> You wrote: "I hope you're not ruling out books
simply because they're
> in the public domain." Alas, we are: Part of our
agreement with the
> company that produces and distributes our books is
that we will not
> do any public domain books. The good news is that
while it's true
> that there are tons of great PD books that deserve
to be reprinted,
> there are also tons of great non-PD books that also
deserve to be
> reprinted -- far more than we could ever get around
to, even if our
> line were around for many years.
Well I hope you are around for years, Charles, and that you
see greater profits as a result of turning on younger
generations to a genre that might otherwise be forgotten. You
and your partner are doing an excellent job, close to
perfection. That's why we would like you to consider certain
titles such as "Black Wings" because we know you'll do it
justice, a nice clean copy with royalties going to the
estate. We also appreciate the fact that you listen to your
constituency.
How do you feel about offering free eBooks of works in the PD
or low-cost eBooks with all proceeds going to the authors
estate? Wow, that would get your more goodwill and publicity
than you could ever buy. Giving things away for free or
low-cost always drives traffic too. What about a bulletin
board or a blog where you offer your loyal readers a chance
to tell you what they would most like to see back in
print?
As Always, Good Luck, Jeff
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