Desperate Publishers, 2009
Richard Lewis
I know the UK has a recession on and all — and I know the pound isn't what it was — but do publishers now need £540 so badly that they'll sell at any price?
I just had an offer from one of my publishers to sell 500 copies of a book (cover price 6.99) to Borders for 1.20 a copy. "It would really only work if you accept 10% of net receipts, rather than the standard royalty. Would you be happy with £60?"
Booksellers should just let their customers upload their own books, filled with pictures of their cat, or their arse, plus poems about same. Then writers and publishers could all get back to going down the pub. It would be a weight off all of our shoulders. Come on YouDoggerel.com, do us all a favour!
I offered to loan my publisher the £540 if it was urgent. So far no response. I hope this doesn't mean they've gone bankrupt since they sent the e-mail.
I know the UK has a recession on and all — and I know the pound isn't what it was — but do publishers now need £540 so badly that they'll sell at any price?
I just had an offer from one of my publishers to sell 500 copies of a book (cover price 6.99) to Borders for 1.20 a copy. "It would really only work if you accept 10% of net receipts, rather than the standard royalty. Would you be happy with £60?"
Booksellers should just let their customers upload their own books, filled with pictures of their cat, or their arse, plus poems about same. Then writers and publishers could all get back to going down the pub. It would be a weight off all of our shoulders. Come on YouDoggerel.com, do us all a favour!
I offered to loan my publisher the £540 if it was urgent. So far no response. I hope this doesn't mean they've gone bankrupt since they sent the e-mail.
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