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Comment on I’m looking for distributors for my swimsuit calendar overseas, particularly in Europe, Asia, and Australia. by cristanine

cristanine — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:03:26 +0000

If you want to get your swimsuit issue published huge then your gonna need an important celebrity to show it on the air.
It takes one celebrity to make you a very , very wealthy person.

For example….When FUBU started out in NewYork, they were not making a huge profit for their new colthes designed. So they were able to get one major NBA player to wear one of their shirts and they immediately became successful and it was just that simple.

Comment on What should I do with rest of school year? by Kathleen

Kathleen — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:53:36 +0000

You could spend time doing some extra work, such as art or PE. A lot of times it is easy to skip over art and focus on your core subjects. In my state, high school students are required to do one full credit (approximately 120 hours) of any of the fine arts.

Comment on What should I do with rest of school year? by hsfromthestart

hsfromthestart — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:45:28 +0000

Depends on the requirements where you are and what you want. Some areas prescribe a minimum number of days of study or hours of “school work” for homeschoolers–if this is the case, then ending early might be a problem unless you do something else that could be considered educational.

Personally, I would start something new if done with the old. Whether it is a new serious class, or something that you learn “just for fun.” Maybe take up a new hobby, learn how to do something creative, or work on exploring a topic that you’d just like to know something more about. Keep your mind active. Learning never really stops.

Comment on Why do publishers publish books that will never sell? by Sky

Sky — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:37:50 +0000

It’s based on the fact that publishing is getting more and more expensive–hundreds of thousands of titles are put out per year, and–top things off–publishers’ advertising budgets are strapped down worse than your 6-year-old son getting his first cosmic wedgie. :0)

Most of those books you’re talking about (which I like by the way) are produced on a ’special order’ status. Meaning that they only are done at certain times for certain events–and then shelved again for the next time.

Yes, they are expensive, but sometimes publishers aim them at certain demographics; people who LOVE these kinds of books.

Eventually, they gain cult status and they sell better than ever before–despite the hefty price tag.

Comment on Why do publishers publish books that will never sell? by jcdevildog

jcdevildog — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:32:38 +0000

I think those books are intended mainly to be purchased as gifts–they’re showy and the kind of thing that doesn’t require you to know a lot about the recipient’s specific tastes. I also suspect that they’re produced with the intention of their being heavily discounted: they may cost less than you think–often the photos have been published before and may be out of copyright. And they typically don’t have a huge amount of text. So the royalties the publisher has to pay may be significantly less than for a book with more words & fewer pictures.

There are some books that are published for a specific market–like the Sierra Club books/calendars with great nature photos that were so popular at one time, or special editions of a famous book put out to commemorate a centennial or other anniversary. You may see those books remaindered, but not in huge quantities like the coffee-table books.

There isn’t really a demand for most of those books individually, although I’m sure they sell reasonably well around the holidays; and there’s no real reason for a publisher to put them out if they aren’t profitable. If publishers are losing money, it’s on new fiction, non-fiction and the small amount of poetry that’s still published–not on coffee-table books.

Comment on ¿Where can i find christian books to resell? by Bency

Bency — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:11:49 +0000

Try:

http://www.esources.co.uk/search-international-suppliers/christian-books/

http://www.esources.co.uk/international-suppliers/290/United-States/

You will find all the verified christian books wholesalers you need there.

Comment on Why do publishers publish books that will never sell? by caryn t

caryn t — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:11:38 +0000

For the sake of art! The marketplace shouldn’t determine the value of art, and it certainly shouldn’t decide what art is “worth” publishing.

Comment on I’m looking for distributors for my swimsuit calendar overseas, particularly in Europe, Asia, and Australia. by wolfwagon2002

wolfwagon2002 — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:07:05 +0000

do a google search for importers to those countries

Comment on Why do publishers publish books that will never sell? by Denie

Denie — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:54:28 +0000

I’ve seen hardback books on sale at a dollar store for $1. I couldn’t believe it…all that work those people put into writing their books and end up having it up for sale for $1. I think maybe some people pay to have their book in print. Maybe their family and friends and people in their home town buy them. Maybe they have leftovers after that and they put them in stores to try to sell. Maybe (I don’t know this for sure) in order to get your doctorate in college for something, you have to publish a book. Beats me! Some people have bookshelves and like to fill them with books so they’ll look intelligent. Speaking of useless books…I’ve bought computer books for beginners at yard sales. They might as well have been written in Latin. Didn’t find anything in them that helped me learn the computer!!!. And they still looked new…like the person before me hadn’t opened them.

Comment on What should I do with rest of school year? by BraxOwl

BraxOwl — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:45:34 +0000

When we finish our curriculum before the legally prescribed number of days in our state, we use the remaining days to review material and to do interest activities/projects. A lot of field trips occur then, as well!