The great tie-in fiction debate

[Nuytsia]

One of the things noted is that a midlist tie-in novel sells better than a non-tie-in midlist novel. The reasoning following is that this doesn't encourage ambition. Because the books come with a built-in fanbase, they will sell anyway.

Ok I admit I didn't actually read the discussion on PFH .. but that won't stop me voicing an uneducated opinion!
Heheh , nah just re the comment above, I am not sure that literary merit is necessarily going to be compromised by the fact that the books have a built-in fanbase and would be expected to sell well based on that alone. Sometimes I wonder what compromises authors might make to their works to ensure 'marketability' and so I thought gees maybe these tie-in book authors are LESS constrained by such worries! It's a possibility but I have no idea if it's true!