Having read Frederick's post on the topic, I can safely say that most of it makes infinite sense to me. As far as I am concerned, he is an expert in the field of publishing. Others, surely, are likely to know other experts in the field and other fields.
My comments (infra) are related to the following from Frederick & Bosco: [A] Frederick wrote: "all this talk about Goans not READING, about them being more interested in feni and sausages rather than books, is just loads of crap." [B] Bosco wrote: " I wonder how Frederick quashes the notion that Sausages and Feni trumps books." "(...) perhaps we should read Silviano's perspective right here on Goanet, circa 2006." http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2006-July/132454.html COMMENTS: re [A]: Frederick may be right. I could not comment on the reading habits of others.... and I did not. My post was related to the 'purchase/sale' of books. I submit that the 'reading' of books is not evidence of & quite separate and apart from the 'purchase' of books. re [B]: I remember that Toronto Viva Goa festival in the uncomfortably warm, poorly ventilated and claustrophobic Bombadier site on July 29, 2006. There were a number of stalls. During our 2 hours in stalls' area, not a fly visited the book stall whereas the sausages and pickles were selling like hotcakes (so to speak). I have reminded myself that all I could & did write (as the subject title states) is with reference to my personal impression. jc --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
