tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442913746123333079.post6045950533893447317..comments2024-03-27T06:35:34.043-07:00Comments on Book Goggles: Save the Pearls: Victoria Foyt still doesn't get itBook Geek (AKA ChibiNeko)http://www.blogger.com/profile/05640437433244527169noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442913746123333079.post-66815963344869066692020-12-24T05:04:05.501-08:002020-12-24T05:04:05.501-08:00Here's the problem: There's no such thing ...<b>Here's the problem: There's no such thing as bad press. The more she talks, the more she gets in the news cycles, the more she writes on the HuffPo, and the more people talk about her book.</b><br /><br />Exactly that, Rob-the same thing happened to a sci-fi writer who dared to criticize Greta Thurnberg and say that she needed to grow up a bit before saying what she said at the UN; although he got the usual online blasting for what he said, sales of his past books online at Amazon accelerated to Warp Factor 12, meaning he got a nice big payday from said books (writers get paid by writing a lot and growing the backlist of their books.)<br /><br />All that people are doing to her is just plain and simple harassment, and then some. Lionel Braithwaitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05251435131708623589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442913746123333079.post-77768861124030068472013-03-14T13:42:32.078-07:002013-03-14T13:42:32.078-07:00I'm fairly late to the party here, but some in...I'm fairly late to the party here, but some internet reviewers were tweeting about the book(insert plug for www.chezapocalypse.com here) recently, and that led me here through a HuffPost article.<br /><br />Isn't bad press exactly how the whole "50 Shades" thing took off like a rocket? I refuse to believe that book made it to the top of the sales charts on its own merits... although I also question why it was published and marketed in the first place, so I could be completely misreading the reading community. Edible Consumerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10008582834416413242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442913746123333079.post-2522937586761278832012-08-20T15:33:39.388-07:002012-08-20T15:33:39.388-07:00Her Amazon book reviews are also almost totally ba...Her Amazon book reviews are also almost totally bad so I'm not sure this will lead to sales. The kindle edition is over $7 it says it's normally 9.99. I checked out the publishing company to find it seems to be her. People can get a free sample to read before spending that much and with a 2 star ratin... I just don't see her getting sales. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039139421361895786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442913746123333079.post-28547233218396832722012-08-03T22:30:04.047-07:002012-08-03T22:30:04.047-07:00LOL, as long as it has a fetish to love I won'...LOL, as long as it has a fetish to love I won't judge it? <br /><br />As far as bad publicity goes, I'm not so sure of that the short term sales would really be worth it. I mean, you'd want people to read your stuff again in the future so you don't want to run the risk of not being able to get readers in because of past events. Look at Candace Sams: she went from being published through Dorchester (a pretty selective major publisher) to going through a very small press that seems to put out just about everything it gets. I'm going to guess that her past behavior definitely hurt her when it came to getting published again.<br /><br />The only way bad behavior is really profitable in the long run is if you manage to keep the sensationalism alive ala Snooki.Book Geek (AKA ChibiNeko)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05640437433244527169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442913746123333079.post-27895986584897661672012-08-03T15:09:12.255-07:002012-08-03T15:09:12.255-07:00Also.. my captua for the above was 'butchap...Also.. my captua for the above was 'butchap'. Thought you should know that your security software has a fetish.Rob Ostermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07226679027078689566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1442913746123333079.post-9418009228144981532012-08-03T15:08:41.474-07:002012-08-03T15:08:41.474-07:00Here's the problem: There's no such thing...Here's the problem: There's no such thing as bad press. The more she talks, the more she gets in the news cycles, the more she writes on the HuffPo, and the more people talk about her book.<br /><br />And talking means inciting curiosity. And that turns into sales. She can disappear into the ether of the internet when this has run it's course and she's not getting lambasted in the media. But as long as she is, she is best served by keeping the conversation going. Think of all the sales she made to people who found out about how racist her book was and had to see for themselves. <br /><br />Exposure to 10,000 people with a 3% buy rate is exactly the same as exposure to 600 people with a 50% buy rate.Rob Ostermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07226679027078689566noreply@blogger.com