Brian Vaughan
Stunt Coordinator
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- Jan 25, 2001
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I don't know if the reasons are the same in the movie business (I suspect they are not), but I can tell you why we hate people breaking street dates in the publishing industry (I work for a house in NYC). Actually, it is 2 reasons, 1. Reporting to the NYT, USA Today, etc..Whenever people sell a particular title early, those sales are not reported in the first week of sales for a book. Therefore, the book may not place as high on one of the Bestseller lists in the print media. These lists are extremely important as far as future sales go and the overall sales health of a particular title/author. It probably won't hurt someone like Stephen King (like it won't do much to LOTR's placement in the DVD Bestseller lists) but it can do a lot of damage to a smaller novel. 2. If one of the mom and pop stores begins selling a title before the on-sale date they will not neccesarily do any damage to one of the big chains (like B&N), but if one of the chains finds out, then they get mad at us for not cracking down on the smaller stores. Trust me, you do not want one of the big chains mad at you. They wield a lot of power when it comes to the distribution of your books.
Anyway, though you might find the publishing angle interesting.
Cheers, Brian
Anyway, though you might find the publishing angle interesting.
Cheers, Brian