tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post1772252870767369573..comments2024-03-28T08:30:37.763-04:00Comments on Dystel & Goderich Literary Management: Making bookstore magicDGLMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03594925221862242748noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-37612935917393178422010-04-13T07:33:59.582-04:002010-04-13T07:33:59.582-04:00I disagree (though I'm not really an author). ...I disagree (though I'm not really an author). I think the "sad fact" is that people are hypocrites. ;) I tell my students that they SHOULD judge books by their covers, because with today's books, the cover is a clue to what the book is like (if the publisher did a good job). <br /><br />OTOH, I <i>do</i> agree with her about the jacket copy - the only authors who can always go without a synopsis are Shakespeare and Seuss.Clixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04460380696875928585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-38081563161782986922010-04-09T11:59:39.008-04:002010-04-09T11:59:39.008-04:00Not only did I love this post, but I'm a Canad...Not only did I love this post, but I'm a Canadian writer, so I tracked down Lindsey and offered her an ARC of my book. Thanks for the link! I'm a big proponent of aiming my promotion at booksellers myself. I sent out over a hundred promo packets to indies and a few chains in the Pacific NW (where my book is set) and across Canada. Booksellers are our friends!Joellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04345209675431505161noreply@blogger.com