See You in the Cosmos is on the shelves of most bookstores in the English-speaking world. But it doesn’t get there automatically. Booksellers have to decide to stock it. And convincing them to stock it is in large part the responsibility of the publisher sales rep. This week we talk to John Dennany of Penguin Random House Books for Young Readers about the on-the-ground work of traveling to bookstores, giving sales presentations, and about how he knows when a book might be poised to take off.

Full transcript: https://jackcheng.com/podcasts/see-you-on-the-bookshelf/12-the-sales/

See You on the Bookshelf

See You on the Bookshelf

12. The Sales

MAY 8, 201714 MIN
See You on the Bookshelf

12. The Sales

MAY 8, 201714 MIN

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See You in the Cosmos is on the shelves of most bookstores in the English-speaking world. But it doesn’t get there automatically. Booksellers have to decide to stock it. And convincing them to stock it is in large part the responsibility of the publisher sales rep. This week we talk to John Dennany of Penguin Random House Books for Young Readers about the on-the-ground work of traveling to bookstores, giving sales presentations, and about how he knows when a book might be poised to take off. Full transcript: https://jackcheng.com/podcasts/see-you-on-the-bookshelf/12-the-sales/