Re: RElease Dates

**"* O* <t*@earthlink.net>**

Dan,

   First of all, sounds like congratulations are in order!!
Best time to release a new book...springtime or just before Christmas? When
my first garden book came out, or before it did, I emailed several thousand
newspaper and magazine editors and lined up a ton of people wanting to see
review copies....ended up getting hundreds of reviews, articles, etc. from
that mammoth effort.
   Seems like worth doing...the only problem I had, which was considerable,
was that the publisher didn't actually get the book in print on the date
they'd promised...editors kept moving on to greener pastures, etc...and by
the time it actually was in print, I'd had five editors on the book.
  But yeah, if you can time it right...you can prime the pump and make a
pretty good splash.
So, what's the title???
Tom

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Clost" <dan.clost@sympatico.ca>
To: "Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum"
<gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 6:02 PM
Subject: [GWL] RElease Dates

> Hello all you terribly rich and successful garden writers. (The not so
rich
> but still making good dollars at it are also invited to respond.)
>
> Is there a "best" time to release a gardening book?
>
> I suspect how-to's would be just before the start of the gardening season
in
> the local marketing area.
> For reading/thinking stuff perhaps  late fall/ start of "festive holiday"
> shopping season but I can't find any information to say yes or no.
>
> Twenty years from now, when I'm an overnight success, I want to be able to
> look back at this e-mail as the starting point of my famous-idityness. I
> promise to mention each and everyone of you as the reason for it.
>
> Thanks,
> Dan
>
> Dan Clost
> The Good Earth Columnist
> dan.clost@sympatico.ca
>
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