Subj : how hard can research science be?
To   : Charles Pierson
From : August Abolins
Date : Thu Dec 17 2020 03:14 am

On 12/16/2020 4:56 AM, between "Charles Pierson - August Abolins":

> Research science, depending on what's being researched, if obviously less
> physically demanding than other career paths, but it can be mentally
> demanding.

> I would guess in your work, you have to research your clientele. You track
> what types of books or what authors your customers buy, and figure out what
> upcoming releases the are likely to be interested in.

You make it sound that I just sit around all day studying sales data!  ;)


> I'm not sure of the particulars of dealing with publishing houses, but
> you might have to figure lot quantities or minimum quantities of a book you
> need to order, and compare that to how many you anticipate selling, and how
> many that will leave on your shelves, suseptible to inventory tax. For
> example, if two or three people show interest in an upcoming release, but you
> have to order 50 or 100 copies from the publisher, does it make business
> sense for you tto order that book? Can you return unsold copies, and how much
> does that cost you if you can>

That's less than 1/4 of whatever else there is to do.  In addition to the 
research I need to do, you missed, accounting, bookkeeping, marketing, sales, 
advertising, promotions, in-store assistance and recommendations, repairs, 
cleaning, deliveries, and a few more things - all that and I cannot guarantee 
what $'s I take home at the end of the day.  Not cushy.


> i'm oversimplifying, but that's what I see as a comparison to a part of your
> job, and at least a part of what reasearch scientists do.

Good.  You have confirmed that they have far less to worry about whilst 
securing steady pay. Seems to me that they have it very cushy!  ;)

Anyway.. discussing my biz is probably way off topic for this place.

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