sure if it's a common practice, but it is ...Not sure if it's a common practice, but it is very dishonest. This guy is no better than Lance Armstrong.<br /><br />Whatever happened to hard work???<br /><br />Money won't buy the admiration of readers. I hope Mr. Kaplan knows this. <br /><br />But really, I am not surprised. If people can buy their way into prestigious universities, why not buy your way onto the bestseller list too? V. N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03890435730334488113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-56589099793122561982013-02-24T12:02:51.664-08:002013-02-24T12:02:51.664-08:00Yep, sure do! I'm currently watching a book th...Yep, sure do! I'm currently watching a book that's so poorly written it's astonishing, and is is in the top 100 at Amazon. For the life of me I can't figure out how the author pulled it off.<br /><br />Envious? Sure! Jealous? Not really. Mystified- absolutely. 50K copies in a month? For that? Beats the hell out of me.<br /><br />Something's fishy, and I don't know what.Desmond X. Torreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834572097594072718noreply@blogger.com