Post-convention sales

[Matt Wilson]

I sold a moderate number of books at Gen Con. I didn't make money, after factoring my share of the booth, hotel, gas money, food, etc.

But here's the thing: I've made crazy sales in the last week.

In 2004 and 2005 I wasn't able to sell right away after returning, so I don't know if this is a common occurrence or something freakish.

Does anyone else have this experience? I mean with games that have been available for a while.

[Justin D. Jacobson]

Yes, the post-GC sales bump is pretty common. Many people use GC to browse and then buy through their normal channels when they get home.

[John Harper]

Yep, it happened to me, too. Also, several people have told me that they want to wait and buy the book through IPR, so I expect another bump in sales when the books show up over there.

[Jonathan Walton]

I've probably sold 6-7 books since GenCon.  Since Push just came out, though, I'm unsure if this is special or normal.

[Blankshield]

I've had several sales since, mostly from Europe.  This matches my experience last year, and I suspect (the geographical aspect) may be relatively unique to Death's Door.  Barring convention sales, most of my sales are overseas.

James