Would any booktalkers be interested in being published?

Mr. Pessimistic

My wife belongs to a online parenting community and they recently did something I thought we might consider thinking about.

They published a cookbook with recipes from the members. (My wife entered MY vegetarian chile!)

I thought we might be able to put something together with content being supplied by the members: Art, essays, nude pics (jk)...whatever.

We can sell the book here and promote it outside. The proceeds would go to promote and market Booktalk. It would be really great if we could get the authors that have been guests to contribute something for the book as well...but something tells me that is hard to do what with contract/rights and profit share.

I dunno...just a thought. Any suggestions?

Mr. P.

The one thing of which I am positive is that there is much of which to be negative - Mr. P.

I came to get down, I came to get down. So get out ya seat and jump around - House of Pain

HEY! Is that a ball in your court? - Mr. P

I came to kick ass and chew Bubble Gum...and I am all out of Bubble Gum - They Live, Roddy Piper

Edited by: misterpessimistic at: 12/19/04 10:35 am

Chris OConnor

My family has a few recipes to add. My grandmother made these incredible cookies that were filled with either apricots or crushed walnuts. Someone has that recipe somewhere.

Chris

pctacitus

Is a cookbook what we want to publish for this community? Perhaps we should publish something else instead?

…[T]o ignore the classics is ultimately to weaken the very foundations of our society. - James Atlas, Book Wars

Mr. Pessimistic

The cookbook was an example! I meant writings or art or something appropriate!

Mr. P.

The one thing of which I am positive is that there is much of which to be negative - Mr. P.

I came to get down, I came to get down. So get out ya seat and jump around - House of Pain

HEY! Is that a ball in your court? - Mr. P

I came to kick ass and chew Bubble Gum...and I am all out of Bubble Gum - They Live, Roddy Piper

pctacitus

I think publishing something is a good idea, the question is what?

…[T]o ignore the classics is ultimately to weaken the very foundations of our society. - James Atlas, Book Wars

Mr. Pessimistic

pc:

"the question is what"

AND THUS...this thread!

Essays, stories, artwork...anything to an extent. Think coffee table book.

Mr. P.

The one thing of which I am positive is that there is much of which to be negative - Mr. P.

I came to get down, I came to get down. So get out ya seat and jump around - House of Pain

HEY! Is that a ball in your court? - Mr. P

I came to kick ass and chew Bubble Gum...and I am all out of Bubble Gum - They Live, Roddy Piper

pctacitus

Two things sprung to mind:

1. A book review to be put out every 2-6 months depending on how often we could get one out. 6 months seems about right.

2. A collection of writings by members on the books that have influenced them the most.

…[T]o ignore the classics is ultimately to weaken the very foundations of our society. - James Atlas, Book Wars

Mr. Pessimistic

I like this idea!

The "X"-monthly book review can actually be a periodical type...or we can have different members, or groups, offer insights and critiques on the books we have read, or new books and do a compendium.

I originally enviosioned this as a compendium, coffee table thing. We can spend 1/2 next year working on this and hope to have something printed in time for the holidays next year.

Opinions and assistance from all group members...or at least an interest level gauge would be helpfull!!!

Mr. P.

The one thing of which I am positive is that there is much of which to be negative - Mr. P.

I came to get down, I came to get down. So get out ya seat and jump around - House of Pain

HEY! Is that a ball in your court? - Mr. P

I came to kick ass and chew Bubble Gum...and I am all out of Bubble Gum - They Live, Roddy Piper

pctacitus

I want in on a book review at whatever level(s) possible.

…[T]o ignore the classics is ultimately to weaken the very foundations of our society. - James Atlas, Book Wars

Chris OConnor

I'm liking the ideas presented in this thread. I'll be impressed if this discussion continues and someone takes the bull by the horns and makes it happen. A table top book would be excellent.

Chris

Mr. Pessimistic

I would work on getting this done, but NO ONE other than PC and I seem to be interested.

Mr. P.

The one thing of which I am positive is that there is much of which to be negative - Mr. P.

I came to get down, I came to get down. So get out ya seat and jump around - House of Pain

HEY! Is that a ball in your court? - Mr. P

I came to kick ass and chew Bubble Gum...and I am all out of Bubble Gum - They Live, Roddy Piper


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