If anthologies don't sell, why did you buy one?

[deborahjross]

Despite the cry of "Anthologies Don't Sell," readers are still buying them and writers want to submit stories to them. Maybe "Why don't anthologies sell?" is the wrong question and we should be asking, "Who do anthologies sell. Feel free to leave comments, as well.

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[deborahjross.livejournal.com]

It took me a long time to realize that editors have styles and tastes. Now I look back and see how different anthologies can be -- for instance, I would never mistake a Groff Conklin for a Marion Zimmer Bradley for an Ellen Datlow for a Gardner Dozois...