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Originally Posted by
zelig
And what happens is that we have people coming to the site, maybe discovering the press for the first time, and there’s nothing for them to buy.
Being relatively late to join the collecting party, this rings very true. Most of what I own from CD, CP, SP and a few other small presses had to come from the secondary market. There's nothing wrong with that per se, but my heart sinks sometimes when I visit a publisher's website and see "original retail price: one-fourth of what Mr Late-to-the-Party has to pay on eBay once the book is out."
In Suntup's case, I was able to get on the train from the start and there's a unique thrill in pre-ordering something and then spending months eagerly reading every new email titled "Production Update," safe in the knowledge that it'll be in my greasy hands before long.
Lastly, I just wanted to say that I really enjoy all those glimpses into a publisher's mind that you offer, Paul. If you ever do a Suntup Editions S/L of your memoirs as a small-press owner, I'm in! :wink:
Rant over!