Stupid Barnes and Noble

[MsFish]

They should get a clue and stock more copies.  I'm still waiting for my call.

[Parker]

I heard (and I don't remember where--I think it was in a BYU creative writing class, so that means this could be TOTALLY off)  that Wal-Mart is pretty much about as evil as Costco and Sams Club when it comes to books.  If they DO choose to stock your book, they buy a ton, leave it on the shelf for a bit to see if it takes off, and then ship 'em all back to the publisher as soon as it doesn't.  And publishers have to really take a hit on price to do it, as well.  So it was basically a big gamble for publishers to sign up with WalMart.  Can anyone confirm or deny this?

[stacer]

Sounds about right to me. Walmart will not take no for an answer when it comes to discounting, which is one thing that few publishers can really afford. Publishers work on much tighter margins than most companies, and work with much smaller numbers. Which is why people from other businesses often look at numbers that publishers are touting as awesome and think, "small potatoes."

[MsFish]

I now officiallly can't afford to buy the books until I get paid again, so now I'm really hoping they don't come in for another week.