What's wrong with the publishing industry? SF/F author Lois McMaster Bujold points to one major problem in this interview: here we have an author that had sold consistently well, who did not do "as good" when moving from paperback original to hardcover original...at first.
I wish Mirror Dance had sold better in its debut and paperback debut. Although that wasn't as embarassing as the returns on my first hardcover, The Spirit Ring, 37% sell-through, ow, ow! Which Baen manfully ate. The book did earn out eventually. It can be discouraging to write evergreens in a market set up to reward bestsellers.
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