Comments on: His books want to be free http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=261 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 20:31:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: aarthilal http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=261&cpage=1#comment-1036 aarthilal Sat, 16 Feb 2008 06:17:55 +0000 http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=261#comment-1036 hello! I'm a big Paulo Coelho's fan and I don't know if you heard about his blog <a href="http://www.paulocoelhoblog.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.paulocoelhoblog.com</a> I've started as a fan and now I'm collaborating with him and thought that you would like to enter his universe. Check the blog. if you want, or subscribe to his newsletter <a href="http://www.warriorofthelight.com/engl/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.warriorofthelight.com/engl/index.html</a> You'll see a community of warriors of light sharing ideas, dreams and most importantly following their personal legend. QUOTE OF THE DAY: "In love lies the seed of our growth. The more we love, the closer we are to the spiritual experience" Have a nice day! Aart hello!
I’m a big Paulo Coelho’s fan and I don’t know if you heard about his blog
http://www.paulocoelhoblog.com
I’ve started as a fan and now I’m collaborating with him and thought that you would like to enter his universe.
Check the blog.
if you want, or subscribe to his newsletter
http://www.warriorofthelight.com/engl/index.html
You’ll see a community of warriors of light sharing ideas, dreams and most importantly following their personal legend.

QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“In love lies the seed of our growth. The more we love, the closer we are to the spiritual experience”

Have a nice day!

Aart

]]> By: Bob Watson http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=261&cpage=1#comment-1004 Bob Watson Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:33:50 +0000 http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=261#comment-1004 There are an issue here that, in my view, needs to be explained to the bean-counter types who frequently run publishing companies. Bookstores and libraries have been giving away free publicity for many years ... this is a *good thing* but unacknowledged. Publishers do *not* have the ability (or desire) to advertise and promote every title. Now that independent small bookstores -- and their bookish owners -- are fading away, readers who use the big chains and/or Amazon (etc.) are faced with a lot more uncertainty. Giving the text of a book away in order to make a name is something of a loss-leader but Coehlo is hardly the first. There are an issue here that, in my view, needs to be explained to the bean-counter types who frequently run publishing companies.

Bookstores and libraries have been giving away free publicity for many years … this is a *good thing* but unacknowledged. Publishers do *not* have the ability (or desire) to advertise and promote every title.

Now that independent small bookstores — and their bookish owners — are fading away, readers who use the big chains and/or Amazon (etc.) are faced with a lot more uncertainty.

Giving the text of a book away in order to make a name is something of a loss-leader but Coehlo is hardly the first.

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