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Originally Posted by howyoudoin
I am well aware of this, but in spite of this bit of common sense and logic we've had best sellers like The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, which is what prompts me to make the observation.
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Bestsellers are tricky creatures to use as examples. As demonstrated by THE GOLDFINCH: a lot of them get there from sales that are gifts, impulse buys, and social buys from people who are only buying on spec. Not true fans who know what to expect.
That is where one hit wonders come from: people who don't finish a book they probably shouldn't have bought in the first place. The Stephen Kings who sell a million to people who know exactly what to expect are few and far between.
Publishers care about sales, not reads.
Authors need to worry about both, especially the Indies who make the bulk of the KU catalog. That alone makes the switch a good move, long term.