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I've been slowly compiling into book form all the articles (around 140) that I've written for my website over the last two years. I've already invested hundreds of hours of research and have interviewed 40 different personalities, so I figured it might make for some good reading. So far, I have over 100 pages of just copy/pasting the articles in order (I already did an outline of how each chapter would be laid out). I still have stuff to write, articles to expand and made to flow into each other better, as well as transcribe all of the interviews into narrative form and insert them where they go. The book should be around 180-200 pages when I'm done (might be more, I think).
Video game books have slowly been gaining in popularity over the last few years, and I'm thinking this is a good time for this sort of thing. Would anyone here be interested in reading something like this? I've looked to Sheff's book on Nintendo and Kent's history of video games for inspiration. They're both kind of dry but highly informative reads.
JustRob
02-19-2007, 11:01 PM
I'd love a book on the history of the genesis from a gamer/collector's point of view. The NES was my first real system, but it was the genny that turned me into a gamer.
Zadoc
02-19-2007, 11:19 PM
I've been slowly compiling into book form all the articles (around 140) that I've written for my website over the last two years. I've already invested hundreds of hours of research and have interviewed 40 different personalities, so I figured it might make for some good reading. So far, I have over 100 pages of just copy/pasting the articles in order (I already did an outline of how each chapter would be laid out). I still have stuff to write, articles to expand and made to flow into each other better, as well as transcribe all of the interviews into narrative form and insert them where they go. The book should be around 180-200 pages when I'm done (might be more, I think).
Video game books have slowly been gaining in popularity over the last few years, and I'm thinking this is a good time for this sort of thing. Would anyone here be interested in reading something like this? I've looked to Sheff's book on Nintendo and Kent's history of video games for inspiration. They're both kind of dry but highly informative reads.
Yes, as long as it has 32X, Sega CD and Game Gear info in there as well.
Steven
02-19-2007, 11:31 PM
Haven't seen your site in a while. Seeing it again reminds me how awesome it is. :)
As for the book, it depends on the price. I'm not a huge Genesis guy, but you've obviously done your homework with great care and passion, so it might be deserving of a look even from a non-fan. It's like PSX fans in the UK who bought Sega Saturn Magazine... even though they didn't own the system, the quality of SSM was so good people picked it up anyway.
50s Brawler
02-19-2007, 11:35 PM
You have a copy of that future book of yours pre-sold MELF. I'm coo coo for anything Mega Drive man, though as I said last year over @ Sega-Spetsnaz.Com before it went kaput, I will always refer to even the American Genesis as "Mega Drive". To me it always had more of a punch to it, but that's just me. Maybe you could entitle it History of MD/Genesis? or the other way around? It worked nicely for the insert on Beggar Prince which I'm still not even halfway though. At any rate, let us all know when the book is released, I'm buying at least one copy. Will the pics be in color or in black & white?
:cheers:
mr_nihilism
02-19-2007, 11:44 PM
I'm not a huge fan of Genesis, but I always enjoy reading game related material. Sounds good.
Push Upstairs
02-20-2007, 12:00 AM
Is this going to be nothing but text or will there be (pretty pretty) pictures?
Either way I'd be all for it, but I'm wondering if it will have old photos and whatnot.
RadiantSvgun
02-20-2007, 12:06 AM
If it's an actual book/magizine then yes. I'd be more intrested in one for the Saturn and one for the Duo.
bangtango
02-20-2007, 12:14 AM
I've been slowly compiling into book form all the articles (around 140) that I've written for my website over the last two years. I've already invested hundreds of hours of research and have interviewed 40 different personalities, so I figured it might make for some good reading. So far, I have over 100 pages of just copy/pasting the articles in order (I already did an outline of how each chapter would be laid out). I still have stuff to write, articles to expand and made to flow into each other better, as well as transcribe all of the interviews into narrative form and insert them where they go. The book should be around 180-200 pages when I'm done (might be more, I think).
Video game books have slowly been gaining in popularity over the last few years, and I'm thinking this is a good time for this sort of thing. Would anyone here be interested in reading something like this? I've looked to Sheff's book on Nintendo and Kent's history of video games for inspiration. They're both kind of dry but highly informative reads.
Sure, I'll be glad to buy one when it is completed. What sort of timeframe are we looking at?
theshizzle3000
02-20-2007, 12:14 AM
I would buy it for multiple reasons:
1. Always looking for a good read
2. Always looking to learn more about game related stuff
3. I want to brush up on some Genesis stuff
4. Its always good to help out a fellow DP'er
Damaramu
02-20-2007, 12:24 AM
Count me in! Something along the lines of High Score! The Illustrated History of Electronic Games, but dedicated to the Genesis/Mega Drive would be awesome.
I've never seen that book mentioned here at DP. Here's an Amazon link for those who don't know about this book: Click Me! (http://www.amazon.com/High-Score-Illustrated-History-Electronic/dp/0072231726/ref=pd_sim_b_5/103-7097005-6498226)
jcalder8
02-20-2007, 01:58 AM
I'd buy it assuming you don't do something stupid like not ship to Canada.
c2000
02-20-2007, 04:23 AM
If it's an actual book/magizine then yes. I'd be more intrested in one for the Saturn
Anyone else?
I've planned such a thing for a long time.
Nicola
02-20-2007, 05:48 AM
I would buy that (Genesis) book immediately
jajaja
02-20-2007, 06:30 AM
Yes, sounds good :) Not really a big fan of Genesis/Mega Drive myself, but i always enjoy reading history and stuff about consoles. Alot of pictures also makes the experience much better.
anagrama
02-20-2007, 07:22 AM
Provided that it's properly researched and has some kind of content that I can't already find online, I'd buy it like a shot.
Segertar
02-20-2007, 07:44 AM
Not the biggest Genesis fan, but if the price is right I'd buy it.
Nebagram
02-20-2007, 08:01 AM
If it had an international slant and included the Sega/Mega CD and the 32X, I'd deffo buy it, Mega Drive has long since been my favourite console. :-)
Dire 51
02-20-2007, 09:08 AM
Sounds like a good read to me!
DEBRO
02-20-2007, 11:15 AM
I would like to see info on the 32X and SegaCD too but count me in either way. I love my Sega Genesis.
RadiantSvgun
02-20-2007, 11:18 AM
I'd buy it just to have a video game book from a gamer's standpoint. I've read some garbage on games lately.
Captain Wrong
02-20-2007, 11:19 AM
Provided that it's properly researched and has some kind of content that I can't already find online, I'd buy it like a shot.
cosign
Vectorman0
02-20-2007, 11:35 AM
I would surely get this. Not only do I enjoy the reads, but I also like to support the authors. I'm collecting books that are closely related to this community, so count me in for one.
Yes, as long as it has 32X, Sega CD and Game Gear info in there as well.
The Game Gear would be mentioned, but all the information would concentrate on the Genesis and its two add-ons. I'd love to stuff as much about the Sega CD and 32X as I can.
You have a copy of that future book of yours pre-sold MELF. I'm coo coo for anything Mega Drive man, though as I said last year over @ Sega-Spetsnaz.Com before it went kaput, I will always refer to even the American Genesis as "Mega Drive". To me it always had more of a punch to it, but that's just me. Maybe you could entitle it History of MD/Genesis? or the other way around? It worked nicely for the insert on Beggar Prince which I'm still not even halfway though. At any rate, let us all know when the book is released, I'm buying at least one copy. Will the pics be in color or in black & white?
:cheers:
I haven't chosen a title yet, but I will try and keep it as international as possible. Granted, it's being written by an American, so I will tend to refer to it as the Genesis, but there will definitely be information about Europe and other territories as well.
Is this going to be nothing but text or will there be (pretty pretty) pictures?
Either way I'd be all for it, but I'm wondering if it will have old photos and whatnot.
I don't know how the picture thing works. I suppose I'd have to have permission from Sega and other companies, but that should be handled by the publisher if/when the book gets picked up (I assume).
Sure, I'll be glad to buy one when it is completed. What sort of timeframe are we looking at?
I still have stuff to write and 40 interviews to transcribe into narrative form, as well as beef up some stuff that's already been written. I'm looking at having it done sometime in 2008, no later.
I'd buy it assuming you don't do something stupid like not ship to Canada.
I'd love to have it shipped anywhere there's someone willing to buy a copy. :D
If it had an international slant and included the Sega/Mega CD and the 32X, I'd deffo buy it, Mega Drive has long since been my favourite console. :-)
I'm trying to get more information on the European side of things. That's been neglected for far too long, and it's a real big part of the story. Count on seeing it!
XYXZYZ
02-20-2007, 01:09 PM
I'd love such a book, as long as it doens't have some insane pricetag.
As long as you're writing a book, maybe you can do more research and instead do a book about Sega in general?
Iron Draggon
02-20-2007, 03:00 PM
I'd be all over it!
you might want to try getting in touch with whoever did that MegaDrive Encyclopedia in Japan too... the language barrier is a huge problem, but it sure would be nice to have all the information in it translated into English!
crazybaconlips
02-20-2007, 05:44 PM
As long as it's as good as, if not better quality than the stuff on your site (which I visit weekly), I'd buy the shit out of it.
Phosphor Dot Fossils
02-20-2007, 05:59 PM
do more research and instead do a book about Sega in general?
I'm PDF, and I approve this message. :-P
fishsandwich
02-20-2007, 06:59 PM
I'd preorder it.
Chrome
02-20-2007, 07:15 PM
Sounds like you maybe going the other direction, but I'd love a coffee table style book...
Later,
Chrome...
BocoDragon
02-20-2007, 07:26 PM
Hell yeah I would
Flack
02-20-2007, 08:53 PM
As the author of a computer-related book with one on arcade games on the way, I would surely be interested in picking up the work of a fellow DP author! Melf, if there's anything I can do to help you along your journey, drop me a PM anytime.
Technosis
02-20-2007, 09:06 PM
I'd be in for a copy...Genesis is da bomb!
MrRoboto19XX
02-20-2007, 10:17 PM
Id buy it.
RadiantSvgun
02-20-2007, 10:20 PM
Well dude, if you do make it, PM me so I can order one! Don't forget!
Policenaut
02-20-2007, 10:21 PM
Count me in. As a Sega fan, it is a must to have the book. If there is a way that I can help, let me know, we are not that far from each other :)
starsoldier1
02-20-2007, 11:29 PM
Definitely, it was Sega's biggest console ever and I wanna read more about it.
swlovinist
02-21-2007, 12:04 AM
A sega genesis book on history HELL YES!!!!
megamaniaman
02-21-2007, 12:19 AM
I am definetly a big fan of Sega Genesis. Not much for reading but I might make an exception for this book.
rbudrick
02-21-2007, 11:09 AM
Let me know when I can buy an autographed copy and I'm there.
-Rob
segagamer
02-21-2007, 05:16 PM
Sounds good, count me in for a copy.
crusader
02-21-2007, 08:45 PM
I would'nt buy an electronic version. But if you do a book, I'll buy it for shure. BTW...I love the conclusion for your Beyond Oasis review. And if you need some scan, I have a lot of video games magazine from 1990 to 1996.
Classicgamesdepot
02-21-2007, 10:46 PM
After reading your article on video game reverse-engineering, I'd be all over this. Site is amazing btw.
Push Upstairs
02-21-2007, 10:53 PM
Make sure the cover has the early "white grid on black background" design. ;)
demen999
02-22-2007, 01:42 AM
Oh yeah I would. One of my favorite systems.
Retsudo
02-22-2007, 01:43 PM
Nopes
DonMarco
02-23-2007, 04:33 AM
I'd buy one. Would you be willing to autograph some? If not, then just mine?
I like autographs.
Zebbe
09-15-2007, 04:09 PM
I'd definitely buy it. But I think the site lacks enough content of the other regions than North America where the Mega Drive was sold to make a complete history. That could be fixed in the future ofcourse.
at the time I traded my Amiga for a MegaDrive, so yes, count me in.
Will there be a feature on Teradrive and MegaPC?
zektor
09-15-2007, 07:42 PM
I'd buy it immediately :)
neogamer
09-15-2007, 08:01 PM
Honestly, I admire your committment. Unfortunately, unless if it provides for some cool coffee table "porn" (i.e. lots of cool pics) I would not buy it. If you wanted to write a book on the industry as a whole or a book to promote the hobby of collecting (which I am already working on) then count me in.
I just wouldn't buy a book that details only on one aspect of this great hobby.
Keep in mind also that from a marketing perspective your core audience is pretty limited. How many copies did you want to sell? Your base is limited to fans of the Sega Genesis game system! (there are lots, but how many are going to actually buy the book, as opposed to just look at it a Barnes and Noble bookstore which puts no money in your pocket).
On the flipside, if you already have most of it done and you can put it together with little or no time invloved, I say go for it!
Good luck finding a publisher though! You may earn as little as twenty cents a copy sold, if a publisher even decides to pick it up!
badinsults
09-16-2007, 02:14 AM
Although I am a snes fan all the way (note: I have never owned a Genesis), I would be extremely interested in your book. Chances are that such a book would have limited appeal, but maybe there are companies out there that do limited runs of books.
Family Computer
09-16-2007, 06:12 AM
Only if it had heavy slant towards Japanese Megadrive information
Wraith Storm
09-16-2007, 06:17 AM
MELF your my hero! I love your Sega site and I REALLY respect your articles and game reviews. I would hands down buy any video game book written by you. The Genesis and Sega CD were staples of my teenage years and I know lots about them, but just to have all that information and more bound into a book would by awesome. I have a book called The Encyclopedia of Game Machines that I absolutley love. I enjoy it from the information to the high quality pictures to the layout and even the smell. Seriously, the book smells like freakin' heven. So as long as the book coveres a broad spectrum from the company, their ad campaigns, their system add-ons, and of course the innovative and ground breaking games they made it would be priceless. It would be cool also if you had a little bit of coverage about the companies that supported the Genesis in its infant years, like Rennovation and Sage's Creation (Seriously, what happened to these companies?) If you had these things coupled with a solid layout and good pictures (and if it smelled kick ass ;)) it would have the potential to be a landmark book. So again, I for one, will buy it regardless of price.
suppafly
09-16-2007, 12:02 PM
I wouldnt buy the book.
IŽd rather read it on the internet or maybe browsing wikipedia
otaku
09-16-2007, 12:05 PM
love game books and one more couldn't hurt! though I think the history of sega as a whole would be better
Matt-El
09-16-2007, 12:18 PM
Yes, as was stated before, a book about SEGA the company would be interesting. From it's beginnings as a Joint partnership pinball and arcade company to now. Make it semi-gamer/semi-business journal style, Like Game Over by David Scheff.
Now That was an Interesting book. Gave you all the inside work in the company and gave you a feel for who worked for Nintendo. Who Yamauchi, Miyamoto and the rest were personally as well as occupation relations.
Otherwise, what would the focus of the book be, truthfully? What is your purpose on informing the reader? Will a non-gamer understand/enjoy this book as well?
Something to consider.
cyberfluxor
09-16-2007, 12:33 PM
Re-reading through this I might be interested in 1 or 2 copies.
Jorpho
09-16-2007, 01:18 PM
Are there Japanese books much like this already? (I know there have been some fairly comprehensive Famicom encyclopedias.)
neogamer
09-16-2007, 03:18 PM
There are many books on the industry as a whole. Some are:
Game Over by David Sheff
Zap! (I do not know the author off hand) - great book about Atari written a long time ago
There is also a book about the Sony Playstation project as well listed under business profiles in most major bookstores.
A few countless "small" books do exist, but none have ever really broken through to the mainstream.
I am sure I am missing a lot of books here, but I am just writing a list that comes to mind!
Rob2600
09-16-2007, 03:39 PM
There are many books on the industry as a whole.
Phoenix: The Fall & Rise of Videogames by Leonard Herman (http://www.amazon.com/Phoenix-Fall-Videogames-Leonard-Herman/dp/0964384825/ref=pd_sim_b_1/102-9563343-8540946?ie=UTF8&qid=1189971232&sr=1-4)
Videogames: In the Beginning by Ralph H. Baer (http://www.amazon.com/Videogames-Beginning-Ralph-H-Baer/dp/0964384817/ref=pd_sim_b_1/102-9563343-8540946?ie=UTF8&qid=1189971232&sr=1-4)
The Ultimate History of Video Games: From Pong to Pokemon by Steven L. Kent (http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-History-Video-Games-Pokemon/dp/0761536434/ref=pd_sim_b_2/102-9563343-8540946?ie=UTF8&qid=1189971232&sr=1-4)
8bitgamer
09-16-2007, 05:53 PM
I'd certainly buy such a book, as long as you placed the Genesis within the context of other systems that were available at the time. Comparisons to SNES, NES and other games/systems of the era would be crucial, at least in my opinion.
http://brettweisswords.blogspot.com/
motley6
09-16-2007, 06:53 PM
Would You Buy A Book on the History of the Sega Genesis?
No, but I would be interested in buying a book about Sega, the company. Doing a book about one game system is too narrow and fanboyish to have any chance of being published by anything other than an ultra low budget or self financed press. If you really want to shoot for something legitimate, then I would start compiling research on all of Sega's systems and history. That would make for a more compelling and commercially viable read.
neogamer
09-16-2007, 06:55 PM
Phoenix: The Fall & Rise of Videogames by Leonard Herman (http://www.amazon.com/Phoenix-Fall-Videogames-Leonard-Herman/dp/0964384825/ref=pd_sim_b_1/102-9563343-8540946?ie=UTF8&qid=1189971232&sr=1-4)
Videogames: In the Beginning by Ralph H. Baer (http://www.amazon.com/Videogames-Beginning-Ralph-H-Baer/dp/0964384817/ref=pd_sim_b_1/102-9563343-8540946?ie=UTF8&qid=1189971232&sr=1-4)
The Ultimate History of Video Games: From Pong to Pokemon by Steven L. Kent (http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-History-Video-Games-Pokemon/dp/0761536434/ref=pd_sim_b_2/102-9563343-8540946?ie=UTF8&qid=1189971232&sr=1-4)
There you go! That, plus my three brings the total that we have listed to six. There has got to be more!
I will see what else I come up with, while I check more sources...
Only if it had heavy slant towards Japanese Megadrive information
This is a lot more difficult than you'd think. Just getting any Japanese personalities to speak up is hard enough, but to focus the book on it heavily would be almost impossible unless I pick up and move to Japan. I want to include as much information as possible about both Europe and Japan, but the fact is that the overwhelming majority of personalities willing to come forth and be interviewed come from the U.S. I've interviewed over 50 personalities so far, and only a couple were European, and none were Japanese (I am awaiting answers from Yuzo Koshiro and Noriyuki Iwadare, so hopefully I'll get at least two in there).
I wouldnt buy the book.
IŽd rather read it on the internet or maybe browsing wikipedia
The only place you're going find info this comprehensive is on my site, and the book will feature stuff not posted there. I've corrected so many inaccuracies on Wikipedia over the last 3 years that I really don't think you should rely on it as your sole source of info.
Yes, as was stated before, a book about SEGA the company would be interesting. From it's beginnings as a Joint partnership pinball and arcade company to now. Make it semi-gamer/semi-business journal style, Like Game Over by David Scheff.
Now That was an Interesting book. Gave you all the inside work in the company and gave you a feel for who worked for Nintendo. Who Yamauchi, Miyamoto and the rest were personally as well as occupation relations.
Sheff was able to get inside the company with most of the major personalities. Remember, Game Over came out in 1994, and those responsible for Nintendo's climb to greatness were still with the company. My book comes 12 years after the Genesis was discontinued, and virtually no one from that era is still at Sega. I have interviewed both Genesis-era SOA presidents and a few people who were there at the transition from the Master System to the Genesis, but to cover those involved in the entire company's history would be a monumental task that would take years and more money than I can muster right now.
Otherwise, what would the focus of the book be, truthfully? What is your purpose on informing the reader? Will a non-gamer understand/enjoy this book as well?
My book would cover the entire history of the Genesis, from its development to its legacy. It would be written so that the average gamer would be able to pick it up and learn about the console without having to have lived through the era. Not quite a "Genesis for Dummies," but more of a chronological journey through Sega's 16-bit period. I was thinking of doing it in the same style as Kent's Ultimate History of Video Games. Hardcore and casual gamers alike would enjoy it, I hope.
No, but I would be interested in buying a book about Sega, the company. Doing a book about one game system is too narrow and fanboyish to have any chance of being published by anything other than an ultra low budget or self financed press. If you really want to shoot for something legitimate, then I would start compiling research on all of Sega's systems and history. That would make for a more compelling and commercially viable read.
You think a book on Sega in general is less fanboyish than one on the Genesis? :p
I have to reinterate that this is a lot harder than it sounds. You cannot imagine the man hours and effort I've put into just documenting the Genesis; covering the whole company would be something I'd have to dedicate my entire life to.
I'm not out to make a million bucks. I just want to share my research with the gaming community. And don't kid yourself, there are quite a few small publishers that would print this.
Matt-El
09-17-2007, 02:15 AM
This is a lot more difficult than you'd think. Just getting any Japanese personalities to speak up is hard enough, but to focus the book on it heavily would be almost impossible unless I pick up and move to Japan. I want to include as much information as possible about both Europe and Japan, but the fact is that the overwhelming majority of personalities willing to come forth and be interviewed come from the U.S. I've interviewed over 50 personalities so far, and only a couple were European, and none were Japanese (I am awaiting answers from Yuzo Koshiro and Noriyuki Iwadare, so hopefully I'll get at least two in there).
The only place you're going find info this comprehensive is on my site, and the book will feature stuff not posted there. I've corrected so many inaccuracies on Wikipedia over the last 3 years that I really don't think you should rely on it as your sole source of info.
Sheff was able to get inside the company with most of the major personalities. Remember, Game Over came out in 1994, and those responsible for Nintendo's climb to greatness were still with the company. My book comes 12 years after the Genesis was discontinued, and virtually no one from that era is still at Sega. I have interviewed both Genesis-era SOA presidents and a few people who were there at the transition from the Master System to the Genesis, but to cover those involved in the entire company's history would be a monumental task that would take years and more money than I can muster right now.
My book would cover the entire history of the Genesis, from its development to its legacy. It would be written so that the average gamer would be able to pick it up and learn about the console without having to have lived through the era. Not quite a "Genesis for Dummies," but more of a chronological journey through Sega's 16-bit period. I was thinking of doing it in the same style as Kent's Ultimate History of Video Games. Hardcore and casual gamers alike would enjoy it, I hope.
You think a book on Sega in general is less fanboyish than one on the Genesis? :p
I have to reinterate that this is a lot harder than it sounds. You cannot imagine the man hours and effort I've put into just documenting the Genesis; covering the whole company would be something I'd have to dedicate my entire life to.
I'm not out to make a million bucks. I just want to share my research with the gaming community. And don't kid yourself, there are quite a few small publishers that would print this.
Good that you already have research put into it with your site and interviews. Have you contacted those publishers about extra funding? This, of course would probably require you outline the book and have sample chapters prepared.
BTW, you are on the spot on Scheff's position and contacts. Your starting points for interviews and research is pretty much from square one, so I congratulate you for that.
Push Upstairs
09-17-2007, 03:28 AM
(I am awaiting answers from Yuzo Koshiro and Noriyuki Iwadare, so hopefully I'll get at least two in there).
Melf, if you interview Yuzo and i'll build a shrine dedicated to you.
Your former SOA Presidents interviews are what made me join the site.
rolenta
09-17-2007, 09:08 AM
I buy all videogame-related books so "YES" would be my answer to the question posed in the thread Subject. However, personally, I don't think a book exclusively about the Genesis would be of interest to anyone other than the die-hard Genesis collectors.
bangtango
09-17-2007, 10:56 AM
I just wouldn't buy a book that details only on one aspect of this great hobby.
I've seen a few people say the same thing in this thread. I think the problem some people have is that it happens to be a book about a Sega system.
If someone were to do the exact same type of book and focus solely on the NES or Super NES, the same people who aren't interested in "a book that covers only one game system" (in this case the Genesis) would suddenly become very interested very quickly.
neogamer
09-17-2007, 01:40 PM
I've seen a few people say the same thing in this thread. I think the problem some people have is that it happens to be a book about a Sega system.
If someone were to do the exact same type of book and focus solely on the NES or Super NES, the same people who aren't interested in "a book that covers only one game system" (in this case the Genesis) would suddenly become very interested very quickly.
Not to bust your bubble, but I wouldn't read a book that covers only the NES either!
Look at the "macro" level, not the "micro" level!
Barbarianoutkast85
09-17-2007, 09:53 PM
I think it would be swell. Long live the Genesis.
nate1749
09-17-2007, 10:22 PM
Make it a PDF and I'll pay $10-20 for it =)
KeyserSoze61
09-18-2007, 07:54 AM
Yup, sure would. A history with some game information would be pretty cool.
hbkprm
09-18-2007, 01:42 PM
i may buy a book about the genesis
and how much
neogamer
09-18-2007, 02:24 PM
i may buy a book about the genesis
and how much
The publisher will set that price depending on market factors. The author has little say about it!
One thing he could do is sell it independently, then he could set the price and keep more profits for himself.
I always encourage this, as it is hard to get published.
It's even harder to get published, make money, and actually sell your book!