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April 27, 2006
The math of book profits (or loss)
A blogger on LiveJournal offers an inside view of how mass-market books earn or lose money. It's a fun little fictional case-in-point that lets you learn industry terms like ''laydown,'' ''incremental coop,'' and ''PPB'' along the way. As in all creative industries, most potential earnings are chipped away along the supply chain, leaving little chance of profitability for the artist or the publisher.
Oh, and since it's ''take your child to work day so they can realize how much sitting you do,'' here's a message from my nine-year-old son, Sam. His first-ever blog entry (drum roll please):
Hello world! My dad's desk is a mess.
Thanks, Sam.
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Thanks Derek!
Sam on April 27, 2006 9:55 AM
Hi Sam! Keep blogging -- goes with tapping.
Donna Peckett on April 28, 2006 9:17 AM
Welcome to the blog world, Sam, a big part of your Daddy's life. Grampa Ed and Gramma Carla read blogs but do not have any yet. You are way ahead of us! Love, Grampa Ed
Edwin F. Taylor on April 28, 2006 10:24 AM
Big talk Sam, let's see a picture of your desk...
Now, go to daddy's wallet and blog about his credit card numbers.
Drew McManus on May 2, 2006 5:41 PM
Kids say the darndest things! Congratulations, Sam, on your first ever blog.
Derek Kwan on April 27, 2006 9:52 AM