Runes #21 on New York Best Seller List

Post by **Seareach** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 8:06 am

Runes of the Earth #21 on New York Best Sellers List.
YAY! :letsparty:

www.nytimes.com/2004/10/31/books/bestse ... oref=login

Post by **dlbpharmd** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 11:56 am

Thanks, Seareach!

How high does it have to go before it's considered a success?

Post by **Seareach** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 2:06 pm

I guess if it makes it to #1 it's considered a *real* success but, hey, if I had a book that was #21 on the NY Bestseller list, I'd be happy!

Post by **[Syl]** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 3:08 pm

If it were up to me, it'd be number 1. I'd like to see it at least get in the top 10 and would be severely disappointed if it doesn't get in the top 20.

Post by **matrixman** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 3:36 pm

Hmm, I have to set up an account before I see anything.

I hope Runes gets into the Top 10 and then stays there for a long time. I don't want it to peak one week in the Top 5 and then plummet from the charts. But having a #1 New York Times Bestseller would certainly help to give SRD more clout in future dealings with publishers, and I'm all for that.

Post by **Romeo** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 4:00 pm

These numbers are based on only the first three days of sales. So as I understand it, it's VERY good. Should be interesting to see how high it climbs next week...

Post by **Furls Fire** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 4:57 pm

GO Runes GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :letsparty:

Post by **danlo** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 5:45 pm

^what she said!^

Post by **CovenantJr** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 6:32 pm

Furls Fire wrote:GO Runes GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm tempted to say that to SRD at the signing next month

Post by **Dragonlily** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 7:11 pm

Romeo wrote:These numbers are based on only the first three days of sales. So as I understand it, it's VERY good. Should be interesting to see how high it climbs next week...

Yes, we're barely starting. I'm very encouraged. The way word of mouth is going, I have high expectations.

Thanks for watching the list. I think I'll go google.

Post by **taraswizard** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 8:18 pm

Has Locus magazine started tracking it?

Post by **Dragonlily** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 8:39 pm

Googling with these words:
Locus Runes Donaldson

I got a bunch of stuff, too much to read and copy. Have at it.

I notice that Amazon's list has RUNES low. I wanted to comment to them that there is no way I would have ordered RUNES in the mail and waited for it to come to me. I bought my copies off the nearest shelf. I know I'm not alone.

Post by **Cheval** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 9:46 pm

dlbpharmd wrote: How high does it have to go before it's considered a success?

If it makes income, then it is a success in my book.
And I am sure that Mr. Donaldson will like
the success that RUNES will bring him.
(Not to mention our joy of reading another Thomas Covenant story.)

Post by **Seareach** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 12:03 am

Romeo wrote:These numbers are based on only the first three days of sales. So as I understand it, it's VERY good. Should be interesting to see how high it climbs next week...

Yes, I thought that based on only three days of sales it was a great start. Hopefully SRD feels the same way! If it gets to #1 we should all have a party, although being in Australia I think it would be logistically impossible for me to get to a party any of you held. BUT I would be there in spirit!

Post by **danlo** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 12:43 am

We could have an IM party! But we'd have to invoke the honor system requiring that everyone participating would have to eat cake (or pie

) and consume, at least, 5 alcoholic (or non) beverages apiece...

Post by **Dragonlily** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 1:06 am

Danlo, *complains* ! Does the honor system require indigestion?

I'm all for the IM party

, a new one for each week it's on the bestseller list

but I refuse to have the hangover.

Post by **Seareach** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 1:28 am

danlo wrote:We could have an IM party! But we'd have to invoke the honor system requiring that everyone participating would have to eat cake (or pie ) and consume, at least, 5 alcoholic (or non) beverages apiece...

You wouldn't need an honour system with me: you'd be able to tell how much I'd drunk by the increasing inaccuracy of my typing!

Post by **danlo** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 1:47 am

Joy wrote:I refuse to have the hangover

You could always pretend that you were

Spoiler

seeing the migrane aura-dots of a caesure

Post by **Damelon** » Sun Oct 24, 2004 2:13 am

danlo wrote:We could have an IM party! But we'd have to invoke the honor system requiring that everyone participating would have to eat cake (or pie ) and consume, at least, 5 alcoholic (or non) beverages apiece...

I don't have cake or pie, but I do have maple nut fudge.

Post by **kusojiji** » Tue Nov 16, 2004 10:39 am

Runes was a very good read. I've been out of reading books for a while, in fact, I believe the last book was White Gold Wielder! I'm surprised that I could still do it.

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Runes #21 on New York Best Seller List

Runes #21 on New York Best Seller List

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