tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post689087660313985059..comments2024-01-26T20:41:02.065+13:00Comments on Quote Unquote: Well, someone is buying the stuffStephen Stratfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00426799380228308536noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-65426272410144331692011-07-25T18:15:23.938+12:002011-07-25T18:15:23.938+12:00The only way ANZers can buy a new copy in English ...The only way ANZers can buy a new copy in English of "tbp" is to purchase either the Penguin Putnam USA edition, or the Pan MacMillan UK edition. They certainly do keep selling here (I know a very local bookseller who sells rather more than that risible 300 figure) - but they dont show up in the Nielson bestseller lists.Keri Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-71884808685272014252011-07-25T12:21:44.607+12:002011-07-25T12:21:44.607+12:00Thanks Keri and Craig - I think you're both ri...Thanks Keri and Craig - I think you're both right. Maybe someone in the book trade could comment? <br /><br />Some authors, like me, have zero overseas sales but some, like Keri and Paul Cleave and quite a few more - have had considerable sales overseas. Though probably not so much for literary fiction which is where the discussion started.Stephen Stratfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00426799380228308536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-29836932374588263872011-07-25T12:13:12.595+12:002011-07-25T12:13:12.595+12:00May I also point out that *NZ sales of NZ books pu...<i>May I also point out that *NZ sales of NZ books published overseas - including fiction" are NOT included in NZ sales figures? These can be quite substantial.</i><br /><br />Indeed - and AFAIK Nielsen BookScan would not register direct sales from publishers to institutions like public libraries and schools. (Whatever I think of Witi Ihimaera following the Trowenna Sea plagiarism scandal 'The Whale Rider' sure seems to end up in a lot of kid's satchels.)Craig Ranapiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08923246310584658857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-46002775991257599392011-07-24T13:40:40.588+12:002011-07-24T13:40:40.588+12:00Hooray for 'The Larnachs' and for Owen and...Hooray for 'The Larnachs' and for Owen and good on you for putting up these figures.maggie@at-the-bay.comhttp://www.maggieraineysmith.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-56874191925891647842011-07-23T18:54:24.114+12:002011-07-23T18:54:24.114+12:00And excellent!
May I also point out that *NZ sale...And excellent!<br /><br />May I also point out that *NZ sales of NZ books published overseas - including fiction" are NOT included in NZ sales figures? These can be quite substantial.<br /><br />The man was talking out of his arse.Keri Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-62835567745204145132011-07-23T10:28:33.366+12:002011-07-23T10:28:33.366+12:00Anonymous, there is a big difference between selli...Anonymous, there is a big difference between selling 300 copies over the course of a year or two, and selling 1000 copies in a single month. <br /><br />Furthermore, for Owen Marshall to be selling in numbers not massively below those of an international megastar such as Jodi Picoult is amazing.Stephen Stratfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00426799380228308536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-53220290601115983202011-07-22T21:52:09.468+12:002011-07-22T21:52:09.468+12:00I mean, mince and cheese. Sorry, hard to type when...I mean, mince and cheese. Sorry, hard to type when you've had as many beers as I have. And given that I might be slightly biased towards mince and cheese pies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-41833976825200552462011-07-22T21:51:03.208+12:002011-07-22T21:51:03.208+12:00Oh, come on. The difference between 300 and 1000 i...Oh, come on. The difference between 300 and 1000 is mince a cheese.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-90686372310804474692011-07-22T14:36:52.417+12:002011-07-22T14:36:52.417+12:00Heh. Obscure art-rock reference of teh week.Heh. Obscure art-rock reference of teh week.Stephen Stratfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00426799380228308536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131514811483888026.post-88104349028522263892011-07-22T14:27:59.508+12:002011-07-22T14:27:59.508+12:00Well-Placed Mole, the short-lived UK progressive r...Well-Placed Mole, the short-lived UK progressive rock band?Chris Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03328861965723666005noreply@blogger.com