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<blockquote data-quote="Mercule" data-source="post: 6925830" data-attributes="member: 5100"><p>Just for comparison, I looked up <em>Storm Front</em> (Dresden Files #1, published in 2000), <em>The Eye of the World</em> (Wheel of Time #1, published in 1990), <em>The Fellowship of the Ring</em> (Lord of the Rings #1, 2012 publication), and <em>Wizard's First Rule</em> (Sword of Truth #1, published 1995) -- that last one was kind of random as a more "niche" work. I also looked at <em>Skin Game</em> (Dresden Files #15, published 2015) to get stats for an aging series. I have no idea what the early Drizzt books are, to get those stats. The stats for US are:</p><p>- Storm Front: #3227 in Books; #425 in Fantasy > Paranormal and Urban</p><p>- The Eye of the World: #5827 in Books; #534 in Fantasy > Epic</p><p>- The Fellowship of the Ring: #3717 in Books; #376 in Fantasy > Epic</p><p>- Wizard's First Rule: #20,833 in Books; #1236 in Fantasy > Epic</p><p>- Skin Game: #12,020 in Books; #1218 in Fantasy > Paranormal and Urban</p><p></p><p>So, my take away is that new Salvatore books aren't doing too bad, compared to new Butcher books. Over all, though, they aren't big draws compared to some of the "classics". Evan's books, on the other hand, not so much of a win. Still, I'm not sure what the ROI is for the Drizzt stuff, by the time you deal with all the IP divvying. Discounting what are, presumably, equivalent, set costs like printing, editing, distribution, etc., Butcher gets the whole pot, while Salvatore and WotC have to split theirs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mercule, post: 6925830, member: 5100"] Just for comparison, I looked up [I]Storm Front[/I] (Dresden Files #1, published in 2000), [I]The Eye of the World[/I] (Wheel of Time #1, published in 1990), [I]The Fellowship of the Ring[/I] (Lord of the Rings #1, 2012 publication), and [I]Wizard's First Rule[/I] (Sword of Truth #1, published 1995) -- that last one was kind of random as a more "niche" work. I also looked at [I]Skin Game[/I] (Dresden Files #15, published 2015) to get stats for an aging series. I have no idea what the early Drizzt books are, to get those stats. The stats for US are: - Storm Front: #3227 in Books; #425 in Fantasy > Paranormal and Urban - The Eye of the World: #5827 in Books; #534 in Fantasy > Epic - The Fellowship of the Ring: #3717 in Books; #376 in Fantasy > Epic - Wizard's First Rule: #20,833 in Books; #1236 in Fantasy > Epic - Skin Game: #12,020 in Books; #1218 in Fantasy > Paranormal and Urban So, my take away is that new Salvatore books aren't doing too bad, compared to new Butcher books. Over all, though, they aren't big draws compared to some of the "classics". Evan's books, on the other hand, not so much of a win. Still, I'm not sure what the ROI is for the Drizzt stuff, by the time you deal with all the IP divvying. Discounting what are, presumably, equivalent, set costs like printing, editing, distribution, etc., Butcher gets the whole pot, while Salvatore and WotC have to split theirs. [/QUOTE]
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