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Autores favoritosDouglas Adams, Isaac Asimov, Carol Ryrie Brink, Orson Scott Card, Philip José Farmer, Richard P. Feynman, William Gibson, Robert A. Heinlein, Kim Stanley Robinson, Neal Stephenson, Vernor Vinge (Favoritos partilhados)

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Sobre mimAbout my "Favorite Authors":

This list is actually very restricted. I have included as my Favorite Authors only those authors for whom I am interested in obtaining a complete collection of available works.

There are plenty of authors that I read, and read a lot of, but if I am not trying to eventually obtain every single thing they have ever written that I can get my hands on (frugally) then I don't list them as "favorite".

Releases:
1.) Release to Copy/Repost - Please feel free to quote/repost any of my reviews, talk posts, wiki contributions, etc. anywhere you think my words might be of interest. If you feel attribution is necessary, may attribute to "PortiaLong." (For example: Go Review That Book! group reposting to their Wiki)
2.) Release to Contact Me - in my comments on this page regarding any errors you find in my Library (Combiners - THIS MEANS YOU!), feel free also to contact me via comments if you disagree with any combining/separating I have done on LT.

Motto: "Please feel free to change my mind."

Sobre a minha bibliotecaMy LT catalogue consists of books I have HAD IN MY POSSESSION since I joined LT. It includes books I have now, books I had during this time period but have "withdrawn", books that I have borrowed and read (and hopefully returned). It includes my spouse's books in these categories. It does NOT include books that I have read prior to joining LT (yet - with one exception). It does NOT include the majority of books on my "Wishlist" (I keep THAT list on Bookmooch.com - I'm waiting for the *Purple Checkmarks* - I'm firmly convinced they are coming).

Tag decoder:

WORKS OF WORKS
(note - infiniteletters has expanded this into their "Division Rules" )

Anthology = collection of short works by different authors - editor listed as "(Editor), Last First"
[ex: Tomorrow, The Stars edited by Heinlein Robert A. (Editor)]

Collection = collection of short works by ONE author
[ex: Expanded Universe by Robert A. Heinlein]

Omnibus = collection of longer works by ONE author each of which has been published by itself
[ex: A Heinlein Trio by Robert A. Heinlein]

Inclusion = longer work included in Omnibus (or Anthology/Collection) which may have been published by itself
[ex: The Puppet Masters (included in A Heinlein Trio) by Robert A. Heinlein]
(note - in my library, inclusions will have default blank cover)

AGE APPROPRIATE

Children = books to be read to/enjoyed with young children
[ex: The Butter Battle Book by Dr. Seuss]

Youth = books for young readers reading independently
[ex: Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink]

Teen = books for youth which may contain scenes/themes too mature for some younger readers
[ex: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn & Maggie-Now by Betty Smith]

Juvenile = junior sci-fi largely from The Golden Age of Science Fiction (1940s-1950s) (can be considered a sub-tag for both "youth" and "sci-fi")
[ex: Farmer in the Sky by Robert A. Heinlein]

"The Golden Age of Science Fiction is twelve." -- Peter Graham

BOOKMOOCHING

BookMooch = books that I have listed, sent, or received via BookMooch.com; Should have one of the following additional tags:

Moochable = books I currently have listed in my BookMooch inventory to give away. Mooch these books from me!*

Mooched-away = books I have given away via BookMooch (will also have tags "dno" and "withdrawn")

Mooched-in = books I have acquired via BookMooch

Angel-Mooch = books that I have Mooched for the sole purpose of sending them on

*Additionally - tag "available for sale/mooch/trade" will be found on books I have slated for removal from my library whether or not they have been listed on BookMooch. Feel free to leave me a comment if you are interested in these books.

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Thanks for your help sleuthing the wrong-cover problem with Root and Branch in the Combiners thread! Sonya was able to fix it in a jiffy once I posted in Bug Collectors as you suggested.

publicado por rosalita às 11:10 pm (EST) em Dec 7, 2009

Well, let's hope you're not the only person who notices it ever ;)

publicado por timspalding às 2:13 am (EST) em Nov 16, 2009

Hi,

Your donated book arrived today. Thanks a lot. I'll add it to LT next time I'm in.

Dan

publicado por GLCC às 7:31 pm (EST) em Nov 10, 2009

I like your definition for "favorite author." I feel the same way; how someone can have fifty or more "favorites" doesn't work for me.

publicado por suitable1 às 7:48 pm (EST) em Oct 28, 2009

Thanks for letting me know. No rush on the book. Send it in or drop it off when you get a chance. We're doing another Flash Mob party on November 7th. If you can come then let me know. Good luck on your dry wail project.

Dan

publicado por GLCC às 6:41 am (EST) em Oct 17, 2009

Congratulations on winning a copy of Ethan: Site 39 by Otis V. III Goodwin. We'll get your copy in the mail shortly!

Warm regards,

Paula

publicado por PaulaatAME às 4:17 pm (EST) em Oct 16, 2009

I'll take your copy of How to be a Happy Lesbian for the GLCC library. Thanks.

publicado por GLCC às 9:53 am (EST) em Oct 15, 2009

Hi,

I have a group coming into the GLCC this Saturday (10/17) from 11:00 to 4:00. Bring your laptop. It would be great to have someone already familiar with the LT process. Call me 412-977-6499 or email me here if you can join us.

publicado por GLCC às 9:49 am (EST) em Oct 15, 2009

Thanks Portia, I didn't realize that the feature was still offline. How disappointing!

publicado por VictoriaPL às 7:04 am (EST) em Sep 22, 2009

Hi Portia,
I didn't see a thread in the Combiners group for requesting tag combining. Would you be willing to help me with one? I'd appreciate it.

regards,
Victoria

publicado por VictoriaPL às 3:30 pm (EST) em Sep 21, 2009

If you have some spare bored time, wanna combine some stuff on:

http://www.librarything.com/series/Young...

I promise that the Extraterrestrials and Young Extraterrestrials are the same book.

publicado por infiniteletters às 1:41 pm (EST) em Sep 11, 2009

That depends. They're both about city vs small-town life, but Main Street is more of a matter-of-fact/depressing tome while Free Air is a lighter travel adventure.

publicado por infiniteletters às 10:13 pm (EST) em Sep 7, 2009

You might like Sinclair Lewis' Free Air, depending on why you have Main Street.

publicado por infiniteletters às 8:10 pm (EST) em Sep 7, 2009

Thanks alot for the heads up about Jane Austen. I'm changing them over now, since I would rather them combine properly. If you or the other Combiners come across something, please let me know. I think, particularly for the "Dead People's" library, accurate data should be the goal.

KCGordon for CarlSandburgLibrary

publicado por CarlSandburgLibrary às 3:40 pm (EST) em Sep 7, 2009

Right after i go look up "belletristic", i'm going to spend the rest of my life puzzling about that family name. Please be sure to leave a fresh hint every 6 months or so.

publicado por MrAndrew às 6:43 am (EST) em Sep 2, 2009

Thanks for the explanation! It makes perfect sense, thanks for taking the time to go through it for me. The two name variants WERE combined, and it kept throwing me for a loop that the "Arthur Conan, Sir Doyle" had his own combine/separate works page. I started keeping two tabs open because of this so I could more easily get back to the right page.

publicado por bell7 às 2:13 pm (EST) em Aug 24, 2009

Yeah, I'm waiting to import my wishlist until the colored checkmarks arrive.

publicado por infiniteletters às 10:09 pm (EST) em Aug 11, 2009

*but aren't yet

Silly cutoff.

publicado por infiniteletters às 12:14 am (EST) em Jul 25, 2009

WWW : Wake by Robert J. Sawyer

Read it, ms. things-that-could-be-possible-now-but-ar...

publicado por infiniteletters às 12:11 am (EST) em Jul 25, 2009

Yay. First HelpThing edit! :)

publicado por timspalding às 12:12 am (EST) em Jul 22, 2009

Make sure to hold Catspaw until after Psion; twill make more sense. The Female Man? *blinks at you*

publicado por infiniteletters às 10:33 am (EST) em Jul 20, 2009

Try Psion (cyberpunk + psychic kid) and The Snow Queen (spaceships? haven't read myself yet) by Vinge. If you like them, they're the beginnings of series.

http://www.librarything.com/series/Cat%2...
http://www.librarything.com/series/The%2...

publicado por infiniteletters às 11:29 pm (EST) em Jul 19, 2009

Hello -- I wanted to thank you personally for having a go at my Lippi/Donati conundrum, so I stopped by here and I'm glad I did. Our reading tastes may not match very well, but I like your way with words and your approach and most of all, your motto.

rosina

publicado por rosinalippi às 11:48 am (EST) em Jul 13, 2009

I've read Altered Carbon. Twas good, but not a keeper. Good thing too, since it was borrowed.

Some of these may be duplicates of what I gave you before. Oh well. ;P

The Unincorporated Man by Dani & Eytan Kollin
Beg for Mercy by Toni Andrews
Realty Check by Piers Anthony
Pandora's Legions by Christopher Anvil
Mind-Call by Wilanne Schneider Belden (Good luck finding a copy)
The Painted Man / The Warded Man by Peter Brett

Turing Hopper books
http://www.librarything.com/series/Turin...

Younger end:
The Electric Kid and Cybercats by Garry Kilworth
Star split by Kathryn Lasky
H.I.V.E.: The Higher Institute of Villainous Education by Mark Walden
4 from Planet 5 by Murray Leinster (alt history since it was written)

Fantasy-ish Exceptions:
Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson
It's a well-done world with rules.

Triplet by Timothy Zahn
Tech and Magic, with rules.

Erec Rex and the Dragon's Eye by Kaza Kingsley
because I said so. (It's deeper than it may first appear.)

publicado por infiniteletters às 11:41 am (EST) em Jul 11, 2009

Anyhow, pick a couple limits (age level, genre, likes, dislikes, etc.) and I'll pick a few for you. :)

publicado por infiniteletters às 12:19 am (EST) em Jul 11, 2009

Yes, if you'd read Neutron Star, that would count for a lot of your memories of stuff that happened in Juggler of Worlds, and since Neutron Star has been out for decades, you probably could have read it almost any time at all in the past.

Anyway, please feel free to quote my comments (with attribution) in your updated review.

Again, I'm glad I could help. I know how frustrating it can be to have half remembered bits and pieces surfacing in the back of your mind when you're reading something and I'm always happy to do anything I can to help out someone in that situation. :)

publicado por death4breakfast às 11:51 pm (EST) em Jun 18, 2009

Regarding your questions about familiar scenes in Niven and Lerner's "Juggler of Worlds", I think I can explain it.

A several of the scenes in it are the Sigmund Ausfaller character's point of view of much earlier short stories of Niven's. The book doesn't go into a lot of detail on any of them, so it's still possible, in my opinion, to read and enjoy all of the stories in question. (And they are very good stories, some of them Hugo Award winners for the years they came out.)

The story of Bey Shaeffer being blackmailed into taking a ship to visit BVS-1 can be found as the Hugo winning short story, "Neutron Star", and the story involving Bey, Carlos Wu, Dr. Forward, and the ship, _Hobo Kelly_ can be found in the Hugo winning story, "Borderland of Sol".

The story you get a tiny hint of from the Puppeteer's viewpoint that regards the discovery of the antimatter world, is another Bey Shaeffer story, "Flatlander". The story with the shifting weapon and the Kzin that you see from Nessus' point of view, is Niven's "The Soft Weapon".

(The story, "The Soft Weapon" also has the dubious distinction of having been made into the Star Trek Animated Series episode, "Slaver Weapon", which replaces the _Jester_ with a shuttle craft, and substitutes Uhura, Sulu, and Spock for Anne,Jason and Nessus respectively.)

All of these stories are available in Niven's short story collection, "Neutron Star", (Which is unfortunately out of print, but cheaply and easily available used on Amazon.) or in his two current collections, _Flatlander_ (The Soft Weapon) and _Crashlander_ (Everything else.)

_Crashlander_ also uses a framing story to tie all of the stories together, which gives you the real view of what happened to Sherrol, Bey, Carlos, Feather, etc.and winds up, again, making things a lot clearer.

Anyway, I hope that that helps. :)

Sincerely, Richard

publicado por death4breakfast às 4:42 pm (EST) em Jun 18, 2009

In which case I will leave it to the experts! Thanks for the reply. :)

publicado por gemmation às 12:43 pm (EST) em May 25, 2009

Thanks so much for combining all those romances for me (#90 on Please Fix This Book!). Could you point me toward an explanation of *how* you combine two works where one has been entered without an author?

[For what it's worth I updated the Amazon.com product info for many of these, since that's where a lot of the incomplete date seemed to stem from.]

publicado por gemmation às 7:23 am (EST) em May 25, 2009

Thanks, that helps a lot. I'll check out the wiki...

publicado por Crypto-Willobie às 1:50 pm (EST) em May 17, 2009

Thanks for the explanation about Collections v. Tags. I have avoided entering anything in the nature of Wishlist or Read-But-Don't-Own because I want any LT statistics to reflect my Actual Books. You say a Collection will be able to opt out of Recommendations -- do you think a Collection can opt out of being counted? I've considered having a different account for non-Counters but that seems too much of a hassle.

publicado por Crypto-Willobie às 1:26 pm (EST) em May 17, 2009

Glad to ssee that we share a goody number of books. Funny, though I run down the list, and see mostly books that only the men read (Niven, Pohl, Crichton, Pratchett) and a lot of other scifi, and then all of a sudden come one or two that they wouldn't even look at if I tried to force it on them!

publicado por MarthaJeanne às 4:21 am (EST) em May 17, 2009

Thanks for setting up the exercise to Combine/Seperate. I've finished the first section, but hubby is watching tv *loud* so I'll go back and do the other two sections on Friday or this weekend.

Thanks again!

vintage_books

publicado por vintage_books às 3:05 am (EST) em May 15, 2009

Ah OK, hope the message got through to cD.

publicado por kevmalone às 8:13 pm (EST) em Apr 22, 2009

Hi! Thanks for your comment! I love those old science books, too. I also have a thing for books that have the library binding for some reason. I actually like them to have the old stickers and pockets, etc. Those bindings are incredibly tough.
Be careful giving old books to children nowadays. Everything has lead in it.
http://www.librarything.com/topic/58413
I buy books at Half Price Books. They have good stuff. I sometimes buy them on Etsy, too, if I'm buying something else from the seller and they also have vintage books. I feel like I get the best deals from HP though.
I am suffering under a self-imposed Thrift Free Regimen since February 2004. I used to haunt all thrift stores and every garage sale in between, and had done so since I was a pre-teen. It was getting out of hand, so I just had to stop. I had already stopped buying on Ebay (grrr) so I just had to get the local places out of my system.
Then came Etsy. And wouldn't you know it, I fell off the wagon a few weeks ago and went to Thrift Town. :p

Those Best in Children's books are my all-time favorite books. I only lack 5 having all 45. Throughout the years of collecting them, I have acquired many duplicates. Are you interested in any of those? I have a BookMooch account but honestly that site bugs the crud out of me. Do you Mooch?

publicado por Collectorator às 10:30 am (EST) em Mar 29, 2009

I'm not much online at the moment - rarely home because of a family emergency. But no, actually I haven't got it working yet. Doesn't mean I won't persist trying in the future.

publicado por BarkingMatt às 4:22 am (EST) em Mar 27, 2009

Thank you for saying something in that Liberty University thread that I haven't had the guts to say. The whole thing about how in science the evidence leads you to the theory, you don't force the evidence to fit a pre-existing idea.

I wanted to say that ages ago, but I try to stay out of those discussions and I couldn't figure out how to phrase it anyway. You did much better than I ever could.

publicado por bluesalamanders às 8:51 am (EST) em Mar 19, 2009

You're welcome. I hope you enjoy it. :D

publicado por Macophile às 9:04 pm (EST) em Mar 18, 2009

Yay! o/

publicado por doxtator às 9:03 pm (EST) em Mar 18, 2009

It's in the mail!

I did have a bit of trouble with the mailer. :( So the book now has some sticky stuff on it's back page. I am sorry about that.

publicado por doxtator às 9:15 pm (EST) em Mar 10, 2009

I'm trying to determine if your Science Fiction Stories by Richard Elam is the same as my Super Science Stories. Would you be willing to dig yours out and compare story titles? (As an added incentive, if yours is different, I want it. :)

My Table of Contents:
*The First Man into Space
*Mystery Eyes over Earth
*Race Around the Sun
*Flight of the Centaurius
*Expedition Pluto
*Mercy Flight to Luna
*The Peril from Outer Space
*The Ghost Ship of Space
*Space Steward

publicado por infiniteletters às 12:17 am (EST) em Feb 24, 2009

I try to leave a comment when I'm mooching of who it's for.

Another option is to write yourself an email and save it as a draft, since there's no direct way to save emails sent through the site. Or you could leave a comment on your LT profile, etc...

I wouldn't recommend the smooch points option (at all); if you're concerned about it showing on people's wishlist as reserved, you can always use one of the Angel listings (search for "Bookmooch Angel network"). Just pick one of the listings, put the title of the book and the member, and send them the link. You can even reserve it there if you want.
http://www.bookmooch.com/s/bookmooch+ang...

publicado por infiniteletters às 11:48 pm (EST) em Feb 22, 2009

Thanks so much, I feel quite reassured now. And as previously, you were very helpful.

....try not to get frustrated by people who may not have quite gotten the whole concept yet...
It wasn't so much frustration as just posing a general question (and fear on my part that I hadn't received the right concept after having an exchange with someone who told me I had messed up a combined author's pseudonyms which was split again. It turned out there were two authors with the same name, but the spit was created within the pseudonyms, which didn't make any sense to me at all. And this brought up the general question in my mind), but I can imagine that it could turn to frustration on the side of the many combiners, if this becomes more wide spread.

...The new features have generated a lot of enthusiasm amongst people who have previously not been involved in combining/separating efforts (which is Good!)...
no question interest and involvement in LT, which gives us so much useful information and enjoyment, is a good thing, but I wonder if it wouldn't be useful to have larger discussions as to what "makes sense" and "what doesn't" prior to implementing features (define the intent of a feature in its entirety), otherwise one group might work against the other). I hope this does not happen, but since the splitting feature now has an editing history associated with it, I don't feel comfortable to just go ahead and change someone's edits, even if they are clearly non-nonsensical (as in my previous example).

...I think that Tim’s decision to NOT post the disambiguation notices at the top of the “split” author pages has contributed to this...I couldn't agree with you more and I am in favor of maintaining them, especially as I added a bunch whenever I combined pseudonyms, and maybe we should prevail upon him again, what do you think?

publicado por DerBuecherwurm às 1:46 pm (EST) em Feb 12, 2009

Well, the wishlist is due to manymany multiple editions and it's also for more than one person.

But you see why having the ability to sort by userid helps me a lot? :)

publicado por infiniteletters às 4:13 pm (EST) em Feb 8, 2009

Thanks Portia, for the notice. I've found bunches of these and I'll happily divide. I just looked at it and it looks promising.

I see you already played with it, what is the significance of the Number column? I don't like to do things before I don't know what it does...

Thanks so very much for sending me the note. This combining is like an addictive drug, you are right... Cheers, Britta

publicado por DerBuecherwurm às 7:07 am (EST) em Feb 7, 2009

You posted something in a thread about one of the changes that was going on, and unlearning as bad as the learning. It ended up being you and Felius discussing different word processors, etc.

I can't promise "no education" as a lot of this is from an educational perspective.

Anyhow.
Good books include:
Frames of Mind by Howard Gardner (and a lot of his later books, but this is the start)
A Mind at a Time by Mel Levine
Please Understand Me by David Kiersey and Marilyn Bates

On a more extended basis,
User and Task Analysis for Interface Design by JoAnn T. Hackos and Janice C. Redish (Chapter 1-4, 14)
Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability by Steve Krug
The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman
The Humane Interface by Jef Raskin

You might also be interested in Cognitive Psychology books. The one I have around is by Robert J. Sternberg, but there's a number available.

publicado por infiniteletters às 9:18 am (EST) em Feb 4, 2009

Thanks so much for your reply. I feel a bit better now, but only just. I will weed through all your posts as it looks as though you give a nice explanation what you actually do to get things to work out. I was not aware that you needed to combine two "bad" authors (and how to do it!) only to uncombine them again later. This confounds me and I didn't want anything to happen which causes others ire. I did it with "Coulter" but then it turned out there were three!!! works listed that actually belonged to three different authors. I tried to handle "Rosehaven" which belongs to Catherine Coulter.

And I'm glad (sad) to know that I can't do anything about other...oh well. I worry about the things I can do something about.

Thanks so much. Britta

publicado por DerBuecherwurm às 5:37 pm (EST) em Jan 31, 2009

I can recommend some good books on learning styles if you're interested in the topic (vs. just using it for your own ends). :)

publicado por infiniteletters às 3:09 pm (EST) em Jan 27, 2009

You are too kind

publicado por moekane às 10:30 pm (EST) em Jan 16, 2009

Gosh, that does sound like a pain! Thanks for the answer, though - it's good to know that I wasn't just missing something obvious, and if I ever find myself bored at work, now I know how to dig into those stubborn works.

publicado por Aerrin99 às 2:40 pm (EST) em Jan 13, 2009

I am not sure where I got the picture from - have had it for years - it is called a reading elf and I think I found it when I was searching for free graphics. I didn't draw it - wish I had the talent

publicado por sally906 às 4:36 am (EST) em Jan 12, 2009

Hiya Portia, I have to come and say 'Thanks' again for that tip - I've just managed to sort out quite a few niggling little work issues in my library ... I can now sleep easier at night! Claire

publicado por klarusu às 2:11 pm (EST) em Jan 2, 2009

Ha, that's what I get for only using the account a few hours every month. I just did some tag-tidying so it wouldn't cause you pain anymore ;)

Abby

publicado por EarlyReviewers às 1:29 pm (EST) em Nov 12, 2008

Well, Portia, since the book retailed for $9.95 and that was eighteen years ago, I'd say you did okay for yourself. I'm with you--the vast majority of the books I buy are used (or from the library), the cost of books is just too darn high. And your price included shipping, which is also good. The main thing is that you enjoyed the book...that pleases me immensely. I would have reimbursed you, honest, I feel that strongly about that odd little volume. It was the beginning for me...

publicado por CliffBurns às 11:06 pm (EST) em Oct 21, 2008

Portia: did you have to pay a lot for the book? I hope you got it for a reasonable price...

publicado por CliffBurns às 9:53 am (EST) em Oct 21, 2008

Portia: Now, quick, run out and buy a lottery ticket! Because I have no idea how you managed to lay your hands on SEX & OTHER ACTS OF THE IMAGINATION--I still get the occasional request for it (after almost 20 years), which is why I reprinted some of the most popular stories on my blog. That's very early work for me but I'm glad you enjoyed it as much as you did. Hang on to it, kid. Great to hear from you and all the best.

publicado por CliffBurns às 9:50 am (EST) em Oct 21, 2008

We currently live in Texas, the Dallas-Fort Worth area. I was born in Sistersville, on the Ohio River south of Moundsville. I lived in Paden City for a while with my mother's family and with my father's family in Flemington, equidistant (nearly) from Phillipi, Clarksburg and Grafton, about five miles from Pruntytown, the state reformatory. I love WVa, but having lived in urban areas most of my life, orimarily in the south, I don't know that I could live there again.

I have a daughter who currently resides in Frostburg, Md. and have a lot of family in Garrett County, Md. that little piece of Maryland that creates the WVa panhandle. Garrett County is where Deep Creek Lake is located, a big recreation area for Pittsburgh, I think.

publicado por geneg às 2:06 pm (EST) em Sep 30, 2008

Hello Portia...on the off chance you were really interested in the answer to your question about royalties, and didn't have a chance to read back in the Dune thread, here is the response I (a former literary agent) posted there:

successful, low if the author's negotiator is successful) sales figure, then max out at 15% at as high a sales figure as the publisher can manage to wangle. All of these numbers carry within them a fudge factor, allowing publishers to shave off a certain negotiated percentage of what they owe the author for returned books and extraordinary items. And of course, royalties go down on certain classes of sales (eg, those with discounts above 50%), and vanish entirely on remaindered books. No means has ever been found to collect and distribute royalties on secondary-market sales, eg used books, though believe me author's reps are thinking thinking thinking.

Side note: Anyone ever notice that used bookstores, even big 'uns like Half Price Books with many stores, do not use the simple and easy-to-use barcodes that exist on all books sold after 1990 or so to track inventory or sales? Wanna take a guess as to why, given the above screed?

Trade paperbacks start at 8% of cover price and escalate to whatever the author's negotiator can get, generally never more than 10%.

Mass market paperbacks start at 5% or 6% of cover price and don't escalate unless the sales top out in the stratosphere.

The differences were built in to account for the profit margins that once existed on the different classes of binding. High class, high profit hardcovers were once more profitable to produce than they are today.

~here endeth the lesson~

Cheers
RMD

publicado por richardderus às 12:10 pm (EST) em Sep 30, 2008

There's a reason why I've "friended" you, and why we have so many books in common . . .

I'm your middlest sister!

publicado por Girabbit às 8:49 pm (EST) em Jan 1, 2008

Thought I'd poke you to point out the division changes. :)

publicado por infiniteletters às 2:45 pm (EST) em Oct 15, 2007

Aha. I'm doing Contents in the comments, but not any more cataloging than that yet. Need to do the actual books first.

publicado por infiniteletters às 11:59 am (EST) em Jul 21, 2007

Yes, but I'm not sure why you have "longer work included in Omnibus" instead of "longer work included in Anthology/Collection". For instance, Methuselah's Children (novel-length) is included in The Past through Tomorrow.

Oh. Maybe you're trying to catalog the separate novels in omnibus as inclusions? That makes some amount of sense... But in that case, what should happen to a short story that's included in a collection, and also bound on its own (very small)?

And I'm so not doing anything with anthologies until we get a better works/authors system.

publicado por infiniteletters às 10:54 am (EST) em Jul 21, 2007

Hi, welcome to Library Thing. (I saw your note over at "Combiners".)

A lot of these questions either don't have a right-or-wrong anser, OR somebody's going to come along and combine/separate things anyway. C'est la vie.

- Bob

publicado por AsYouKnow_Bob às 8:26 pm (EST) em May 16, 2007

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