New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-26
HEB00K SEASON NOW OPENING
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election and Christmas il az busy g tine as the
bookseller enjoys IN the entire year"
rONSCMANs GREEN & 70

election and Christmas il az busy q tine az the
bookseller enjoys IN the entire year"
LoNGMANs. GREEN & co.
Iongmans. Green & CO. find the outlook Tor
good business this season very satisfactory in
every way and the demand for staple books
decidedly Of the Increase Among the impor-
taut announcements OF the firm are Trevelyan's
american Revolution" new edition of Rus
kin and Professor Harris book on Actual Gov
eminent" There win be another Lang Christ
mas fairy book this year. ana another Coli
voCg" book.
JOHN LANE.
a.r. r. Harold PaEet general manager % the
American Office % John Lane said:
There is every prospect for good business
this fan. There is not so much booming IN nov
els alone as last winter. I should say think
people have been rather surfeited with novels
and are ready more tor biographies and travels
and perhaps even poetry ] think people are be-
ginning 10 find interest IN poetry. and that il Is
not tie DRY STUFF they thought Il was. This is
shown by the large sale OF India's Love Lyrics
0s course. this Carlyle controversy has reused
q good deal % public interest in his biography
and letters. ana particularly in his domestic
relations on that lot more material VIII be
published.
The demand Tor art books seems 20 stick al
q certain height II YOU plumb the depth 81,
he art waters ~ America. they seem TO stay
81 che same soundings. There is. perhaps. since
.rs death OF Whistler a little increase IN the
circulation o. The International studio but I
doubt u & WIN be permanent. This increase is
natural perhaps os IL shows American people
are interested II their own 6oiugs: but they
don't seem O. have much interest IL art IL
general.
Asked whether or not the sales % a novel
were increased by its 6ramatization, Mr.. Psget
replied:
The dra-attzation % q novel increases its
sales. but not enough 10 put a mediocre novel
IN me front rank OF the popular sellers. II a
novel selling seven or eight thousand copies is
aramatlzed il viii perhaps double the sales: but
vcu Won't raise the roveI IN the 10000 circula-
don class by drarnauzauon. ] am almost inclined
tc thiuk g YOU prematurely dramatic q novel
which might have had chance OF becoming
one of the big populars you might materially
lessen its chances. because people undoubtedly
prefer ~ see story recounted on the stage
rather than read Il from book That applies
20 the big masses o. the people. I think.
surely. the American author IS doing solid
s-eaty Ute-ary work We see IL in man like
Janes Lane Allen o. Nathaniel Stephenson.
They do not tu-, out novels 20 the order OF the
publisher or the public. but are content 20 let
-Hei- minds mature on the work in hand. and
re- e Gown at leisure CD the form OF book
The public VIII not he rueG By big advertising,
either In the way o. high fown talk in regard 70
the sales or display in type. and 50 on. And
imagine the booksellers would he thankful
e. there we're p general combination among the
newspapers which advertise books 10 restrict
display. as IS done in England. II would ueces-
state The publisher keeping 70 strict facts. and
the public would be able 20 peruse its advertise
rner-s IN one-haIf the time. The booksellers,
TOO would he able 70 post themselves fl one
has the time on the new ventures o. the pub
fishers. The newspapers could simply raise the
price 10 meet the improved method % sd-
.-ert.s.ur Cs is cone II England"
DOUBLEDAY. PAGE & CO.
III henry ". Lanlcr. q Doubleday, Page 6
Co. Sad the prospects for the Iau season were
tho best they ever had by al ODDS. Business.
however. seemed 10 be better in the West than
s- The East In the West there had so far been
an extraordinarily early and good publishing
season. As to the effect 81 political campaign.
n Lanier thought il made dull season Tor a
fer DAVIS. but that book with life in Il was
fot affected az ALL The firm VIII publish next
month Ni-. KipLing's new volume OF verse. The
r~-e Nations" and Ernest Thompson Seton s
Two Little Sararcs." a story of woodcraft Tor
r.4-e ~ al ages Another october publication
~r re the Memoirs ~ ~. dc Blowitz. the
Paris correspondents Tor many years q The
london Times" Doubleday. Page & co. hope 10
20 fr their new home. Nos. 133-131 East SIX
-ee-th-st.. 10y January I.