Sales figures

[davemarc]

From: Paul Di Filippo <pgdf at earthlink.net>
To: <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 3:21 PM
Subject: Sales figures


> Chip Delany is fond of recounting that his DHALGREN and GRAVITY'S
> RAINBOW have both sold a bit over a million copies during their
> comparable lifetimes, with DHALGREN, at last accounting, slightly in
> the lead.
>
Yeah, Pynchon's novel sales have been good (getting on best-seller lists
briefly) *and* backed by a long shelf life.

I'm not sure it was smart for Mason & Dixon to have had that second
hardcover printing. It'll be interesting to see how many ATDs are printed
going out of the gate.

d.