Hi all--long time no post--but to go along with what Bill said, the word has to be put out there.
At least one term for that is "buzz." I daresay what helped Quincy sell books (apart from "looking like a poet," which is entirely true) is the "well, I may have one more in my bag. . ."--had he been all "why sure! I have tons!" it would have been a bit of a turn-off.
Jill Essbaum's on a bit of a reading tour now--I should be rude and ask her how sales are going.
But I can't imagine that anything sells books like selling books and creating "buzz." Part of that can be done on line and part of that with reviews--the problem is that there's no (apparent) "poetry machine" for getting books out there (and certainly not books of anyone who isn't Billy Collins or Mary Oliver [i.e. under, what, 80?]).
All best,
Michael
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