tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post110770596810144163..comments2024-03-04T03:40:11.172-05:00Comments on No rules. Just write.: More on book promotion - a "new" approachBrenda Coulterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13528691681455659296noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1108041534592634392005-02-10T08:18:00.000-05:002005-02-10T08:18:00.000-05:00No, I was just talking about Picasso's famous blac...No, I was just talking about Picasso's famous black-on-white drawing titled, <I>Don Quixote</I>. You know the one I mean -- Quixote on his horse with Sancho and his donkey further back, and a big, bright sun just like the ones we all drew when we were six years old. ;-)Brenda Coulterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528691681455659296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1107975603931634302005-02-09T14:00:00.000-05:002005-02-09T14:00:00.000-05:00It's just The Book :) _while it's a quite difficu...It's just The Book :) _while it's a quite difficult reading, even for Spaniards.<br /><br />Cervantes made <I>irony</I> and parody of his contemporary Fantasy Books, so you have to know a little about them if you want to understand... any single Don Alonso's word :)<br /><br />Many High School students just shudder only with mentioning the reading ;) It's teacher's fault, in many cases. Who the Hell could make eat roast beef to a little baby? The same rules for some ancient literatures.<br /><br /><br />But wait a minute... a Picasso Illustrated Quixote??? I had no remote idea about it. Mhm...<br /><br />Regards,<br />Blue ThingSmall Blue Thinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337506388559736409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1107819085042375652005-02-07T18:31:00.000-05:002005-02-07T18:31:00.000-05:00Blue Thing, I think it was having to read Don Quix...Blue Thing, I think it was having to read <I>Don Quixote</I> in high school that made <I>me</I> go mad. Every time I see that drawing of Picasso's, I shudder at the memory. ;-) <br /><br />But I suppose the book is better in Spanish, right?Brenda Coulterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528691681455659296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1107813009622488352005-02-07T16:50:00.000-05:002005-02-07T16:50:00.000-05:00Well...
2005 is the 4th Centenial of Dom Quixote'...Well...<br /><br />2005 is the 4th Centenial of Dom Quixote's First Edition, and one of the most important spanish editors has made a Centenial Edition with <I>extra materials</I>. At a first sight it sounded weird to me _as I'm a confessed, proud <I>quixotian</I>.<br /><br />But at all it's a great work. In one volume, you've got a full-noted, beautiful edition of the novel, while in the second you've got some essays about Cervantes and his work, and <I>every</I> books Dom Quixote quotes along his travels. Yow know, Dom Quixote got mad after reading too many Fantasy & Chevaliers Books. And you can read selected pieces of those novels _what was almost impossible for non-researchers nowadays.<br /><br />On the other hand, Almudena Grandes, a modern writer, has presented the Special Anniversay Edition of her first novel, with revised texts and... <I>extra stuff</I>. Great. Like <I>Star Wars</I>. Quite worse as <I>Star Wars</I>.<br /><br />I wonder if some writers are dealing with some sort of... complex?<br /><br />Regards,<br />Blue ThingSmall Blue Thinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337506388559736409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1107805742073015842005-02-07T14:49:00.000-05:002005-02-07T14:49:00.000-05:00I, too, enjoy seeing author comments at the end of...I, too, enjoy seeing author comments at the end of a book. And you're right -- having read those "teaser" chapters can cause confusion at book-buying time.<br /><br />Or maybe that's just you and me, der Fieldenmarshal.Brenda Coulterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528691681455659296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1107798799858792682005-02-07T12:53:00.000-05:002005-02-07T12:53:00.000-05:00Bonus chapters appear in a lot of Tony Hillerman p...Bonus chapters appear in a lot of Tony Hillerman paperbacks, pitching his upcoming hardcover. I used to read them, but then realized I'd wind up not buying the next book in paperback because the opening "sounded familiar." Consequently, I was buying every other paperback for a while and wondering why they'd refer to recent events I'd never read about (things that happened in chapters 2+ of the book I'd skipped).<br /><br />I'd much rather read an "author commentary" detailing the background of the book, what influenced it, etc.<br /><br />--Chris (dFm)Mikesellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522375368851193970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1107784096405508372005-02-07T08:48:00.000-05:002005-02-07T08:48:00.000-05:00You're absolutely correct, Susan. "Bonus material...You're absolutely correct, Susan. "Bonus material" in books is <I>not</I> a new idea. Although I pointed to Harlequin's new "Signature Select" line as an example, Harlequin has in fact been offering little goodies like chapters from upcoming books for years. I don't doubt that other publishers have done it, too.Brenda Coulterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528691681455659296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1107783344586215232005-02-07T08:35:00.000-05:002005-02-07T08:35:00.000-05:00Bonus material is not new as you point out. I have...Bonus material is not new as you point out. I have a copy of "The Double Heart Diner" by Annie Jones, WaterBrook Press, 1999 which has the first chapter of the author's next book tucked in the back. And this is hidebound, non-emergent CBA, folks!<br /><br />One of the most successful POD authors started out giving ALL her work away. All my work is online. If I ever get to publish, I'll take it down.<br /><br />Giving out "samples" is old hat in retail. But I suppose that once the higher ups in publishing discover something, all that is old becomes NEW again!Susan Kayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16599394499288052327noreply@blogger.com