Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 17:14:00 -0500
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
From: Elspeth Kovar <ekovar at worldnet.att.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Blatant self promotion
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

At 06:52 PM 12/14/04, Michael Walsh wrote:
>One of my fellow small press publishers has forwarded this editorial
>snipped from the latest issue of Locus:
>
>"The non-professional small press has always served important functions
>in SF, doing books the large presses won't do--especially collections,
>non-fiction work of limited interest, and fine limited editions. Now
>something new has been added: keeping important books in print. Old
>Earth Books has published new hardcover editions of four award-winning
>SF novels that are out of print. These four books -- A  Mirror for
>Observers and Davy by Edgar Pangborn, and City and Way Station by
>Clifford Simak -- should never be out of print. They're cornerstone
>books in the field. In Britain there is a classic series that keeps
>important books in print--why not here? Meanwhile, please support Old
>Earth Books."
>
>Wow.

Very, very nice.

Meanwhile, did you know that there are several patron saints for publishers?

http://www.catholicforum.com/saints/pst00081.htm