"How To Publish Without Perishing"

NY Times article on. A little different take, By James Gleick, member of the Author's Guild. Kind of interesting......

THE gloom that has fallen over the book publishing industry is different from the mood in, say, home building. At least people know we’ll always need houses.

hi sara: you make a good point esp. from your professional perspective. And as a writer I know that amazon.com is a help. My point is less sophisticated. more of an awareness. Like do what you can when you can. Sometimes it's just so simple to go online that I think I get lazy. Of course I'm lucky to be able to walk a few blocks to copperfield's and/or the library and not everyone has that advantage.

this is a good discussion. thanks all.

susan