Date: Fri, 02 Apr 2004 15:29:42 -0500
From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at mail.press.jhu.edu>
To: <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Future Washington Anthology
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

>At 08:53 AM 4/1/04, Strong, Lee wrote:
>
>>         I find Ernest Lilley's proposal to write a future Washington =
based
>>anthology to be very interesting.  There was a _Newer York_ anthology
>>published a number of years ago, and, as Ernest points out, there would =
be a
>>great deal of local interest.  Certainly, we have the expertise to =
publish a
>>book.

Dreadfully easy to publish.
More difficult is selling 'em.

Speaking of such, I am amused to note that Jayson Blair's book (he, the =
disgraced NY Times scribe who recieved a 7 figure advance for the book), =
well the book in it's first week of publication has sold . . . 1386 copies =
out the quarter million printrun.

I'd expect to see it at a 50% discount in the chains fairly soon.  Maybe =
if they paid me to take one . .

Such a waste of trees.

mjw