tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32743250.post5254613682380552252..comments2023-08-06T04:21:52.491-06:00Comments on Kash's Book Corner: Going to School with the PublishersArsen Kashkashianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10185747887959535224noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32743250.post-84085481368851571692008-03-09T09:53:00.000-06:002008-03-09T09:53:00.000-06:00Mr. Kashkashian, Your dad will undoubtedly enj...Mr. Kashkashian,<BR/><BR/> Your dad will undoubtedly enjoy The Road to Dallas. Furthermore, the answer to your question--hasn't this territory been mined hundreds of times before?--is yes, but not like this. Thanks to Oliver Stone's (very misleading) movie, Congress in the 1990s ordered the release of all JFK archives. I am the first historian to have gone through them, retracing the original investigation, and much else besides. The conclusion--that organized crime was behind Oswald--is very thoroughly documented, and I predict you will sell quite a few more copies before the year is out. (See also the reviews in Kirkus, Library Journal, and Publisher's Weekly.)<BR/><BR/> Best, David Kaiser (author)David Kaiserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05020082243968071584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32743250.post-65682410515846070162008-02-26T13:47:00.000-07:002008-02-26T13:47:00.000-07:00"Nudge" was one of the books reviewed in the arti..."Nudge" was one of the books reviewed in the article "What Was I Thinking?" by Elizabeth Kolbert in the Feb. 25, 2008 issue of "The New Yorker." I don't know if Boulder's readership of that magazine is any higher than Salt Lake City's, so it may not provide any sales "push," but it does give more information than the catalog alone!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32743250.post-48650221461579469612008-02-19T09:29:00.000-07:002008-02-19T09:29:00.000-07:00One of the many reasons I shouldn't be/am not a bo...One of the many reasons I shouldn't be/am not a book buyer: <I>The Future of the Internet & How to Stop It</I>, <I>Digital Culture, Play, and Identity</I>, and <I>New Tech, New Ties</I> all sounded like the <B>most</B> interesting titles to me. Then again, these days I'm an academic focusing on those exact issues. <BR/><BR/>But <I>Siteless</I> sounds pretty sweet, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32743250.post-14412315209314080302008-02-18T18:08:00.000-07:002008-02-18T18:08:00.000-07:00Dear Arsen,A fascinating post -- thanks for a valu...Dear Arsen,<BR/><BR/>A fascinating post -- thanks for a valuable window into the thinking of a conscientious book buyer. This is my first major book, and I'm eager to see how to make it best represent what it has to offer.<BR/><BR/>FWIW, the press suggested changing the title to "The Future of the Internet -- And How to Save It," I think to avoid exactly the confusion you reported. I don't know how the process works, but I'd be happy to send you a bound galley if you wanted to read the brief introduction and see if it makes it any more compelling than the wrapper materials and elevator pitch!<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/>JonathanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com