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by: Paydralty

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:30:49 +0000

Ты че бредиш? Какой кризис=) Нас это не каснется это там пендосы в своей америке пусть переживают. А интернет он независим от окружающего мира. Только вот будет ли а нас бапки чтоб его оплачивать вот другой вопрос))))

by: DeexEvelptype

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:54:26 +0000

Кто как думает, повлияет ли кризис на итернет? Я так подазреваю что безусловно, подвижки уже есть.И это очень печально(((

by: Alex

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 04:50:27 +0000

Thank You

by: Heather Corinna

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 17:10:40 +0000

I did have an agent for a long time, L., but ultimately, we parted ways because it became clear to me — perhaps in part to having a prof. reputation as a big DIY-er — that especially in terms of selling this book, I was better off going it alone.

And I have to say that this year, I’ve had around three folks in awful cover struggles with a publisher — all publishers of note — two of whom were agented, but even that barely helped.

Not an issue with me, though, it stands to mention. I was shown the cover mockup early in the process, and when photos were used for that, broke my rules and okayed that b/c the way the photos were used seemed doable to me. And to the point we have the cover now, my suggestions and input were very much considered and taken to heart.

The pub date is April 28th.

by: L.

Sun, 11 Mar 2007 23:36:56 +0000

I work at one of the larger UPs, and just fyi, most of our authors who have agents get jacket consulation, if not approval. I understand that there are a number of reasons why it may not make sense for you to have an agent, and I know that UPs are different from other publishing houses… but just thought this might be data point you’d be interested in. We show jackets to all the authors on our list, whether or not they have contractually granted consulation/approval… sometimes they object to things that we have to say “tough luck” about, but we always consider thoughtful, reasoned objections. Sometimes we just screw up because we’re doing 300 + jackets a year and mistakes happen. I think that if I had to make a call on your book, I would go for an all-type jacket… just to avoid the whole issue of trying to find enough stock photos of diverse teens. Because Getty Images apparently only has 3 suitable images.
Anyways. Glad to hear that the book is coming along swimmingly. Do you have a pub date yet?

by: Laura

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 02:11:44 +0000

I had been wondering when I was going to read the blog about “the cover”. I am a designer, you see and totally interested in getting into book design. I know that phrase about not judging a book by it’s cover applies to everything BUT books. I wanted to say my designs made people want to read. You sound like you had a tough job on your hands. I probably would have given up on the photos and used a text-based design. Can’t wait to see it.

I also feel compelled to tell you that I plan on buying your book as a gift to my somewhat sexually naive sister who is getting married. For two reasons: 1) I think she could use an eye opener when it comes to sexual issues and 2) because when her young girl or boy has questions about sexuality I want them to be able to find that book on mom’s shelf and secretly read it and become knowledgable.

by: jennie

Thu, 08 Mar 2007 19:19:51 +0000

OMG I think we looked at the girl with dreads for the sexuality chapters in the Health and Phys-ed textbook I just finished!

(I’ve discovered that certain stock photos appear again and again in certain subjects, presumably because we all have similar concerns, and there’s a limited supply of photos that meet our needs.)

The photos for the three sexuality units presented a similar challenge to those you faced, only I needed way more than three of them, and I did need photos of couples. Also, they weren’t the cover, so they weren’t as vital to the book’s success or its message, and I’m only the editor, not the author, so while I was _determined_ to get good photos, showing real-looking kids from all sorts of backgrounds and of whatever different sexual orientations we could represent in a textbook, I didn’t have the same sort of emotional investment that an author would.

We went with stock photos where we’d used photos of real kids in the chapters on fitness appraisals and whatnot, simply because we didn’t want to have to deal with releases for kids’ photos in units about sexuality, sexual decision-making, and sexual orientation, among other topics. I’m not happy that so many of the couples were apparently straight, but I was pleased that we looked for photos of kids who looked real.

So yeah, I can sympathize. I hope the design is everything you want it to be.