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Mira:
--- Quote ---On the other hand, it is true that I do not understand the commercial side of this. I have no data but I would think Jim is not making such a good profit with the DF as before. Let me explain my rationale. Let's have a universe of DF readers and think in the next book. There is a subset of the readers which are people like has been reading for years. Most of that subset is going to buy the next book, but some of them are not, because they grow tired of the book, or bored, or has no money, or are not able to read anymore, or they just died. So, the subset is reducing. Then there are new readers. People who heard the series is great, or began reading the books because they were at their parent's or just sees him in the media (or actual bookstores or libraries) and got interested. But how many new readers decide to began reading a saga with 19 books and many more to come? I think the universe of reading is having a negative balance between loosing and adding readers. Is the remaining subset enough? Perhaps. But I think if Jim wrapped the saga he would have a big wave of readers (new and returning ones, their interest piqued) and he would be able to begin an entirely new saga that could attract new readers (of course, many would be DF readers, as they probably like JB style). So, I see economic profit in wrapping more than in spreading the saga. But well, that is me and it may be factors I don't know, or I am wrong about.
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I agree with this, especially when so little is done to actually further the story with each new book, only new questions.
--- Quote ---I think I simultaneously agree with many of you, even those who said opposite things ;D ;D
I still like the DF books, some less than others. I like some of the new characters, like Goodman Grey, but I could have lived without them. The fact that I enjoy the books does not mean that I don't feel they are dragging. More characters are added and they are indeed too many loose ends. Like, now we are having Librarians? A full organization that never appeared before? Harry is having a new apprentice? (perhaps not a new character, but still, we have already seen mentor Harry. He should be too busy right now).
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Yes, then when introduced, dropped again because there is only so much page space. Things that should have been fleshed out, are never fleshed out! I am thinking of Murphy now, her attitude in Skin Game that lead to a Holy Sword being broken, other than her physical injuries were never addressed! No second guessing on her part?
--- Quote ---I wish there are less books. Like do MM, then the fight one and then the BAT! But those are my wishes. And Jim does not work for me. Yes, I give him money for his work, but that is a exchange. He is not my employee. So I have no reason to complain. He does what he wants, he writes what he wants, at his pace, and that is fine. I owe him too many happy hours and this forum, so I am for ever grateful.
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Actually we are Jim's employer, we buy his books, this is how he and his publisher make their profits.
I don't pretend to understand the commercial side of it either, that's why I never bought the reasoning for splitting Peace Talks and Battleground into two books. I know what we were told, about it was to keep the cost down to us because one book was too long.. However if you do the page count, the two books didn't add up to more than many books I had recently bought, and the price for the eight hundred page book was no more or not much more than a three or four hundred page book.. What is more if you add up the price of paying twice instead of once, it cost me more money!! What is worse, it was obvious to many of us that story wise, splitting it into two books hurt, not helped the story Jim was trying to tell!
Dina:
--- Quote from: Mira on November 25, 2025, 01:26:29 PM ---
Actually we are Jim's employer, we buy his books, this is how he and his publisher make their profits.
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We are his clients, not his employers or bosses. He offers what we want to sell and it is up to us if we want to buy it or not.
Mira:
--- Quote from: Dina on November 26, 2025, 11:47:38 AM ---We are his clients, not his employers or bosses. He offers what we want to sell and it is up to us if we want to buy it or not.
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I think that is a matter of point of view, yes, we are his clients or customers, but at the same time since we have the final say on buying his books or not, we are also his employers. Because if we don't buy, the publisher won't employ him because they won't make money. I think we are both right.
Dina:
Ok, as long as I am right you can be right too :P :P :P
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