What is "Doom Eager"?

Lorrie Moore, from "Better and Sicker"
"Martha Graham speaks of the Icelandic term "doom eager" to denote that ordeal of isolation, restlessness, caughtness and artistic experiences when he or she is sick with an idea. When a writer is doom eager, the writing won't be sludge on the page; it will give readers -- and the writer, of course, is the very first reader -- an experience they've never had before, or perhaps a little and at last the words for an experience they have."

Saturday, February 27, 2010

Indie Press Tries Minimum Advertised Pricing

Indie Press Tries Minimum Advertised Pricing: ""There's such rampant discounting. The idea is really to keep the ..."

I applaud Schiffer Publishing's efforts to impose Minimum Advertised Pricing with new releases. I was disappointed to find out the three titles Schiffer was attaching MAP restrictions to were not fiction titles, but their efforts, nonetheless, should not go unnoticed by the bookselling and writing communities.

As a former independent bookseller and someone working to break into fiction writing, it is important to press for fairness in pricing, especially in regard to the big retailers. Publishers and authors, don't let yourselves be pushed around. People don't buy books solely on the the price of the product, but they will buy the title they want at a retailer who will sell it for less, regardless of how those prices effect other retailers, publishers, and authors. Support local bookstores and indie publishers and authors.
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