"JAXAshby" wrote in message
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yeah, wacko is right if you think you can get anyone to believe the
pittance
royalities on a remaindered 10 days after publication book will buy a
Garcia.

You obviously didn't read how much compensation I got lol!

You obviously didn't read how much compensation I got lol!


you mean how much you say you got.

So, let's take a guess, shall we?

--how many books were printed?

on that kind of book, MAYbe 5,000.

-- how many books were sold to bookstores?

MAYBE 2,500

-- how many were sent back by the book stores as unsaleable?

probably about half

-- how many net sales?

about 1250

what was the royality %?

10% is usual for anyone but an extreme celebrity.

-- what was cover price of book?

I didn't check, but let's say thirteen dollars.

-- net sales income?

about $16,000

-- to the author?

no, $1,600 is total royalties at 10%

-- the author got $1,600?

no he had to pay his agent $160.

-- that's not a lot of money.

certainly not enough to buy a Garcia with.

-- I thought authors got rich

some do, most wait tables of teach high school

-- how about the big time writers of nautical guides and such. They got rich,
right?

most make less than a few hundred dollars a year on their books.

-- can I buy a Garcia on a few hundred dollars?

ah, no.

-- maybe the guy sold 500,000 books?

ah, no.

-- maybe he sold more than 1250?

maybe

-- maybe he sold more than 12,500

maybe, but that would be unusual for that type of book.

-- maybe he sold more than 125,000 books?

yeah. maybe

-- could he buy a Garcia for $150,000?

not usually. besides, he wouldn't have that in aftertax income.

-- you mean he is lying to us?

well, he does make about 9% of the selling price of each bood sold. he got
Felton to say *he* wanted a book. So, if Felton comes through, the guy made
maybe a buck, less taxes for his efforts today. If he in fact has earned out
his advance at this point. Most books of this type never earn out their
advance.

-- perhaps you know people in the business?

perhaps.

"JAXAshby" wrote in message
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You obviously didn't read how much compensation I got lol!


you mean how much you say you got.

So, let's take a guess, shall we?

--how many books were printed?

on that kind of book, MAYbe 5,000.

Actually, it is published in German, French, Catalan, Spanish, and Russian
too. The version you see on Amazon is just the UK version - it was published
in English in Australia and NZ too. It was also serialised in the Sunday
Times. But you obviously didn't understand my point - the compensation was
paid to me by the European Court of Human Rights, because what the UK
governement did to me was illegal under European law. But whatever, I'm not
actually paying for the Garcia with money from the book - I've already spent
all that. And thanks again for all the free publicity you are giving me, I
wouldn't normally mention my book on usenet but you don't seem to want to
drop the subject so carry on. Maybe I'll send you a cut and you can buy
yourself a MacGregor.

what a bull****ter you are. ever consider writing Nick Carter novels?

Enjoy your imaginary Gracia.

You obviously didn't read how much compensation I got lol!


you mean how much you say you got.

So, let's take a guess, shall we?

--how many books were printed?

on that kind of book, MAYbe 5,000.

Actually, it is published in German, French, Catalan, Spanish, and Russian
too. The version you see on Amazon is just the UK version - it was published
in English in Australia and NZ too. It was also serialised in the Sunday
Times. But you obviously didn't understand my point - the compensation was
paid to me by the European Court of Human Rights, because what the UK
governement did to me was illegal under European law. But whatever, I'm not
actually paying for the Garcia with money from the book - I've already spent
all that. And thanks again for all the free publicity you are giving me, I
wouldn't normally mention my book on usenet but you don't seem to want to
drop the subject so carry on. Maybe I'll send you a cut and you can buy
yourself a MacGregor.

Ric,
Have you ever asked Jax about any of the "definitive" books he's =
written?

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Jax,

May I remind you, Ric book is Co- Authored. He just gave up the secrets.

OT

thom, he promotes himself all over the web.

he promotes himself on the web, on web images, on web groups, on web
directories and on web news.

do a google on "richard tomlinson" and be prepared to barf.



Jax,

May I remind you, Ric book is Co- Authored. He just gave up the secrets.

OT

On 11 Mar 2004 23:58:34 GMT, (JAXAshby) wrote:

thom, he promotes himself all over the web.

he promotes himself on the web, on web images, on web groups, on web
directories and on web news.

do a google on "richard tomlinson" and be prepared to barf.

You think that is bad, try this...

http://web.archive.org/web/200001261...lions/jax.html

I see that in one photo, he appears to be sitting in the cockpit of a boat
with his hands clasped, and a silly grin on his puss.

I'd say that if you had him on your boat (gawd save us) that this would be the
best designated position for him although hands in pockets might be safer for
all concerned, considering his "know-it-all" tendencies.

Shen

thom, he promotes himself all over the web.

he promotes himself on the web, on web images, on web groups, on web
directories and on web news.

do a google on "richard tomlinson" and be prepared to barf.

You think that is bad, try this...


http://web.archive.org/web/200001261.../teemingmillio
ns/jax.html

On 12 Mar 2004 00:52:51 GMT, (Shen44) wrote:

I see that in one photo, he appears to be sitting in the cockpit of a boat
with his hands clasped, and a silly grin on his puss.

Not sitting at a nav station, is he? I guess someone else had "rock
detail" when that picture was taken.


I'd say that if you had him on your boat (gawd save us) that this would be the
best designated position for him although hands in pockets might be safer for
all concerned, considering his "know-it-all" tendencies.

Shen

Not likely, but thanks for the concern

thom, he promotes himself all over the web.

he promotes himself on the web, on web images, on web groups, on web
directories and on web news.

do a google on "richard tomlinson" and be prepared to barf.

You think that is bad, try this...


http://web.archive.org/web/200001261.../teemingmillio
ns/jax.html