LitKicks has asked a variety of book industry professionals (including publishers, authors, agents, editors, distributors, sales representatives, booksellers, librarians, critics and bloggers) a question: “Does literary fiction suffer from dysfunctional pricing?” Below is the record of a conversation that took place in September and October 2007.
Introduction and Project Goals
Phase One: Primary Sources
• First Week Summary by Levi Asher
Phase Two: Debate and Discussion
• The Case for Change by Levi Asher
• The Pleasures of Paperbacks by Jamelah Earle
Phase Three: Statistics, Estimates and Models
• Figuring Out the Book Business by Levi Asher
• Fantasy Publisher League, Part One (A Hypothetical Fiction Frontlist) by Mary Delli Santi
• Fantasy Publisher League, Part Two (Simon Collins & Random Day’s Typical Year) by Mary Delli Santi
Conclusions
