Comments on: Why Publishing Contests Can’t Compete With “Dancing With The Stars” https://booksquare.com/why-publishing-contests-cant-compete-with-dancing-with-the-stars/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&%23038;utm_campaign=why-publishing-contests-cant-compete-with-dancing-with-the-stars Dissecting the publishing industry with love and skepticism Sat, 06 Oct 2007 09:13:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Anna https://booksquare.com/why-publishing-contests-cant-compete-with-dancing-with-the-stars/#comment-166745 Sat, 06 Oct 2007 09:13:48 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/why-publishing-contests-cant-compete-with-dancing-with-the-stars/#comment-166745 I love books but I have to say in the publishing industry it’s not the public to decide…it’s the reviewers…

]]> By: DC Stanfa https://booksquare.com/why-publishing-contests-cant-compete-with-dancing-with-the-stars/#comment-166740 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 20:48:22 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/why-publishing-contests-cant-compete-with-dancing-with-the-stars/#comment-166740 Those copycats at Amazon. If you win our humor anthology contest–Sex In The Cemetery, And Other Bible Stories –it’ll getcha $200, and $100 if your story makes it in the book. For submission guidelines go to http://www.willdanceformargaritas.com

Penguin, Shmeguin.

]]> By: David Thayer https://booksquare.com/why-publishing-contests-cant-compete-with-dancing-with-the-stars/#comment-166730 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 23:19:33 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/why-publishing-contests-cant-compete-with-dancing-with-the-stars/#comment-166730 It’s very tough to negotiate for thirty days. I wonder if they mean thirty consecutive days. Gives the contest a “Survivor” vibe.

]]> By: Michael Cader https://booksquare.com/why-publishing-contests-cant-compete-with-dancing-with-the-stars/#comment-166729 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 17:57:21 +0000 http://www.booksquare.com/why-publishing-contests-cant-compete-with-dancing-with-the-stars/#comment-166729 The disparity between the contract language in Section 3 and Section 5 is that the former applies to everyone *except* the grand prize winner. They can all negotiate (and then get matched/topped). The winner cannot negotiate–but also cannot get matched/topped.

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