tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post115939001340447425..comments2024-03-12T06:01:22.059-05:00Comments on Reading the Past: Quantity and qualitySarah Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-1159535656458845872006-09-29T08:14:00.000-05:002006-09-29T08:14:00.000-05:00According to the Times article I linked to (five c...According to the <I>Times</I> article I linked to (five comments above) it isn't selling nearly as well in the UK - 600 in one week (UK) vs. in the tens of thousands (US).<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the link from the <I>Independent</I>. I had seen mention of S&S's offer to bloggers; I didn't participate, as I don't do advertising here, and they never contacted me anyway (this not being a "major blog," I guess!). Only reason I blogged about it was because I enjoyed reading it.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-1159514925598227052006-09-29T02:28:00.000-05:002006-09-29T02:28:00.000-05:00Are sales of The Thirteenth Tale low in the UK? W...Are sales of <I>The Thirteenth Tale</I> low in the UK? What are the figures? I've certainly heard of it, but I think I first read about it in the Independent or the Guardian or somewhere like that, back when the rights were sold for some astronomical sum. There was a recent article about it in the <A HREF="http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/culturevulture/archives/2006/09/26/the_word_is_not.html" REL="nofollow">Independent</A> that was sceptical about the claimed importance of bloggers, if that is any help, but it doesn't have much to say specifically about UK promotion or sales. Next time I'm in Waterstones I'll have a look for it.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-1159500721371292662006-09-28T22:32:00.000-05:002006-09-28T22:32:00.000-05:00My local (well, 60 miles north) B&N has displays l...My local (well, 60 miles north) B&N has displays like you wouldn't believe. Mever seen anything like it before. It's a chain-wide promotion, from what I understand...<BR/><BR/>What I didn't get was that if credit is being given to bloggers, how it's explained that UK sales are so very low. Question for anyone in the UK - is the novel not being promoted there?Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-1159499595596524122006-09-28T22:13:00.000-05:002006-09-28T22:13:00.000-05:00My local Barnes and Noble had a whole table devote...My local Barnes and Noble had a whole table devoted to <I>The Thirteenth Tale</I>--must have cost the publisher a pretty penny!Susan Higginbothamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517907583894026599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-1159498319120958142006-09-28T21:51:00.000-05:002006-09-28T21:51:00.000-05:00I don't know... I'm kind of surprised at the low s...I don't know... I'm kind of surprised at the low sales of her book in Britain. We don't have a Barnes & Noble here, just Books-A-Million, and when I went in and bought the book last week, I had to search for it - there was no display, not even on an endcap. It probably depends on where one is, and on the bookstore manager.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17775836987596716063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-1159464456406137432006-09-28T12:27:00.000-05:002006-09-28T12:27:00.000-05:00Hi Laura - very glad to hear you enjoyed Thirteent...Hi Laura - very glad to hear you enjoyed <I>Thirteenth Tale</I>, too! I agree, there isn't much you can say without spoiling the story.<BR/><BR/>I am <I>very</I> amused by <A HREF="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2372100,00.html" REL="nofollow">this article</A> from the <I>Times Online</I> which credits bloggers for spreading the word about it. I'm not so sure, though. Maybe the enormous marketing campaign (been in your local Barnes & Noble lately?) had something to do with it, too...Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-1159455483492479372006-09-28T09:58:00.000-05:002006-09-28T09:58:00.000-05:00This is totally off-topic - I bought and read The ...This is totally off-topic - I bought and read The Thirteenth Tale. Loved it. Thanks for reviewing it. I briefly reviewed it on my weblog, but realized I couldn't write much for fear of wrecking the intricacy of the story for anyone who might want to read it. There were several books it faintly resembled - at least in my recollection of the plots of those books - but again, to refer to those would spoil the story.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17775836987596716063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-1159448080675548602006-09-28T07:54:00.000-05:002006-09-28T07:54:00.000-05:00Thanks, Carla, that's encouraging. I'd ordered th...Thanks, Carla, that's encouraging. I'd ordered the Edward novel from Amazon UK a few weeks ago and just got notice that it shipped.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-1159432609456483412006-09-28T03:36:00.000-05:002006-09-28T03:36:00.000-05:00Lady Catherine Grey is a major character in In the...Lady Catherine Grey is a major character in <I>In the Shadow of Lady Jane</I> by Charles Edward (Macmillan New Writing). The novel stops shortly after Lady Jane's death so it doesn't cover Catherine's later secret marriage and imprisonment in Elizabeth's reign. Catherine is a major secondary character, portrayed as attractive and rather flighty, interested in money and men. I haven't finished the novel yet, because I put it aside to read something else and haven't yet got back to it. So far I'd rate it as all right.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-1159393522355417052006-09-27T16:45:00.000-05:002006-09-27T16:45:00.000-05:00She wrote a whole series of novels set during the ...She wrote a whole series of novels set during the reigns of Kings Henry II, Richard, and John. I've only read one, and I'm pretty sure it was <I>Last Roar of the Lion</I>. Dealt a lot with Princess Alais. It's been a while.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-1159392092969769982006-09-27T16:21:00.000-05:002006-09-27T16:21:00.000-05:00Right!What was the Alison Farely book about?Right!<BR/><BR/>What was the Alison Farely book about?Susan Higginbothamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517907583894026599noreply@blogger.com