http://booksquare.com/on-necessary-expenses-or-its-better-to-be-an-american-right-now/ Dissecting the publishing industry with love and skepticism Mon, 21 May 2012 06:15:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://booksquare.com/on-necessary-expenses-or-its-better-to-be-an-american-right-now/comment-page-1/#comment-127866 SusanGable Tue, 06 Jun 2006 14:42:50 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/archives/2006/06/05/1993/#comment-127866 <shaking head> Yeah, authors just love to fork over 15% of their earnings to agents because they just LIKE TO, not because it's a "necessary" part of doing business. And ya know, most authors make the BIG BUCKS like JK Rowling. Sheesh. Of course, I'm not surprised. Just proves that politicians of any country don't believe in doing homework before they open their big mouths.</shaking> Yeah, authors just love to fork over 15% of their earnings to agents because they just LIKE TO, not because it’s a “necessary” part of doing business. And ya know, most authors make the BIG BUCKS like JK Rowling. Sheesh. Of course, I’m not surprised. Just proves that politicians of any country don’t believe in doing homework before they open their big mouths.

]]> http://booksquare.com/on-necessary-expenses-or-its-better-to-be-an-american-right-now/comment-page-1/#comment-127778 Booksquare Tue, 06 Jun 2006 03:59:30 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/archives/2006/06/05/1993/#comment-127778 Kathy, you know I rarely suggest medical attention, but now may be the time... Kathy, you know I rarely suggest medical attention, but now may be the time…

]]> http://booksquare.com/on-necessary-expenses-or-its-better-to-be-an-american-right-now/comment-page-1/#comment-127711 KathyF Mon, 05 Jun 2006 19:50:49 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/archives/2006/06/05/1993/#comment-127711 Here I was going to model my next hero after Gordon Brown. Hummph! Here I was going to model my next hero after Gordon Brown. Hummph!

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