Comments on: Can video save the book-publishing star?

Simon & Schuster will soon be promoting authors through so-called docu-videos in the hope that putting a face on camera will sell more books.

Boobs
by Mycroft_514 May 24, 2007 8:05 AM PDT: It is the same stupid story every year. They concentrate the few good books into hardcover for Christmas, and they think this is a good thing.

Produce more good SF paperbacks all year long and I will BUY more. I am reaching the end of my stack now, and it is just about time for all the xmas hardbacks to go paperback.

Supply and demand - I am buying all the good SF paperback that I can FIND. Produce more and I will buy it, it really is that simple.; Like this Reply to this comment

video is already being done
by wallymcclure May 24, 2007 8:07 AM PDT: http://weblogs.asp.net/wallym/archive/2007/05/24/video-saved-the-book-authors.aspx; Like this Reply to this comment

How about publishers stop ripping people off
by bobby_brady May 24, 2007 8:32 AM PDT: Then maybe we will purchase new books. In the meantime, the "buy used" on Amazon saves me $$$ every time.; Like this Reply to this comment

Catch 22 strikes again?
by durandal May 27, 2007 7:14 PM PDT: How about make it so you don't have to be Stephen King, Dean
Koonz, or Tom Clancy to get signed for a book deal? You can't
seem to get new talent because you flush all the up-and-comings
before they can even get their foot in the door.

Most publishers will not give you a new book deal unless you are
an already published, already selling author - and you can't
become one of those with - you guessed it - books in print....; Like this Reply to this comment