Ed Williams 3
Well...well...well...
HB,
Glad to see you found us, and offered your responses. Takes balls, and I respect that. With all that being said, there still are a lot of holes in the side of your boat. For example:
1. My publisher paid the freight to send me to several of the largest southeastern book and trade shows. Shows like SEBA, the Southern Festival of the Book, the St. Petersburg Festival of Reading, and others. Most true publishers have a stake in the outcome of a book's success, and do invest money in their authors, in one way or the other.
2. Libraries? When I refer to libraries, I mean more than just the ones in your immediate area. Getting books placed through author intervention and hand delivery is a PA trademark, but hardly means widespread distribution of a title.
3. The Midwest Book review is basically a joke.
Now, explain one thing to me if you would, given that this particular topic was deleted off the PA boards. Why is it that PA books are not registered in the Library of Congress? And I'm not talking copyright registration, as you can register a copyright for a cow, but a Library of Congress registration? Hearing that explanation would be of interest to all here, I'm sure.
In the end it comes down to this - HB, if you were approached by a traditional publisher who offered you a nice advance for a future book, would you take it? Or would you stay with PA?
HB,
Glad to see you found us, and offered your responses. Takes balls, and I respect that. With all that being said, there still are a lot of holes in the side of your boat. For example:
1. My publisher paid the freight to send me to several of the largest southeastern book and trade shows. Shows like SEBA, the Southern Festival of the Book, the St. Petersburg Festival of Reading, and others. Most true publishers have a stake in the outcome of a book's success, and do invest money in their authors, in one way or the other.
2. Libraries? When I refer to libraries, I mean more than just the ones in your immediate area. Getting books placed through author intervention and hand delivery is a PA trademark, but hardly means widespread distribution of a title.
3. The Midwest Book review is basically a joke.
Now, explain one thing to me if you would, given that this particular topic was deleted off the PA boards. Why is it that PA books are not registered in the Library of Congress? And I'm not talking copyright registration, as you can register a copyright for a cow, but a Library of Congress registration? Hearing that explanation would be of interest to all here, I'm sure.
In the end it comes down to this - HB, if you were approached by a traditional publisher who offered you a nice advance for a future book, would you take it? Or would you stay with PA?