tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post111494476623189225..comments2024-03-29T11:20:37.238+00:00Comments on Grumpy Old Bookman: Truth in numbersMichael Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11338398159818400930noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-68909339155602544062011-01-20T20:47:23.266+00:002011-01-20T20:47:23.266+00:00I don't know what to say because my uncle publ...I don't know what to say because my uncle published his own book and he was so successful and sold a lot of publications.Viagra Onlinehttp://www.rx-mex.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-1115062401159712952005-05-02T20:33:00.000+01:002005-05-02T20:33:00.000+01:00You weren't far off the mark, as far as the Times ...You weren't far off the mark, as far as the Times article. It doesn't say much that's new. Interesting note by one agent, who said some truth, I'm sure, that "(traditional) publishers these days are looking for appealing personalities...who can promote their own books on the talk show circuit. It's not all about the writing anymore,'' he said. "You have to look good and sound good.'<BR/><BR/>Someone else noted that, by merely selling 10,000 copies of your self-published book, you give it some "credibility."<BR/><BR/>Dind't know that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com