Comments on: Blog to book and the $300K advance http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/04/04/blog-to-book-and-the-300k-advance/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:00:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: TheNextBigWriter Blog » Blog Archive » Agents and Publishers Looking Online for Talent http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/04/04/blog-to-book-and-the-300k-advance/#comment-753264 TheNextBigWriter Blog » Blog Archive » Agents and Publishers Looking Online for Talent Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:18:07 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/04/04/blog-to-book-and-the-300k-advance/#comment-753264 [...] Joe Wikert on the TeleRead Blog breaks down why it’s unlikely this book will ever earn back its advance but what interests me is the fact that agents are so aggressively coming online to find talent. [...] [...] Joe Wikert on the TeleRead Blog breaks down why it’s unlikely this book will ever earn back its advance but what interests me is the fact that agents are so aggressively coming online to find talent. [...]

]]> By: Mike Cane http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/04/04/blog-to-book-and-the-300k-advance/#comment-753249 Mike Cane Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:06:24 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/04/04/blog-to-book-and-the-300k-advance/#comment-753249 FWIW, I Can Haz Cheeseburger also snagged a book deal with a fat advance. OK, I can see funny cat pictures having some (no pun intended) legs. Plus, even though the site is free, it's a pain even with a near-2GHz PC and Roadrunner connection to move from page to page (a delay that makes eInk seem speedy!). So, yeah, it could sell. Still, both have the odor or what I call "McBooks" -- faddish gimmicks to scoop up some bucks. Here today, forgotten tomorrow. This is exactly the sort of junk I expect that new HarperCollins imprint to specialize in. Some days, I think we're just committing suicide in an acid bath of trivia ... FWIW, I Can Haz Cheeseburger also snagged a book deal with a fat advance. OK, I can see funny cat pictures having some (no pun intended) legs. Plus, even though the site is free, it’s a pain even with a near-2GHz PC and Roadrunner connection to move from page to page (a delay that makes eInk seem speedy!). So, yeah, it could sell.

Still, both have the odor or what I call “McBooks” — faddish gimmicks to scoop up some bucks. Here today, forgotten tomorrow. This is exactly the sort of junk I expect that new HarperCollins imprint to specialize in.

Some days, I think we’re just committing suicide in an acid bath of trivia …

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