egads, is that usual in the publishing industry? to have to buy back any unsold
books? that is SCARY stuff....
Surely did not happen with my publisher, Praeger. Have other people had that
experience?
cheers,
rebecca
"Haussamen, Brock" wrote:
> Hi Johanna,
> Yes, Kendall/Hunt published Revising the Rules back in 1993 and then
> brought out a second edition. My arrangement with them was that I would buy
> out the copies unsold in a press run after two years. (Fortunately, I
> haven't had to do so--yet.) My office mate and another colleagues
> co-authored a text book on public speaking published by K/H. Their deal was
> different; they would use the course in their courses and in the courses at
> a nearby community college where they knew some people.
> In both these set-ups, K/H seems to like to minimize their risk. I
> enjoyed working with the editors and marketing people. Their marketing
> follow-up, with ads, flyers, etc. was so-so, and my colleague had the same
> opinion, or worse. In my case they did do extensive mailings to target
> populations of flyers for each of the two editions.
> Any other info. I can offer?
>
> Brock
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Johanna Rubba [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 1999 9:07 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Query about publishing
>
> Hey, anyone out there who has published a book ... a publisher's rep.
> approached me today about publishing my grammar book. The publisher is
> Kendall/Hunt. I am completely green about publishing a book, and don't
> want to get snookered, as the British say. Can anybody give me advice? I
> can send a few questions to you if you respond to me personally. I have
> a contract on my desk and have to decide by 11/29.
>
> One thing that makes me suspicious is that they do not automatically
> send the book out for peer-review, although they will do so if I request
> it. Anyway, I'll pose more questions if I get responses.
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Johanna
>
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