New-York tribune., 1874-10-28

,sned nv suo.crpton IN year The times will make tne
wnsss on, sn,i tss o. Gs i1iS s.
now Int we explain that by the fact that business Is
dull all over the country D. Worbipg,Sn gars ssr and
there are many places In England that are distant
from bookstores where our agents make S saies ontpv
when the choice lies between pair OF shoes and suo
scripton book the man gong TO buy tne SHOES ns
trated and contain from 900 to l1oo pages each we
sell to of people who like illustrations anu 20 o
have much business this Fall People have run behind Sn
hand, and the times should oe betors t6ey
can indulge In luxuries S.ili agents on sTH uI.n
work do far business TINS Mih9r m,c aooye the
trade prices for hooks Business has been uu n v 20
year, but s growing better, and tblhk we arc s'e
have . fair Fall and Winter trade.
PAY OF AGENTS AND AUTHORS.
Apy man or woman can be-or rather attempt W oo
n book agent by sending to the publisher ioi VIVA"
called prospectus book of the WORK ior ""'' s. " -
sired to canvass. This prospectus pook coH''
so sample pages Of the original work. with some
tions and blank paper at the end on wn'on ~
names of subscribers. The publishers ina pEospectus,
that the book is as represented IN tne sa sam,
and the buyer subscrbes alier , seurk descriptiop
S,bP e Generally long and eloquent as some reaaets
may have to know, GONG IRON t snch orders
"a no can and after whole territory mas oee q,
ougy trversed he sends FOR thS Ss 70 the sub
scrers and gets his pay. To my question Wnat M
tutes good agent. one OF the ieauins pd imdSe OF
nied: A good agent Is VINO is good Juuset 9t1 u.
human nature has gentemanly address, anu Is t 20
iigent enough to understand anu poineu aeus He
never proves himself bore, as a stup,u npmro.ch
WILL but knows when and how 10 anptOmoh anpi,,on'hooS
Prospective buyer. When new subscrlpuon,oooaa a,a
is published, 250OO circulars descriptive OF ts
se ut TO agents all parts OF the country tne
already having some Of the names ON their Ist, anu
some OF them being obtained by means OF o III
for agents Out of tins number from loo 10 o'VOY WIZ
seize the book Hardly do they receive salary;
they generally have commission on eacn 9ook sou,
s 10 their earnings there to be great dnerence
OF opinion among the subscription pupsners. Ouo o su M
Bibles alone: another, 500 month above expenses;
another $3.50 amOnth on standard Works ano.ie, ~
at is a poor agent that can't make sl1o mouth
sixth said s2OO month, aud seventh s4o LUIS %
taking into account only the Dest anu moueia.cp kUv n
agents leaving ont the poor receVs their nav in the
shape OF commission on each book so!a WY ar"
manuscripts ever bought outrgnt pS Iio nn
The commission ROYALTY runs from ~ 70 20 oou, %
hook whether the price rs s. or upward depenuns oH
the pOpusrity Of the subject OF tue %OfK ar does his
mart i'm the mechanical execution OF the pook au'ei
using, &C. :, "a, ..-.., a,,u,oss In hus,ness and
the prospective stagnation predicted by some 10 the
book trade there several new suoscriptl0h o5ons
announced The list given by the various
| is "a follows; A. d. WorthngtOn Co., "Gleanines
from the Harvest Fields OF Literature Curious hamo
and oweh y IT, Mstory by Joaquin
Miller being story of Mllers life among the in9ias
the Far West; The Great py M Na
Capen Of Boston, which Will be general survey OF n
progress of free institutions throughout ne @
will be printed in three volumes Other new DOCKS are
"Iecture Experiences" by Anna Dickinson; romantic
Western story by Bret Harte book OF Eastern tIaVe
the American Consul at Singapore; humorous book
by Mark Twain, and "Hisory Of Tobacco by & ION
nectcut author, s. s. Scranton Co. will publish Ihe
Political Personal and Property Rights OF Citizen OF
the United States; How to Exercise ana now 10 lIe,
serve Them" by r. Parsons. James Belts d. Co. are 10
bring out THE story Of the Bble, illustrated book
for young people