Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-06-02
For the Daily Patriot.
Free Schools of ashVflIo.

II would he useless TO make school book.
unless publishers could get them into use in
schools To fail in getting them into school,
is TO render them dead property. The pub
Usher must therefore make use of such means
a. will secure their introduction. whatever
may be its cost to him, aud his aim will be
10 get thin first into those schools that have
the most commanding influence; for instance
to get them into the schools of Nashville
would greatly influence The sales in this
State and adjoining States. Goodrich 3 CT
ograpby and History il the work of an abb
and well known author. who pursues tie
common sense method of connecting the iu-
cidents of history with the place OF th"ir oc-
currence, which gives liic-like reality to
the subject ..aud enables the pupil to learn
both branches at once, better aud more easily
than he could learn either separately. /. is
already in nse. and can be sold cheaper than
a new work of equal merit because there is
TO expense for new plates, DC, aud any
slight change in boundaries can be made on
the old plates. The merit of the work being
already known, il needs no agents. but book
sellers. Can this or other works of similar
merit he sci aside for new ones of Interior
merit! Not without agencies. Bat if /
could influence an extensive sale of new
works. I could get an agency that would pay
q good profit TO me, on every book that pas
sed through the book store, and yet the book
seller know nothing of it.
The usual course il, for the publisher to
send agents. to Boards If Education. Super
intendrnts and Teachers, some or all of
these have the control of the selection OF
books His hope depends on his succrs>
with them. II they object to the expense,
the agent usually gives his new books 10 the
entire school. in exchange tor the old oncs.
This creates future demand for his, aud de
stroys the demand for the old ones
Parents who do not understand This game
sometimes think IL good bargain. when in
reality. it would nften be better economy 10
pay Ten dollars per book tor burning tn, new
books. than to have the loss OF time conse-
au-nt on change of aushors. If this aI-
parent lib-reliIy (Which is only kind of
bribery does not succt ed, he must ure UIhei
means. Suppose the agent Of Warrea's Geo
graphy had found il necessary. and hal
given to the city of Nashville 81. 900. o in.
duce the city to adopt his book, it would
have bren good bargain for TIL, publisher.
but bad Que Tor the people. 1t would in
two years enable him To make compulsory
sale Ut some two thousand copies in Nash
vile, with prospect OF an excessive demand
In this and adjoining States. The b oks eau
be made for twenty-five eeRts. They =, II at
one dollar. This allows the publisher a
heavy profit, at his Wholesale price 10 b. Ok
lers.
School books of inferior merit are mostly
compilations. by unknown authors. The
are eheapIy gotten up. by greatly lesseniu-
thS quantity u matter. compare Gooificb's
| map nf he United States with warrrn's the
one newly introduced into the S.hools,l aud
yet give il snowy appearance, by using
! large ~ pc, pictures. wide margin, &c. Al
ter they are graiaitoasly introduced int
/ schools. an exorbiiant price is demanded.
Though improved machinery has greatly
lessened the expense OF psp-r and pnnIing,
yet the excellent Geographic OF Oiney OF
Morse, sold tor less. twenty years ego, than
the msager one OF Warren, naw introduced
| The reason given for the high price is, that
the author has . ''copy right Well, lei
him kes p biz copy riehs and bic buoks, and
| lei the people keep aud use their brains, %
prevent beng imposed upon. Any person
nry ioT hfiy CENTS get copy right OF any
thing he NAV write; bat that gives him no
prot,eiien Ia the use IL that which has be
coine public property. What nonseisse, az
talk OF protecting one by e"py right ia she
use 81 tue multiplication table or tae boaa-
daiis OF the State OF Tenueseee.
The books being inlroduced. the bookseller,
relying on eouiInued demand. loads hls
shelves with them. Now. bo~ sasy IL is TOT
the pabllrhsr. ageats, DC, 10 drstI.y the val
IA of these lsoek>. ~ Iis ca the book seilsr :
I
iato the schools. la various usy- = silan
new book l. goS up, 20 TO sell the saca-
matter several tsmcs over-ss Primary,
-laiurmesiiste-' dc, Or ss --largrh made
'-szsslls 10y using thin paper. srxt, rear
range The same m9ttsr aud bring it cat .
seS work. nadsr TIE nsSae OF ssme. bogus
"a Lhor. BY the Introduction Of . succession
ef s;seh thiagr. schcol noninaily -iTee
may es made 90 eo<t fzie- - mach foF boak-
aleae, a< che easife es<s In Boston "a seaek-
en-. eooks aud siztiosery. TIE qaaalilg 81
books IN sesne Schools - very sIsaii. while In
o<hsEs u = inerusstiy isrsr; and tzsr bel
scholarship = g-aeraIiy y bare fs~ saskz are
a<e4. Tbs eits<sas u >zsbsilie veil {. aszns-
10 shst exssiieni seh,isrs AIlzei Huae
nsis d tbss oaEh tescsins q |. ~ oossk-
;sdieieasiy srl~ 5 d u osiy sizes i,zss
asa- vita kuAeol oFzasixzllns AL scaael
e.oss. thai esn rith p<oprieis eiss nj
vlsws % seseh.sxs sd 4 L u lhss Ihas l6e
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