painmike
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Post by painmike on Sept 17, 2015 8:47:02 GMT -8
Hello all,
This is kind of marketing inquiry: I'm about to publish anthology containing old and new material. But first I'd like to know would it be bad practice/'illegal' to remove/unpublish the separate short stories and move them into single anthology? We are not talking about big sales here so there hardly is danger of mad audience.
regards,
Painmike
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serbanvcenache
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Post by serbanvcenache on Sept 17, 2015 10:37:41 GMT -8
No, there's nothing illegal about it. If you've got nothing to lose in terms of reviews or sales raking, go ahead.
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chelsfield
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Post by chelsfield on Sept 17, 2015 22:13:18 GMT -8
Yes, I would agree with Serban. However, are you missing a marketing trick here? They could either buy them singularly which would cost them more, or all together in one book which could mean a savings. Might be just a case of adjusting the singles pricing....
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painmike
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Post by painmike on Sept 18, 2015 9:56:36 GMT -8
Serban and Chelsfield, thank You for response, much appreciated. Chelsfield, you are right in that marketing aspect and I do not have any decent defense for my process; I just wanted initially to build an anthology but the work stretched so they came out slow piecemeal.
Thanks again.
Regards,
Painmike
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chelsfield
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Post by chelsfield on Sept 18, 2015 22:05:22 GMT -8
No need to defend your process. You can have it both ways. Your stories can remain for sale so that readers can buy them one at a time. And, you can offer them all together in an anthology. Think of it like a box set: readers can buy one novel at a time or buy a box set of two or three for a bargain price.
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