tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225431618705268926.post5781021811175747496..comments2023-10-30T06:08:53.601-07:00Comments on Lee Walker Westerns: No Demand for Westerns?Ed Ferguson aka Lee Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17548317470013364415noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225431618705268926.post-37694720283547837922009-09-27T09:59:24.924-07:002009-09-27T09:59:24.924-07:00Well Lee get on with the wild west monday campaign...Well Lee get on with the wild west monday campaignGary Dobbs/Jack Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935686140719743351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225431618705268926.post-27834098053862148972009-09-21T09:27:10.404-07:002009-09-21T09:27:10.404-07:00A very valid point, Lee. Westerns are sidelined in...A very valid point, Lee. Westerns are sidelined into a ghetto, if they're lucky, along with sci-fi (which used to be as big as westerns). Some new BHWs are actually better than some L'Amours, actually, in characterisation, style and content, but of course these BHWs won't get reprinted. Go figure.Nik Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10060923673065456386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225431618705268926.post-39577746120544891162009-09-14T12:15:23.710-07:002009-09-14T12:15:23.710-07:00I visited a thrift store down the street a while b...I visited a thrift store down the street a while back looking for cheap westerns. Of course, they didn't have a single one on their shelves, so I asked about it. The attendee says the problem is that people hold on to them, don't want to let them go. Even the Salvation Army store didn't have any that day, but Barnes and Noble had a limited few in stock from popular authors only, the big sellers, and reprints of Max Brand and L'Amour. I don't know where they all disappear to, if nobody likes them.Oscar Casehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328166606910469945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2225431618705268926.post-64834363582686996512009-09-12T16:42:18.625-07:002009-09-12T16:42:18.625-07:00Couple of problems.
First apart from BHWs most wes...Couple of problems.<br />First apart from BHWs most westerns are published by Penguin and Transworld Publishers who are keen to protect their authors. The only way these books cross the pond is via the internet.<br />Second - bookstores did put Louis L'Amour on the shelves. They didn't sell so the out of touch sales teams decided that there was no demand.<br />The world knows different - but buyers' don't. They need to know their market.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09417017594814634922noreply@blogger.com