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the sale will continue. I am sorry you think so, because you will be disappointed. It is true, as you | the sale will continue. I am sorry you think so, because you will be disappointed. It is true, as you | ||
say, that the royalty is a small | say, that the royalty is a small sum. My intention was, provided you had waived the royalty, to spend another | ||
thousand dollars in giving the book a push. I cannot afford to do it as it is, because the sales are not large | thousand dollars in giving the book a push. I cannot afford to do it as it is, because the sales are not large | ||
enough & they own profit too small to warrant the outlay under the | enough & they own profit too small to warrant the outlay under the existing arrangement. | ||
Really my time is worth more in pushing other books. I have | Really my time is worth more in pushing other books. I have hung to "Our Wild Indians" with a vengeance and no | ||
mistake, and I can assure you that | mistake, and I can assure you that Everything possible has been done to promote its sale. I can do no more | ||
than has been done. | than has been done. | ||
You can rest assured that in the future I shall do all I can do to sell the book - it is for my interest to do that: | You can rest assured that in the future I shall do all I can do to sell the book - it is for my interest to do that: | ||
but it will not pay me to make further special effort upon it. | but it will not pay me to make further special effort upon it. | ||
Enclosed find a letter rec this morning from a good agent who abandons the book for reasons given by himself. | Enclosed find a letter rec'd this morning from a good agent who abandons the book for reasons given by himself. | ||
I have lost quite a number of A No | I have lost quite a number of A. No 1 Agents for the same reasons. I have never sent a copy | ||
to a religious newspaper to review, because there can be no question as to their opinion on this point, and | to a religious newspaper to review, because there can be no question as to their opinion on this point, and | ||
the result would be very injurious to the sale of the book. Favorable reviews from the religious press | the result would be very injurious to the sale of the book. Favorable reviews from the religious press | ||
are a valuable auxiliary in making sales, but all | are a valuable auxiliary in making sales, but all help | ||
Latest revision as of 23:53, 4 January 2021
the sale will continue. I am sorry you think so, because you will be disappointed. It is true, as you say, that the royalty is a small sum. My intention was, provided you had waived the royalty, to spend another thousand dollars in giving the book a push. I cannot afford to do it as it is, because the sales are not large enough & they own profit too small to warrant the outlay under the existing arrangement. Really my time is worth more in pushing other books. I have hung to "Our Wild Indians" with a vengeance and no mistake, and I can assure you that Everything possible has been done to promote its sale. I can do no more than has been done.
You can rest assured that in the future I shall do all I can do to sell the book - it is for my interest to do that:
but it will not pay me to make further special effort upon it.
Enclosed find a letter rec'd this morning from a good agent who abandons the book for reasons given by himself.
I have lost quite a number of A. No 1 Agents for the same reasons. I have never sent a copy to a religious newspaper to review, because there can be no question as to their opinion on this point, and the result would be very injurious to the sale of the book. Favorable reviews from the religious press are a valuable auxiliary in making sales, but all help