I think publishing will go on--publishers as we know them may
not--but the means will be different. I am concerned that there will
be so little vetting--there's little enough now--that it will be
impossible to wade through it all to find anything of value,
regardless of one's criteria.
At 10:49 PM 6/11/2008, you wrote:
>No, I for one really appreciate knowing the commercial equations of book
>publishing. It will be a sad day when minor poets and those on their 'way
>up' cannot get published because of such commercial hurdles between author
>and reader. (World-weary sigh here.)
>
>Andrew
>
>2008/6/12 Mark Weiss <[log in to unmask]>:
>
> > Sorry, folks, this exchange should have been backchannel.
> >
> >
> >
> > At 07:15 PM 6/11/2008, you wrote:
> >
> >> Yeahm, they can get copies through SPD, but very very little comes back to
> >> the press. I'm beginning to think of leaving them altogether.
> The customers
> >> I've lost to them--all of my major customers--would almost certainly come
> >> back to me. The economics of the industry become more and more dire.
> >> Consider this--Amazon demands a 55% discount, and SPD and I split the
> >> difference, less my shelving costs and shipping. Which means I
> lose money on
> >> each copy sold that way. It looks like the all-digital future approaches
> >> faster than we expected.
> >>
> >> Long and short, I don't tell people to order from SPD and neither should
> >> you. Most folks can wait a couple of months.
> >>
> >> The books will go out by Monday.
> >>
> >> Mark
> >>
> >> At 07:03 PM 6/11/2008, you wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi Mark:
> >>>
> >>> Sounds like a good trip coming up. I saw Sound-Eye list - which shd be
> >>> again fun.
> >>>
> >>> I will be able to pay up with you soon on the remaining invoice for
> >>> Walking Theory. I will also want to order and pay for 25 more
> copies before
> >>> you get out of town. So, if you can ship 25 that would be nice.
> >>>
> >>> I assume people can still get books through SPT?? Your note might imply
> >>> not(>>)
> >>>
> >>> Pat Reed's review of Walking Theory in the forthcoming Crayon shd be out
> >>> early this summer. Jill Jones' review in Jacket is planned for the Fall.
> >>>
> >>> Be well, Stephen
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Mark Weiss <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Junction Press (c'est moi)
> >>> will be away from Its desk from June 28th
> >>> to October Ist. Last chance to order before then is June 16 (Monday).
> >>> Check the catalogue at junctionpress.com, but order direct by
> >>> backchannel for the usual 20% discount.
> >>>
> >>> Mark
> >>>
> >>
>
>
>--
>Andrew
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