Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-22
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has ON my mind. WINS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
| advertisement I always think OF 1000
as an edition-I don't know why How
ever. publishers have begun 10 use the
word printing instead. The whole
| significance of 1t seems to be this.
The publisher says In effect: There.
what do you think OF thtsR We
have had eight printings Of this book
The demand has been such that our
first printing had to be repeated v
times over. We supposed n prfnfang
might be enough. but 10 and behold. 1t
took eight-not two. not three, but
| eight-printings to do the tr1cir-<to
satisfy the popular demand"
90
MANY PEOPLE FONDUYI IMAGINE
that an author has in his possession.
or can obtain without cost, an in
limited number OF his own novels for
personal distribution among his
friends. AS a matter of TACT II In
usually specified In his publishers con-
tract tina the author is entitled TO q
number of copies not In excess Of
twenty, sometimes less. While this
might seem to be a restriction upon
the author, in reality 1t initiates In his
favor, and in addition gives all his
friends the opportunity Of paying large
sums of money out every time he
a book published, rather than be COM
PEELED to accept gifts at his hands.
90
According to The Bookman for July
1.-THE six best selling books for the month
ending June 1, 1911, are as follows:
/. 1.-The Prodigal judge" by Vaughan
Kester; 2. 1.-THE Broad Highway" by
Jeffrey Farnol; 8. Miss Gibbie Gault,"
by Kate Langley Bosher; 4. 1.-THE Gold
en- Silence" by the Williamsons;
5. "Queed," by Henry Sydnor Harri-
son; 6. 1.-THE Grain of Dust" by David
Graham Phillips.
CO.
AN UNILLUSTRATED PAGE OF
a modern monthly magazine, such as
Munsey's McClure,s, etc, contains
about 700 words. A good length for
a short story is about $500 words. OF
course, they run from 300 words up to
10000. Three thousand five hundred
words fills up about five pages Of q
monthly magazine, II unillustrated,
and six or seven pages IL illustrated.
A sheet of legal cap typewriting paper
with margin, typewriter In double
space. holds a little I'VE 800 words.
Ten pages, therefore, would make
about 5000 words.
90
A MODERN NOVEL WILL RUIN,
as a rule, from 10000 to over 100 DOB
words; $4,000 to $4,000 Is about right.
Detective stories and othsr rapid moy-
ing tales, suitable for railroad txRpeA-
ers n summer reading, usually Fun
about $4,000 words. A novel, therefore
is about equal to twenty ordinary
short stories. The page Of q mndsun
novel runs from 200 TO 800 a. asrpss
words.
A short story rarely aupoexW - bess
than six months time aftar anreNeE
ance; frequently II is not pxbaisesed Hue
a much longer time. It IL nne a. "a 81
uncommon thing for O novc4. as1sr Il
has been accepted, to remain IA the
publishers hands for a year f5efuue
publication, although the actuaR x1Sn1-
ing Of the book requires ou1v b 1ax
weeks, possibly q few dayS. tttns.
Some magazines pay for their rturass
at once, in q weeaS after a~cceptanras
others pay at a stated period. orA
month or so. after acceptanoes others
pay only on publication. SOME long
after publication.