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From: James A. Barbour
Date: Tue 08 Aug 2000 - 21:08:27 IST
Alan et al,
This is fantastic news! Efforts to find a copy here in the UK are still
proving fruitless. I move to South Africa in three weeks' time, and I doubt
my chances there will be any better, so the prospect of a reprint in
February is marvellous. And maybe a film? I wait with bated breath.
How to get the word out ... Well it's a shame the re-publication isn't a
couple of months earlier, otherwise I'd have bought everyone I know a copy
for Christmas!
I met my wife in a bookshop where she used to work, and one of the things
they used to do to promote new books was to give away the 'uncorrected
proof' copies that invariably ended up cluttering the shop. We now have
quite a collection, and I suppose some might be worth something one day.
Point being, if the book was any good then we would pass the proof copy on
to friends, or recommended them to buy the book once it was published. Hmm,
I wonder if I could get my hands on a proof copy of CBs?
Another place to publicise both books would be at Amazon.com - if you read
the readers' comments on the Cosmic Banditos page, there are a _lot_ of
people out there looking for their own copy.
The best way to promote the book? Get the film made!
Hope this helps
Take it steady
James
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