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Originally Posted by Rhialto
Of course they were traditionally published. There was almost no alternative in those days. Times have changed. My point is that getting an advance from a BPH should not be a pre-requiste for publishing, and that many of the best books in history were written in absence of an advance from a publisher.
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THe point is that in the absence of an advance to cover the author's research and may be living expenses, some great books wouldn't get written.
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It is a great honor to win the National Book Award. Winning it confirms my belief that I am the luckiest of authors. Part of my luck is that I managed to have the same publishing house and the same people with me for so many years. As some of you know, the early years when I was writing my biography of Robert Moses, The Power Broker, were not so easy. But things became easier when I finally hooked up with Knopf in 1970. Since then Knopf has had two presidents. To research and write books as long as mine, and I do try to keep them short, requires a lot of support in a lot of ways from a publisher. And I've always been grateful for the help that my publishers have given me. Bob Gottlieb has been my editor, through this all, and what I said in the dedication to this book sums up my feeling. Bob Gottlieb, 30 years, four books, thanks. Watching with Bob and me and in all books has been Katherine Hourigan. She is so much a part of all my books, that it's difficult to find words to express my gratitude to her. Doing the ads for all my books has been Anita Bonn. I feel that I've really been quite blessed in this. Those who have come to Knopf later in the game, later in life in the game, like Paul Bogards and Gabriel Brooks, it meant a lot to me too.
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