Posted by John Wilson on March 28, 2022 at 17:18:16 user hugo.
In Reply to: Re: First impression print runs? posted by Peter Hyland on March 27, 2022 at 04:08:27:
The first impression runs show an increase after the first three (2000 each for SA, SD & PD) to WH (5000). Then a drop to CC (4000). Then PP and subsequent titles show steady increases; to 44,500 for GN? Did Cape expect CC set in the Broads to sell fewer copies, or did they have a shorter first run for CC to meet a Christmas deadline? And how many were first published in November or December for the Christmas market (aunts and grandparents etc?).
AR’s autobiography or Brogan’s biography say I think that AR felt that after PP he thought he could rely on the series for a steady income (despite the first impression being only 2000). I suppose by that time the first two books SA & SD were being reprinted
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