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By: pligg.com

pligg.com — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 18:34:25 +0000

Joho the Blog Â» The more things (books) changeâ€¦…

Joho the Blog Â» The more things (books) changeâ€¦…

By: Hurtz

Hurtz — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 09:23:58 +0000

The U.S. has approved Genetically Modified Alfalfa.

By: Andy Weinberger (Yes, I am related)

Andy Weinberger (Yes, I am related) — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 21:37:50 +0000

The Scribner bookstore on Fifth Avenue was like that, but it is now gone. I think it was there since the late 1800s, but perhaps only the early twentieth century. By comparison, the Rizzoli is a newcomer! (but it has the advantage of still being there).

By: Raymond Harrison

Raymond Harrison — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 19:37:23 +0000

There are few treats as sumptuous as a visit to Rizzoli. Every time I walk in, I get the distinct feeling that I could happily stay forever in that oak-walled oasis on 57th Street. And Iâ€™m not the only one who feels this way; everyone in New York City speaks about Rizzoli with a particular reverence. It is a strangely nostalgic reverenceâ€”a nostalgia for something wonderful from a fine bygone era, something that no longer exists anywhere else.â€
â€”Lesley M. M. Blume, author

By: Raymond Harrison

Raymond Harrison — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 18:04:09 +0000

Meaning of course that he, Alfred E. Smith, never went to bookstores.

Also that he, Alfred E. Smith, felt that his life was a lot more interesting than everyone else did!

But of course in 1944 there was no Oprah Book Club or Stephen Colbert interview to help promote the sale of a book.

A friend who has published three books in the last year told me that most books published sell fewer than 1,000 copies.

So the publishers are less interested in the content of the book, and more interested in the network of the author.

Do you have a facebook page with 10,00 friends? You then become a good publishing risk.