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Re: new book series from Wesleyan UP

From: Brian Taves <btav~at~loc.gov>
Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 18:35:48 -0400 (EDT)
To: Jules Verne Forum <jvf~at~math.technion.ac.il>

Gerry--I have to disagree with you that it is necessary for publishers "to
sacrifice the bottom line in an effort to keep Verne in print." Publishers
are not charitable institutions, and we need not appeal to the better
angels of their nature. There's money to be made on Verne--after all, he
is one of the best-selling authors of all time in the world. As
knowledgeable Verne buffs, members of the Forum can steer publishers to
try something new--as you mention, publication of a translation of Les
Freres Kip--but we need not procalim such a project is non-commercial.
Quite the contrary--the right publishers, directing their efforts to the
right markets (ie, libraries, collectors, to name two), can find such
ventures profitable.

Brian Taves
email: <btav~at~loc.gov>

Disclaimer--All opinions expressed are my own.

On Fri, 2 Jun 2000 pavano~at~tiac.net wrote:

> >I had an email from a vorum member (lost my email ??) who said that he was
> >working with Aeonian Press on a similar project to reprint the best of the
> >old translations and any new ones that met critical review criteria of the
> >forum more or less. I don't know if this message went out to the whole
> >forum or not. What is the status?
> >Norman M. Wolcott, nwolcott~at~kreative.net
>
> Hello Norman,
> I know that Amereon Press Ltd.is doing a Jules Verne Millennium
> series. I have been working with them on "The Kip Brothers" which should be
> available late this fall. I think Art's project is wonderful -we have so
> much information to share and at least a few publishers are willing to
> sacrifice the "bottom line" in an effort to keep Verne in print.
> Regards,
> Gerald Pavano
>
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