I have to say that yesterday when I posted the Funny Sundays little did I know how quickly the publishing wheels would bring an ironic twist to add as an addendum to the aforementioned mirthful Bill Scheft interview. Scheft notes Glenn Beck in his interview and Scheft’s book is also a release by Simon and Schuster.
So what is the news on Beck? He inked a deal with Simon and Schuster as reported by The Wall St. Journal and other outlets, which brings Beck a publishing deal described by the Journal as, “a perk that publisher has traditionally reserved solely for its most important writers, such as Stephen King.”
Beck receives a smaller advance, substantial share of the profits and has secured more creative control over how the books are marketed etc. The deal also extends to different formats including an ebook, an audiobook and a new non-fiction title.
And just in time for XMAS, Beck’s children’s picture book release, The Christmas Sweater. If S&S really wanted to go all out with that children’s book they would include a set of red, white and blue knitting needles and a pattern for creating the most magnificent and patriotic sweater anyone has ever seen, in the tiny size of your child’s Ken or Barbie(TM) dolls.
Humor aside, the deal represents how publishers are trying to stay afloat in the competitive market of publishing. I think actually that the more adaptive publishers can be in terms of these deals, the better off the publishing world is overall. (Whether ye be democrat or republican! We all like to read books and want them to stay around!)
No related posts.
Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
