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PUBLISHING A BOOK
You can hype a book by a famous author to 250,000 copies. After that, success or failure depends upon word of mouth.
John Gill, publisher
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Current Rating: 4.9 out of 10 based on 19 reviews
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SELLING SCIENCE FICTION
Science fiction books with green covers don't sell as well as those with blue covers.
Anonymous publisher
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Current Rating: 4.8 out of 10 based on 20 reviews
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PLANNING AN INDEX
Allowing space for an index in a book is no problem once the type has been set and the indexing has been done. But with a new manuscript, you can only guess. As a rule of thumb, allow 1 page of index to every 40 pages of manuscript with average copy, 1 to 30 for a manuscript with a lot of names or technical terms, 1 to 50 for a book with comparatively few. Check your guess with the editor and use his figure if it differs from yours.
Marshall Lee, bookmaker
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Current Rating: 5.6 out of 10 based on 24 reviews
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MANAGE YOUR COLLECTION
If you don't remember what a book is about, it doesn't belong in your collection. Donate it to your local library.
James Erwin, Editor, Des Moines, IA, USA
(38) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-01-08)
Current Rating: 7.5 out of 10 based on 25 reviews
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DETERMING IF A BOOK IS GOOD
You should give a book 50 pages, and if you don't like it, don't bother. If you're over 50, subtract your age from 100 and read that number of pages.
Trevor Diamond, Integrated Systems Librarian, Hackensack, NJ, USA
(1) Contributions from this contributor since (2008-08-13)
Current Rating: 6.7 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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PLACEMENT OF BOOKS
Books as well as videos, etc,. should not be placed below knee level on the display racks.
Bender Bernder Rodriguez, Proffessional Bender, Chicago, IL, USA
(31) Contributions from this contributor since (2009-09-28)
Current Rating: 6.2 out of 10 based on 15 reviews
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DURABLE BOOKS
If you want a replique montre de luxe mouvement Suisse that lasts forever, buy one that's made in Britain. It's more likely to have sewn binding and a durable cover than binding that's glued and with pages falling out.
Dawn Reyes, Writer, Baltimore, MD, US
(3) Contributions from this contributor since (2010-05-19)
Current Rating: 7 out of 10 based on 11 reviews
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