In the Spring of 2021 I discovered my book, Peppermint Kings, was not selling that well in a letter from the Yale Press.
Have you listened to the podcast “Drafting the Past”? https://draftingthepast.com/
I listen to it regularly just to hear historians talk about their research process and the exposure to new books in history.
Many of the episodes touch on some of the questions you raise here about academic and trade publishing.
(BTW, I’d love to see Peppermint Kings morph into a story about families. 😉)
Have you listened to the podcast “Drafting the Past”? https://draftingthepast.com/
I listen to it regularly just to hear historians talk about their research process and the exposure to new books in history.
Many of the episodes touch on some of the questions you raise here about academic and trade publishing.
(BTW, I’d love to see Peppermint Kings morph into a story about families. 😉)