I forgot to mention----Someone thought that 19 bucks was too high for a fiction book. They sell for 25 bucks on average. And we all know what meteorite books run! I bought a book last year that ran me 100 bucks! So I think 19 is not too bad for a book!
----- Original Message ---- > From: James Balister <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Sat, May 22, 2010 12:11:59 AM > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: ET? > > Thanks Brian! My book is also an E-Book. > http://www.authorhouse.com/Bookstore/BookStoreSearchResults.aspx?SearchType=smpl&SearchTerm=james%20w%20balister > > But I am not trying to push my book. I am only trying to get the so > many intelegent people here to open their eyes and see. There is too much > denile. Folks only"see what they belive! And they don't belive what they > see!" (Quote from me!) ----- Original Message ---- > From: Brian > Cox <> > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]> > > To: Meteorite-list <> > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]> > > Sent: Sat, May 22, 2010 12:01:06 AM > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Mars > Odyssey THEMIS Images: ET? > > Darren and James, With all > due respect, and I'm not picking sides here or > trying to get in between > either of you nor to correct anyone, but the article > that Darren quoted > from on books sales is an article by Robyn Jackson, from > Copyright > 2003............ Seven years ago. I thought the facts were rather odd > > and out of date, since no one listens to 3 hours of radio anymore, not even > old > > me with my oldies, since everyone is on their ipod. If I see someone > with a CD > player attached to their arm it's only because they're > running along the lake, > and most have switched to ipods, and most > people barely watch 4 hours of TV > anymore. It didn't give any stats on > computer use since 7 years ago not everyone > had one. The article > from University of Dayton: Erma Bombeck's Writer's > Workshop, is sorely > outdated, since Erma, rest her soul has been "Dead" since > April 22, > 1996................................. I'm sure the book stats > > have changed, but with the computer and internet, which that ancient 2003 > > article Didn't even mention is where most people get their news these > days (I > haven't bought a newspaper in two years) and people read more > online or with > their kindle or their ipad than a real book. Then > Darren's point is valid that > books just don't sell like they used to > unless someone is lying on a beach on > vacation or takes one into a > restaurant or coffee shop or on the train or bus > going to work. Believe > me, I live in downtown Chicago and I get a warm soft spot > in my heart > when I actually see someone with a book going to work or someplace. > I > love the smell of a book, nothing like that, brings back grade school, > simpler > > times I guess. Everyone else is on their iphone or Crackberry reading, > texting > and web surfing. Don't feel bad Darren, you were making > a good point, and > James, don't give up, there are ebooks and you may > try that route with your book > through an online publisher. I > wish you both the best. Brian > > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at > > > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list > > mailing list > href="mailto:> ymailto="mailto:[email protected]"; > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]">> > ymailto="mailto:[email protected]"; > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit > the Archives at > > href="http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html"; > target=_blank > >http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list > mailing list > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected] > href="http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list"; target=_blank > >http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
