Charlie Morgan wrote:
On 27 Apr 2007 12:47:57 -0700, "Capt. Rob" wrote:


The small advance was 5K, so Katy was not far off. I won't list the
publisher here because there are nuts here (like Gayanzy) who'd not
think wtice about contacting the publisher.
The book is done, going through a second edit, but also awaiting
additional photos. The publisher is pretty confident about it in spite
of the small market for sailing books. And by the way, two publishers
wanted it. I made the sale on two chapters and an outline along with
my sample photos. I did not to it for the money, since books on
sailing don't make much.


RB
35s5
NY


A do-it-yourself book tour of local TV and radio stations in a region can be
done on the cheap and reach a surprising number of people. Getting an unknown
booked on Oprah or Letterman is impossible, but these little stations are often
desparate for live interview guests, and they'll give you a lot more air time.
You can do 2 or three a day. Each one individually doesn't look like much, but
you can easily end up reaching hundreds of thousands of people a day. Take the
5k and use it to really sell some books. If you can trick someone with name
recognition, such as Walter Cronkite to write the forward, that would also be a
huge plus.

Work up a little "act" including a few props and funny anecdotes, and take it on
the road for a couple of weeks.

CWM


And there's always vendor booths at boat shows...