Author: Vinny (---.seattle-01-02rs.wa.dial-access.att.net)
Date: 10-23-02 11:17
Hi Antoinette,my mother's namesake,
My book, "Marriage, Kidneys, and Other Dark Organs,a Memoir", was published in March and I received my first quarterly with zero sales, in May. Then the next one came in August, with not much in the way of sales, even though I know many people bought through 1stBooks in March & April. Pretty spacey stuff.
I too, am into them for at least 3,000 bucks. I had some misinformation given to me, by them, and lost out on a promotion opportunity and when I tried to get help through emails and phone calls - they were silent. I decided to make a large stink to the heads of departments and heard from them pretty darn quick.
Now, on the good side, 1stBooks did a good job in producing what I wanted. The quality of the book is very good. I had some problems at first, but again, I stayed on top of it all.
I work very hard at keeping my book alive - I have the feeling, from what everyone was so kind to state, that you have to be constantly on your toes and assertive.
I can't believe how much I've learned from this forum in the last two weeks!
Good luck.
Vinny
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