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Originally Posted by pwalker8
I get the Tor books news letter every week. IMPO, Tor is a great example of how a publishing company should publicize themselves. I like getting the news letter and frequently read the articles. One little problem. There are very few Tor books that I enjoy reading. I read Scalzi's books, but I most get the audiobook versions because Wil Wheaton does such a good job of taking a pretty good book and making it really good.
I love SF&F, but I simply have different taste in books than their editors do. So, when I get the feedback surveys I'm sure that they get a very mixed signal from me.
But the real point of this is why don't more imprints put out news letters and publicize their authors and books? It just baffles me.
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Doesn't the New York Times and Washington Post (and perhaps other Newspapers) put out their own lists of best sellers with reviews ? It sounds like that is promotion enough for quality books as it sounds like most of the books that are being promoted via Tor and SF&F you don't actually like.
Also, the new B&N Nook has a bluetooth and audio capabilities because they are going to be putting out podcasts by interviewing authors, in the future, so you can listen to it from your eReader. That is pretty good promotion too.