Re: best month for book release

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

"But, Tom, you wrote about sex. Surely that topic will sell any time of
year."

Well, ya know, they say write about what you like the best.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Molly Day" <mollyday1@gmail.com>
To: "Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum"
<gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 6:39 PM
Subject: [GWL] best month for book release

> But, Tom, you wrote about sex. Surely that topic will sell any time of
year.
>
> Dan - I can't imagine that there is a perfect time of year to release a
> garden book since the published date and the date reviewers, book
> sellers and purchasers have books in their hands is governed by forces out
> of your control.
>
> Write a book that will sell not only 12-months but several years.
>
> Martha Stoodley
> garden column http://www.muskogeephoenix.com/
> garden blog http://muskogeephoenixonline.com/blogs/MollyDay/
>
>
>
> On Jan 30, 2008 8:18 PM, Tom Ogren <tloallergyfree@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> > 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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