Good, solid article. Having run a bookstore (www.perfectbooks.ca) here in Ottawa, Ontario for a number of years, it's always fascinating to see articles done from the publishing side of things. Most of it I knew (and I'm a BIG believer in P&L statements) but it's nice to see it posted regardless.
And now that I've left the bookstore to work on my graphic novel, it's all the more interesting (especially if I wind up self-publishing). The Direct Market (diamondcomics.com) operates on a non-returnable basis (all sales are final - yay! The discount you need to give is between 60%-65% off cover - boo!) so I'm trying to pay quite a bit of attention to the numbers side of things right now.
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Date: 2006-04-21 03:37 pm (UTC)And now that I've left the bookstore to work on my graphic novel, it's all the more interesting (especially if I wind up self-publishing). The Direct Market (diamondcomics.com) operates on a non-returnable basis (all sales are final - yay! The discount you need to give is between 60%-65% off cover - boo!) so I'm trying to pay quite a bit of attention to the numbers side of things right now.
Good insights. Thanks!
Von