, 1885-10-29
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a detail II explanation OF the modus OF
making a book from the time the manu-
script leaves the hands of the original
writer until the completed work is placed
on the top shelves as a merchantable
ware.
There is no real secrecy about any
part of the business, said the gentle
mtn ~and the steps are perfectly simple.
SOmr one has a manuscript whI,l he, Of
course. thinks worthy OF publication, and
a f.g kind friends encourage him in that
belief His first step, after reaching
such n conclusion, should be to write 20 "a
publishing house, explaining the nature
Of the manuscript-whether n novel, ed
ucltipnal work, or what not-and ask
II the house will receive the manuscript
for examination. To this letter he will,
if the house is n reputable one, always
receive an answer, either politely refus-
Ing To accept the manuscript or stating
that il will be taken for examination. to
be returned if not suited to the purposes
of the publishers.
an most cases, especially where the
writer is unknown, the acceptance OF the
manuscript depends altogether on the
style Of the letter Of inquiry. II that
letter gives a favorable impression the
manuscript is most likely to be taken
otherwise rejected. In many cases we
are convinced at n glance that the
writer would only waste time by sending
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can not Use is very great.
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:" III - 81 do u~rittsn
- tarn out - ha vor,f thousands If
Ill. 60. "sLiab 49," ranIJ La Iable
ond ve are in an enpsIlv nnnleasant
nredicament about sendinc the matter
III "a thn u's;snr withont his order for
r. ~ sbonId he LOST or DESTROYED on tbe
,afoht ana;n ha IiaLia hava
~ Iarye rnmber Of such
an ~ which b.ve hen
thara far Wa have notiaed Tho
vsr;ts,s Tine and aain IN call for their
ogac,s bn1 ,y;,hont success -
sPa,n;t ma 70 asL wbat il first dome
u;Yt raanrsorin aftar H. ren.;ntsr
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II. M ,aLas n Nth him and
of,ar m;n;rs II carefully returns II
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IL 80 unor;t W. have e;gbt
reo,Iariy engagad for This -nurnose If
- 7at,,rns . mannscr;n t
with a strong endorsement We
then consider the merits of rbe Wort,
from a commarcioI whether
il ia litelv 10 seIl how mnch il will cosf
e. nnaJ:.tion az atc F-rca,entlv ye
tnrn tho monnscrint over TO n second
.raador and sometimes IN n third IN
al say This is a strong york. tbink II
,y;u nv ,or IN nnblish if , or words IN
that eefact Of conrse their rerommenda-
,;ons go a lone way in the question of
nnhi;cation
sWhat bind If parsons do Won pener-
ouv emnlov No readers91
I'm many cases men or women of
c@pltnre who themselves have done
iiterary work. sometimes n LAWYER who
gnds limo from his nrofessional duties
a. Give attention IN literary nnrsnits or
a doctor SIMILARLY Situated and some
times a woman Of refined education
onaI;6ed IN do mo- work When we have
anv manuscript on n specialtv. "a scien-
ti6c medical or other subjects Of the
lind we ENGAGE some r-ecoonized nro-
foss;dnaI men in tbat narticnIar An
anr raaJors ara Trustworthy and some
bare heen regnIarlv engaged nv ms for
vears one woman has been reading for
~ oyer eight years -
aDo Won nublish the works al your own
risl or do tbe writer's assume part Of
tho evnanse -
YEARLY ALWAYS the writer's are re-
cnired 10 hear n mart of the EXPENSE of
tbe 6rst edition always when they arr,
new writer's Sometimes they can not
yet into nrint without bearing the entire
exnense II is a fact not general 4,
known that Longfellow paid within a
small amount OF the total cost of pro
duction of his first volume of poems,
and James Russell Lowell paid all the
expense of his first work.
aWhat is an ordinary edition, and its
COST"
"A book OF 400 pages is considered an
edition at 1000, and the total cost, in
Guiding advertising. copyright, books to
the press for reviews and all incidentals,
is about 81, 250. The first edition, If all
sold. will bring o net return of only
1878. leaving $3.50 -unaccounted for. A
second edition will cost only $3.50, as the
plates are on hand, and there is no ex-
pense on that score, and on this edition
the net return will again be 1915, leaving
still 1925 Of the original expenditure To
edition. if one can be disposed of, this
shortage is cleared up and a very small
profit remains. So it can be seen that
10 be a slightly profitable investment.
there must be at least three editions Of
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