tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post7415558385677486152..comments2024-02-06T16:17:25.826+00:00Comments on THE GRĂNMARK BLOG: "The Surrogate" by Nick Sharman - another terrific cover from Crossroad PressScott Gronmarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15118026157459333174noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post-59170982696773984712018-01-05T18:33:24.800+00:002018-01-05T18:33:24.800+00:00If I'd had any commercial nous, I'd have s...If I'd had any commercial nous, I'd have started writing "Revenge of the Cats" the day I got the initial sales figures! Scott Gronmarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118026157459333174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post-30158333057932412622017-12-25T11:30:37.446+00:002017-12-25T11:30:37.446+00:00 At least, unlike Guy N Smith , no redux Crabs. At least, unlike Guy N Smith , no redux Crabs.Random Moiusenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post-38430442734336591282017-12-20T16:02:47.584+00:002017-12-20T16:02:47.584+00:00Well, it crept into the top 20 paperback US sales ...Well, it crept into the top 20 paperback US sales chart for one or two weeks. It was a good read, and its publication coincided with the peak of the horror boom - and NAL/Signet were a BIG company with lots of clout. The follow-up wasn't as good, and sold half that amount - and thus began my long slide down the slippery slope to deserved obscurity. Fun while it lasted, though.<br /><br />As for the relative merits of the two covers, context is all - the impact of the original Surrogate illustration would be lost as a tiny Amazon thumbnail, and I suspect the new cover might be a bit overpowering on a paperback.Scott Gronmarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118026157459333174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post-84884948655507103172017-12-20T00:57:31.553+00:002017-12-20T00:57:31.553+00:00I still prefer the 1980 American edition.
Being a...I still prefer the 1980 American edition. <br />Being a bit of a statistics fiend I've always wanted to know how many copies were sold, and where, and how? If one had wandered into Grand Central Station for example around 1980/81 would it be on display in some bookazine booth to catch the eye of the busy commuter,or perhaps it was aimed at a more discerning reader in a refined bookshop? <br />360,000 copies is colossal amount! <br /><br />southern mannoreply@blogger.com