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Would publishers be willing to go to the level of pulling a Milli Vanilli where they hire people to make appearances as the author? Or would a litmus test to se
by dylan604 3mo ago
Would publishers be willing to go to the level of pulling a Milli Vanilli where they hire people to make appearances as the author? Or would a litmus test to see if an author has attended any book signings be valid?
- pessimizer 3mo agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JT_LeRoy#Exposure https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JT_LeRoy#Exposure
- close04 3mo agoThat sounds like a cost of doing business so the question is whether using this method increases profit more than any other.
- jambalaya8 3mo agoRemoving book tours increases profit once people know your name.
- jambalaya8 3mo agoFewer and fewer author appearances are in person. Book signings are being limited more and more to the author's name and are done via pre-order, with the readings and chats done online (especially with well-known authors). Book tours are much more rare than they were. Book tours are expensive.