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In response to "These are all great answers and I award you all points. -- nm" by Baronan the Accuser

Also, maybe customers don't know it's a novel. If I write a novel about (say) the Battle of Gettysburg, I'll have to call it Gettysburg: A Novel

Posted by Roger More (aka RogerMore) Mar 8 '19, 07:45

Because customers in a bookstore or on Amazon might not give it a second look if they think it's an 800-page history book, but they might if it's an 800-page historical epic.

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so basically the publishers don't think people are smart enough to know when something is fiction or not -- nm - decline Mar 8, 08:08 3
- More like, customers have a lot of choice and limited time, and they may only give something a second of attention so you have to make that second count. -- nm* - Roger More Mar 8, 08:18 1
  - Not to mention potential copyright issues. -- nm - The Wardog Mar 8, 08:35
- Informing someone what the book is about is kinda the job of the cover. -- nm - Ender Mar 8, 08:16
I already awarded you points. Quit grade grubbing. :P Also, where can I get your Gettysburg novel? -- nm - Baronan the Accuser Mar 8, 07:55 1
- I don't do it for points, I do it for the false feeling of superiority. -- nm - Roger More Mar 8, 08:07

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Also, maybe customers don't know it's a novel. If I write a novel about (say) the Battle of Gettysburg, I'll have to call it Gettysburg: A Novel

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