When Zhang Zhong arrived at the hotel, Xu Yuhan and the others had not yet arrived home, so he was reading on the sofa with a book.
The book he is holding in his hand is "Thinking on the Road", written by Xu Wenxuan.
It was not easy to find this book. Zhang Zhong searched for a long time in the bookstore in front of Jinling University before finally finding it in the corner.
It seemed that the sales volume was indeed not good. Zhang Zhong looked at the back of the book and saw the distribution data on it.
The edition and print run are both once, and the print run is 9901-10900.
This shows that the first printing of this book was 10,000 copies.
There should be no other printings, otherwise it wouldn't be so difficult to find such a copy.
Under normal circumstances, it is difficult to find a book in a bookstore. It does not mean that the book is sold out if it sells well. On the contrary, under normal circumstances, the book with better sales volume has more inventory in the bookstore and the location of the book is better.
The more obvious it is.
If you want to know whether a book is selling well or not, just look at the edition and printing number and the number of copies printed.
In China, copyright law stipulates that books must not only disclose the print number and edition, but also the number of copies printed.
This is a rigid rule, which means that if you see a book in a bookstore that does not disclose these data, you can sue the bookstore and publisher.
Not only does this provision exist in the Copyright Law, but it is also strictly enforced. People often conduct spot checks. If the actual print run is found to be different from the published print run, penalties will be imposed, and the penalties are very severe.
The purpose of this regulation is to protect the rights of authors.
The author's income is entirely determined by the number of prints.
No matter how many copies are eventually sold or how many copies are approved by the publishing house, the author needs to be paid royalties for the number of copies. Therefore, when signing a copyright contract, many authors will set requirements for the first print run, which determines their minimum income.
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Before this rule came out in the past, the printing number would be written in the contract or there would be an additional printing notice or something like that, which would tell the author what the printing number was.
However, many publishing houses are not very disciplined, and there is often a discrepancy between the actual print run and the print run they told the author.
Maybe they printed 100,000 copies, but told the author that they only printed 80,000, so that they could pay the author 20,000 less in royalties.
Since this rule came out, many authors have found that their sales have increased.
Of course, even in the past, this kind of thing happened to young authors.
When I opened the book "Thinking World", Zhang Zhong couldn't quite understand the previous articles. They were a bit too academic.
But it’s much better when you look at the back. Xu Wenxuan’s essays and diaries seem to be more colloquial and easier for people to accept, especially some of the diaries. Although they are all about trivial things in life, you can see a lot of these trivial things in life.
Interesting stuff.
Perhaps, if the essays and diaries at the back are placed at the front of the book, the sales volume of this book may be higher.
Zhang Zhong felt a little emotional. The person who helped Xu Wenxuan publish the book probably didn't put much thought into it. Otherwise, for the sake of sales, he wouldn't have put academic articles first.
The quality has gone up, but the sales volume has not.
Zhang Chong was flipping through the book when he heard the voices of Hu Huifang and others talking at the door.
"The little coat just now is very suitable for Pengpeng, but it is too hot to wear now. I have memorized the brand. We will buy it when we return to Jiangyang... Hey, son, you are back." After opening the door,
Hu Huifang and the others saw Zhang Zhong on the sofa.
"Well, we ate early. Did you go shopping just now?" Zhang Zhong put the book aside and asked.
Xu Yuhan saw the book at a glance, and then curled her lips.
"Yeah, I went shopping and saw a pretty little blue coat. I originally wanted to buy it for Pengpeng, but the dress is too thick and it's a bit hot to wear now." Hu Huifang said.
"Grandma, I want to wear a skirt." Pengpeng seemed to have a different opinion, grabbing her grandma's arm and saying.
Hu Huifang touched her granddaughter's head and said, "It's going to get cold soon. What kind of skirt should I wear?"
"But I like skirts. I can wear socks when the weather gets cold." Pengpeng frowned.
Zhang Chong smiled and said, "What she wants to wear depends on herself."
"Listen to her, and that's it." Hu Huifang rolled her eyes, then pointed to a few bags in Xu Yuhan's hand and said, "Yuhan also bought several sets of clothes and toys for Pengpeng, which cost a lot.
Money. I said it’s not easy for her to open a studio by herself, and children don’t need to wear such nice clothes.”
Xu Yuhan smiled and said, "It's okay, auntie, I've never given Pengpeng anything."
"You teach her painting every day. That is the biggest gift. Don't tell me. Once a teacher, always a father. You keep teaching her painting. She regards you as a mother. It's her who wants to give you something."
For you." Hu Huifang said, then looked at her granddaughter, "Pengpeng, tell me, do you want to give a gift to Teacher Xu?"
Pengpeng held her head high and said, "I gave it away. I gave my puppy to Teacher Xu. Teacher Xu really liked it."
Zhang Zhong shook his head. The puppy Peng Peng was talking about was the little paper dog she folded before. At that time, Zhang Zhong deceived her and said that as long as she was sincere towards it, it would come back to life.
This girl has perseverance and keeps the puppy alone.
However, after such a long time, the puppy is still a puppy. Apart from getting older, there are no signs of survival at all.
Pengpeng gave up and gave the dog to Xu Yuhan.
"Teacher Xu is so powerful, he can definitely feed a dog. Teacher Xu, right?"
"Oh, um, yes, yes." Xu Yuhan was still in a daze, because what Hu Huifang said just now, "Once a teacher, always a father" made her a little dazed.
"Yeah!" Pengpeng clenched his fist, "Teacher Xu, you must tell me after the puppy is alive."
Xu Yuhan smiled and said, "I know, I will definitely tell you when the time comes."
Zhang Zhong said, "You must be tired from running outside all day. Go take a shower quickly."
Hu Huifang hummed, "Yes, it's still hot and I'm sweating all over. Pengpeng, grandma will take you to take a bath."
"Then I'm going to take a shower too. Son, I'll use the bathroom in your room." Zhang Xingjun also said.
Zhang Dian nodded, "Yeah."
The suite he booked has a total of three rooms, nearly 200 square meters, and the master bedroom has a bathroom.
After they all went to take a shower, Zhang Zhong said to Xu Yuhan, "You have to wait for a while before you can take a shower."
"I'm not in a hurry." Xu Yuhan sat down next to Zhang Zhong and took the book in his hand, "Did my dad give this to you?"
Zhang Chong smiled and said, "Do you think your father will give me books?"
Xu Yuhan shook her head, "That's not true. He can't do such a thing. Did you buy it yourself?"