Dave wrote:
On 27 Apr 2007 12:03:28 -0700, "Capt. Rob" wrote:


Giving you info you want is not part of my MO as ASA Captain.


OIC.

LOL.

I take it you're trying to bury your story here instead of replying
where somebody might see it.

Anybody in the market for a bridge?


It's behind schedule
because I had to reshoot some photos for it.


But it's going to be published "soon," right?

So have you located a publisher for it?

Get a big advance for it?

Don't spend all of the advance in one place.

Isn't the advance on a first publication usually 3.5K or thereabouts? If
it doesn't have paperbakc possibilities it will never make any
money...if it's a coffee table book it will end up on Barnes and Nobles
bargain books tables doe $5 by Christmas...

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

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...

"katy" wrote in message
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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...

Cost more for the booth space than he could gross on the books.

jlrogers wrote:
"katy" wrote in message
...

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...


Cost more for the booth space than he could gross on the books.


But the exposure! The fame! Remember, he's not in it for the money, so
that means he must be in it for the notoriety...or maybe he has
developed an altruistic vein...

"katy" wrote in message
...
jlrogers wrote:
"katy" wrote in message
...

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...


Cost more for the booth space than he could gross on the books.
But the exposure! The fame! Remember, he's not in it for the money, so
that means he must be in it for the notoriety...or maybe he has developed
an altruistic vein...

Anything for attention.