Comments on: Advance praise for Cheater’s Guide to Baseball http://ussmariner.com/2007/01/08/advance-praise-for-cheaters-guide-to-baseball/ Seattle Mariners and general baseball discussion with David Cameron and Derek Zumsteg Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:17:03 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: joser http://ussmariner.com/2007/01/08/advance-praise-for-cheaters-guide-to-baseball/comment-page-2/#comment-162034 joser Wed, 10 Jan 2007 00:57:30 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/01/08/advance-praise-for-cheaters-guide-to-baseball/#comment-162034 Heh, you know who would be the <i>ultimate</i> blurber for a baseball book? Fidel Castro. My mother was just in Cuba, she could have dropped off a copy at the Ministerio de Esportes for you ;) "A wonderfully humorous summary of the Yanqui's cheating ways, and the many techniques the working-class athlete has used to revolt against his capitalist owner/oppressor. I laughed so hard I bust my gut!" - Fidel Castro Heh, you know who would be the ultimate blurber for a baseball book? Fidel Castro. My mother was just in Cuba, she could have dropped off a copy at the Ministerio de Esportes for you ;)

“A wonderfully humorous summary of the Yanqui’s cheating ways, and the many techniques the working-class athlete has used to revolt against his capitalist owner/oppressor. I laughed so hard I bust my gut!”
- Fidel Castro

]]> By: joser http://ussmariner.com/2007/01/08/advance-praise-for-cheaters-guide-to-baseball/comment-page-2/#comment-162033 joser Wed, 10 Jan 2007 00:54:33 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/01/08/advance-praise-for-cheaters-guide-to-baseball/#comment-162033 As for reviews, in addition to maintaining links from the site you're creating for the book, also make yourself a copy of the review pages themselves. They tend to disappear or go into "paid-subscriber-only" archives and other inaccessible places. You generally can't (legally) post your copies online when that happens, but you still want your private copy for excerpts etc. Amazon lets anyone write a review, and sometimes you get real whackjobs with an axe to grind. Keep an eye on your Amazon page and if that happens, recruit people to shout down the bad review (or at least push it down the page); in some cases you can get Amazon to remove reviews when they are completely out to lunch. (Hopefully none of this will even be an issue for you, but I have author friends who had to deal with it). As for reviews, in addition to maintaining links from the site you’re creating for the book, also make yourself a copy of the review pages themselves. They tend to disappear or go into “paid-subscriber-only” archives and other inaccessible places. You generally can’t (legally) post your copies online when that happens, but you still want your private copy for excerpts etc.

Amazon lets anyone write a review, and sometimes you get real whackjobs with an axe to grind. Keep an eye on your Amazon page and if that happens, recruit people to shout down the bad review (or at least push it down the page); in some cases you can get Amazon to remove reviews when they are completely out to lunch. (Hopefully none of this will even be an issue for you, but I have author friends who had to deal with it).

]]> By: dan@jackson http://ussmariner.com/2007/01/08/advance-praise-for-cheaters-guide-to-baseball/comment-page-2/#comment-162032 dan@jackson Wed, 10 Jan 2007 00:51:41 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/01/08/advance-praise-for-cheaters-guide-to-baseball/#comment-162032 The problem with Talk of the Nation is that it is only available in the Seattle area by streaming it, either through NPR or KUOW, which has an on-line service, KUOW-2. The problem with Talk of the Nation is that it is only available in the Seattle area by streaming it, either through NPR or KUOW, which has an on-line service, KUOW-2.

]]> By: sparky http://ussmariner.com/2007/01/08/advance-praise-for-cheaters-guide-to-baseball/comment-page-2/#comment-162012 sparky Tue, 09 Jan 2007 23:55:05 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/01/08/advance-praise-for-cheaters-guide-to-baseball/#comment-162012 I'd try to get some publicity through deadspin.com. Although the site isn't focused on just baseball, the editor/main writer is a big baseball fan (and a book writer himself) and might be willing to do some shilling on your behalf. I’d try to get some publicity through deadspin.com. Although the site isn’t focused on just baseball, the editor/main writer is a big baseball fan (and a book writer himself) and might be willing to do some shilling on your behalf.

]]> By: tangotiger http://ussmariner.com/2007/01/08/advance-praise-for-cheaters-guide-to-baseball/comment-page-2/#comment-161974 tangotiger Tue, 09 Jan 2007 21:45:57 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/01/08/advance-praise-for-cheaters-guide-to-baseball/#comment-161974 Oh, and one thing USSM readers can do for you is to offer reviews on Amazon. There's likely no more faithful+passionate group of readers than here, so there's a definite way to drive interest. (Post-release of course) Oh, and one thing USSM readers can do for you is to offer reviews on Amazon. There’s likely no more faithful+passionate group of readers than here, so there’s a definite way to drive interest. (Post-release of course)

]]> By: Brian Rust http://ussmariner.com/2007/01/08/advance-praise-for-cheaters-guide-to-baseball/comment-page-2/#comment-161962 Brian Rust Tue, 09 Jan 2007 21:05:46 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/01/08/advance-praise-for-cheaters-guide-to-baseball/#comment-161962 I suppose you have to be an A-lister to do The Colbert Report, but it seems like Stephen's faux reverence would be a perfect match for your real irreverence. I suppose you have to be an A-lister to do The Colbert Report, but it seems like Stephen’s faux reverence would be a perfect match for your real irreverence.

]]> By: MedicineHat http://ussmariner.com/2007/01/08/advance-praise-for-cheaters-guide-to-baseball/comment-page-2/#comment-161961 MedicineHat Tue, 09 Jan 2007 20:49:10 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/01/08/advance-praise-for-cheaters-guide-to-baseball/#comment-161961 All right, all right....your relentless badgering got me to buy a darn book! Just kidding. Can't wait to read it. I purchased it from Barnes and Noble, not Amazon, since I had a xmas gift card...lol. All right, all right….your relentless badgering got me to buy a darn book! Just kidding. Can’t wait to read it. I purchased it from Barnes and Noble, not Amazon, since I had a xmas gift card…lol.

]]> By: Evan http://ussmariner.com/2007/01/08/advance-praise-for-cheaters-guide-to-baseball/comment-page-2/#comment-161960 Evan Tue, 09 Jan 2007 20:46:49 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/01/08/advance-praise-for-cheaters-guide-to-baseball/#comment-161960 I’d trade my other wife for a copy. – Al Martin I’d trade my other wife for a copy.

– Al Martin

]]> By: DMZ http://ussmariner.com/2007/01/08/advance-praise-for-cheaters-guide-to-baseball/comment-page-2/#comment-161959 DMZ Tue, 09 Jan 2007 20:29:09 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/01/08/advance-praise-for-cheaters-guide-to-baseball/#comment-161959 There's a site for the book coming. There’s a site for the book coming.

]]> By: spokane dude http://ussmariner.com/2007/01/08/advance-praise-for-cheaters-guide-to-baseball/comment-page-2/#comment-161958 spokane dude Tue, 09 Jan 2007 19:51:30 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/01/08/advance-praise-for-cheaters-guide-to-baseball/#comment-161958 40...Scott Simon is indeed a big baseball fan, but the NPR host who dropped out of sight for a summer was Neal Conan, who left to do play-by-play for the independent league team Aberdeen Arsenal. Conan would be a great target, since he hosts "Talk of the Nation" on NPR and often interviews Alan Schwarz about all things baseball. 40…Scott Simon is indeed a big baseball fan, but the NPR host who dropped out of sight for a summer was Neal Conan, who left to do play-by-play for the independent league team Aberdeen Arsenal. Conan would be a great target, since he hosts “Talk of the Nation” on NPR and often interviews Alan Schwarz about all things baseball.

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