Question for Bev Vincent

[Rrty]

Bev,

As of the recent Publishers Weekly fiction bestsellers list, Revival has sold 300,000 copies. I believe that represents physical copies, not digital sales.

Can you provide some context and analysis to this statistic? How does it compare to the performance of past bestsellers in King's catalog? Has TV content such as Under the Dome helped with sales, or not affected them? Has King's readership dropped off over the years, or has it increased? And has his main target demographic aged at this point? I wonder if the tech-savvy millennials, for example, read books as much as they used to (and if they mostly buy digital as opposed to hardcover and paperback). Perhaps the younger demos mostly consume King's ideas through filmed content.

Maybe you could write a blog post over at Cemetery Dance on the subject, as well.

Thanks.

[ Bev Vincent ]

 

[Bev Vincent]

I don't really pay much attention to sales figures, I'm afraid. The numbers provided are seldom accurate, when they're available at all, and the addition of multiple electronic formats complicates matters beyond belief.

 

[Rrty]

Thanks for the answer, Bev. I think studying some of the stats related to a topic like this might allow for a fuller, rounder body of scholarship on King; it might be interesting to trace how his writing has changed over the years and how that has affected sales (or, is the converse -- I think that's the word I want -- actually the cause?). At the very least, it might add value to a future book on King that you might write.

By the way, have you had a full-length novel published at this point?

 

[Tiny]

dude...this is cool. cool idea.

I still wanna ask you about the safe deposet key that
Eddie went to the Bahama's with. and how nothing was
ever said of it again....
and also the safe deposet key for the twin Towers box
that (most likely) was in Jacks poket when...

Spoiler

he was buried off the Maine road side

NOTHING WAS EVER SPOKEN OF THIS KEY EITHER.

these things are too much of a ....well ...you know...

we are still waiting to read of Patricks death(sacrafice);(sorry spelling)
and some closer as to what two people(men) he died (will die) for

also, if you have time and access...I sent a snail mail letter to mr. King.
asking about the story 'Dedication" , Id love to know who the REAL LIFE
author is that...the fictional one was based on....its been 26 odd years
since he implied (in the notes) that he would tell us some day...who the
real guy is...if you can, please send this question to Mr. King yourself.
Ms. Mod already did this on my behalf, im asking you your name
might get his attention.
(brand new lap top...I cant make the spell check work!!!)
love your work---Tiny

 

[Bev Vincent]

By the way, have you had a full-length novel published at this point?

Many short stories (with more to come), but no novel yet. My plan for 2015 is to write a novella (contracted) and a novel (on spec).

 

[SusanNorton]

Many short stories (with more to come), but no novel yet. My plan for 2015 is to write a novella (contracted) and a novel (on spec).

Yeah, me too.

 

[Moderator]

dude...this is cool. cool idea.

I still wanna ask you about the safe deposet key that
Eddie went to the Bahama's with. and how nothing was
ever said of it again....
and also the safe deposet key for the twin Towers box
that (most likely) was in Jacks poket when...

Spoiler

he was buried off the Maine road side

NOTHING WAS EVER SPOKEN OF THIS KEY EITHER.

these things are too much of a ....well ...you know...

we are still waiting to read of Patricks death(sacrafice);(sorry spelling)
and some closer as to what two people(men) he died (will die) for

also, if you have time and access...I sent a snail mail letter to mr. King.
asking about the story 'Dedication" , Id love to know who the REAL LIFE
author is that...the fictional one was based on....its been 26 odd years
since he implied (in the notes) that he would tell us some day...who the
real guy is...if you can, please send this question to Mr. King yourself.
Ms. Mod already did this on my behalf, im asking you your name
might get his attention.
(brand new lap top...I cant make the spell check work!!!)
love your work---Tiny

Tiny, I'd already answered that. I'd asked him and he doesn't remember without going back to read the story but that isn't very high up on his priority list.

 

[Tiny]

OK...sorry. I sent him the hand written letter also, thought that might get his attention...
I know hes busy , with the TV and the three new books. I wont ask about it again. I will wait
to hear something from him or from you.