In The New York Times Julie Bosman reports that Book Is Judged by the Name on Its Cover, another sad example of how American publishing 'works', as Patricia O'Brien -- author of five novels -- couldn't sell her new novel until, after twelve rejections, her agent submitted it under a pseudonym.
Judging the manuscript's merit on the basis of the sales-numbers for O'Brien's previous work no one wanted to touch it ..... And American publishers wonder why they're doing so well .....
Seriously, how is one supposed to take this business seriously ?
Judging the manuscript's merit on the basis of the sales-numbers for O'Brien's previous work no one wanted to touch it ..... And American publishers wonder why they're doing so well .....
Seriously, how is one supposed to take this business seriously ?