Thistle Publishing in The Bookseller

This week’s Bookseller includes a feature on agency publishing imprints, focusing on Thistle Publishing:

Agents are reporting strong sales for in-house e-book ventures, with their success helping to generate better publishing deals for their clients.

Lownie said: “We are still selling 50 titles a year in the conventional way, but we’re now a hybrid agency.” He added: “It’s quite lucrative. Some books are getting into promotions, some are free. The most successful are those priced at 99p, but we’re pricing a lot at £3.50.”

Agents claim success for e-book ventures

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Andrew Lownie

Andrew Lownie

Andrew Lownie was born in 1961 and was educated in Britain and America. He read history at Magdalene College, Cambridge where he was President of the Union. He went on to gain an MSc at Edinburgh University and spend a year at the College of Law in London. After a period as a bookseller and jour...More about Andrew Lownie