tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post3488347270878864834..comments2024-03-28T06:36:03.144+00:00Comments on Historical and Regency Romance UK: SO HAPPY!!!Louise Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09895724319451189592noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-77370034755058433152007-05-06T07:35:00.000+01:002007-05-06T07:35:00.000+01:00Congratulations, FenellaCongratulations, FenellaAnneMarie Brearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12913093174855808979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-79443718940756169942007-04-25T06:35:00.000+01:002007-04-25T06:35:00.000+01:00I hadn't thought about the down side of the Tesco ...I hadn't thought about the down side of the Tesco deal- I just thought it would be lovely to actually see something with my name on a shelf. Hale books don't get into bookshops.<BR/>D C Thomson are a small family run company and anything that keeps them viable is a good thing in my opinion - even if it does mean pandering to the all consuming retail giants like Tesco and Asda.<BR/>FenellaHistorical Romance Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02899499185641474284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-50174192868014984242007-04-24T20:16:00.000+01:002007-04-24T20:16:00.000+01:00Congratulations, Fenella. Selling a new books is ...Congratulations, Fenella. Selling a new books is always such a thrill. I hope it does well for you, Anne HerriesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-19360169968226946342007-04-24T11:48:00.000+01:002007-04-24T11:48:00.000+01:00Well done, Fenella. you are certainly busy!Well done, Fenella. you are certainly busy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-26529242359274943622007-04-24T09:02:00.000+01:002007-04-24T09:02:00.000+01:00Congratulations. Enjoy your success which is well...Congratulations. Enjoy your success which is well earned after all your hard work.<BR/>Kate TremayneHistorical Romance Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02899499185641474284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-26222151233341933452007-04-24T08:55:00.000+01:002007-04-24T08:55:00.000+01:00I am very happy for you re your sale. Well done.Te...I am very happy for you re your sale. Well done.<BR/><BR/>Tesco is another matter though. Tesco and other supermarkets are squeezing the market for books so that independent bookshops keep going out of business.<BR/><BR/>Tesco usually negotiate an 80% reduction on the book price, so that the publishing houses are selling at a loss. This means that Publishing houses will only produce books that they know will sell large amounts. Good or bad???<BR/><BR/>Bad because they supermarkets are bullies. This is why there are so many celebrity books and misery memoirs.<BR/><BR/>I love historic romantic fiction, and I'd rather pay more knowing that Tesco are not dictating the market so that there is more diversity in the book industry.<BR/><BR/>Ooops sorry - have gone off on one. But I am dismayed at the supermarkets and especially Tesco (can you tell) ;0)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com