Comments on: An announcement for the New Year

By: Brew

Brew — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:23:44 +0000

Don't rely on the publishing editor. They're too busy and they won't have time to research for you. Hire (ie free intern) a grad student to write and then brainstorm. And not an MBA student, but an economic historian type, preferably more economist minded than historian if you want them to crunch some numbers. MBA students can't write, and historians can't do math. Then work on cutting it all down.

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 21:32:52 +0000

Good luck with your book. However, the mere possibility publish a book on about this self-evident truth is a clear indication that something big is out of order.

By: Yadgyu

Yadgyu — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 03:52:03 +0000

Lisa is right. Just turn in what you have. It is not always wise to have all of the facts and answers to every question that people may ask. You are trying too hard to right the perfect book. The perfect book does not exist. Even if your book is good, it may not sell. There is no need to waste time writing a better book. Write a savvier book!

The more polarizing the book is, the better it will sell. You need to make your book more controversial in order for the book to be picked apart. Making book reviewers, bloggers, and TV hosts angry is more imporatant than being correct and getting a positive book review. This is why people go on Bill O'Reilly's show. They know that Bill is going to bully them, but they get free promotion and an opportunity to make Bill angry. That promotion is worth more than the book itself.

Oh, yeah. That title sucks. It sounds like 95% of the other economic books on the shelf at Barnes & Noble's collecting dust. Make the title simple and catchy. Remember, the packaging is even more important than the product.

By: Justin Fox

Justin Fox — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 22:48:52 +0000

CC Jr. says he has some very sparkly Pokemon cards, so that should take care of it.

By: Mrs. CC

Mrs. CC — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:14:37 +0000

I'm having a good time thinking about what I will require upon publication. I imagine it will be sparkly. VERY sparkly.

By: Lisa Takeuchi Cullen

Lisa Takeuchi Cullen — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:22:08 +0000

cc, they may not divorce you. but my husband "required" a plasma tv upon my publication. better pony up a wii for jr. now.

By: Curious Capitalist, Jr.

Curious Capitalist, Jr. — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 22:45:52 +0000

Daddy!!!!!We are NOT going to divorce you! But you better watch out about your birthday present...

By: Justin Fox

Justin Fox — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:22:31 +0000

If it's five, seven or 10, my wife and son may both divorce me.

By: Dad

Dad — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:21:36 +0000

Only two chapters to finish up! Congratulations!

Didn't even Greenspan say that we might have to interpret the economy differently because of new developments like the internet? Then the bubble burst.

By: Lisa Takeuchi Cullen

Lisa Takeuchi Cullen — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:20:31 +0000

i have no idea what the hell your book is about even after your pithy, lively summary, but then again i figure dumdums are not your target readership. here's my advice: write a crap book! i did. and here i am, the proud author of a book that remains not selling in bookstores. more advice: get pregnant, have a baby and write it during maternity leave! even more advice: promote it till you drop, literally, and wind up in hospital!

my friend, your finished tome will be a masterpiece, and all the reviews will note how you spent four (five, seven, 10) years on perfecting it.