Comments on: The folly of the ‘1,000 true fans’ strategy http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03/17/the-folly-of-the-1000-true-fans-strategy/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:49:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Bill Monks http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03/17/the-folly-of-the-1000-true-fans-strategy/#comment-739194 Bill Monks Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:05:12 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03/17/the-folly-of-the-1000-true-fans-strategy/#comment-739194 Those true fans are probably true fans of more than one author/artiste and can't be expected to fund all their objects of worship with 100 bucks. Just getting them to pay 10 bucks for a paperback has to be a show of devotion in itself. Those true fans are probably true fans of more than one author/artiste and can’t be expected to fund all their objects of worship with 100 bucks. Just getting them to pay 10 bucks for a paperback has to be a show of devotion in itself.

]]> By: Mike Cane http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03/17/the-folly-of-the-1000-true-fans-strategy/#comment-738475 Mike Cane Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:23:26 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03/17/the-folly-of-the-1000-true-fans-strategy/#comment-738475 The Two-Percent Return Rule: http://mikecane2008.wordpress.com/2008/03/05/when-one-thousand-means-over-fifty-thousand/ Now I have to go see Scalzi's take. The Two-Percent Return Rule:

http://mikecane2008.wordpress.com/2008/03/05/when-one-thousand-means-over-fifty-thousand/

Now I have to go see Scalzi’s take.

]]> By: Rob Preece http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03/17/the-folly-of-the-1000-true-fans-strategy/#comment-738461 Rob Preece Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:44:10 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/03/17/the-folly-of-the-1000-true-fans-strategy/#comment-738461 I'm a big reader. But each year I pay $100 or more for exactly no single author's works. If you're like most authors, you do well to generate one novel a year. So, that means finding 1000 readers willing to pay $100 for each of your novels. Remembering that only a fraction of Americans read at all, I suspect that the universe of $100 per year per author fans is pretty small. I'm all in favor of different revenue models, but the wealthy donor model doesn't seem likely to fit too many authors. Certainly not authors who don't kowtow to the prejudices of wealthy donors. Rob Preece Publisher, www.BooksForABuck.com I’m a big reader. But each year I pay $100 or more for exactly no single author’s works. If you’re like most authors, you do well to generate one novel a year. So, that means finding 1000 readers willing to pay $100 for each of your novels.

Remembering that only a fraction of Americans read at all, I suspect that the universe of $100 per year per author fans is pretty small.

I’m all in favor of different revenue models, but the wealthy donor model doesn’t seem likely to fit too many authors. Certainly not authors who don’t kowtow to the prejudices of wealthy donors.

Rob Preece
Publisher, http://www.BooksForABuck.com

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