An Interesting Analysis of Our Subscription-Book Sales by E. R. P.

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Aug 6, 1908

An Interesting Analysis of Our Subscription-Book Sales

By E. R. P.

There are many gratifying indications of an increasing strength in our subscription-book work which do not appear on the surface in the monthly summary. One of the most important of these is the rapidly increasing proportion of large books being sold, and particularly those which give most clearly the message which is just now due. For several years there has been a constant improvement in this respect, but the reform has been most marked since the beginning of last year. All our people, and our canvassers in particular, will read and appreciate the article from Sister White which appears in this number of the REVIEW. That article was written near the beginning of 1907, and was circulated among the leaders in the publishing work. The reform which has followed has been beyond the control of man. It has sprung up in every part of the field as a definite conviction in the minds of the agents, and we have been gratified to see the earnest work which has been done by our leaders in more thoroughly qualifying agents to sell the large, message-filled books.

The second table on the next page has been compiled in order that the good results of the work done might be more accurately known and understood. The figures cover the work of our twelve union conferences in North America. If we had sufficient data to enable us to compare the work of these two years with one or two years when our book work was at its lowest ebb, the figures would be still more interesting and instructive.

E. R. P.