From: sissyboy@alaska.net   
      
   Thank you Bill.   
      
   As far as not geeting a great deal of exposure, that's fine with me.  I've   
   reached that age that when a project becomes a hassle it goes away. And a   
   high profile usually results in a lot of hassle. My day job is my day job,   
   everything else I do is for enjoyment.   
      
   Since it sounds like you get around maybe you could do me a favor.   
      
   I need an opinion that does not come from family or friends about the   
   product of my enterprise. And I mean a true, honest opinion concerning the   
   technical aspects. Things like type face, format, production quality from   
   LuLu, stuff like that.  Like I said, it needs to be honest, and of tangible   
   things that I can improve on in furture releases.   
      
   If you're interested, I'll send you one of my books, on my dime, your   
   choice. "Attack" is the one I'm most happy about, and I think shows off best   
   the level of quality that I have reached to this point. But like I said,   
   your choice. All I want in return is your honest opinion about what can be   
   improved. Whether you share that opinion with others is up to you.   
      
   If you're interested drop me an email at   johninfairbanks@alaska.net   
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
   "Bill Swears"  wrote in message   
   news:BeudnU0S9Z9KbTrXnZ2dnUVZ_vednZ2d@posted.mtasolutions...   
   > Steve Firth wrote:   
   >> Sissyboy  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> As far as posting anymore announcements on this group, we'll have to   
   >>> see.   
   >>> If all it garners is snipes by trolls who have not even bothered   
   >>> touching   
   >>> the product before they start talking out of their asses, I won't   
   >>> bother.   
   >>   
   >> Why is it that spammers always think they have a God-given right to   
   >> spam? Any why do they assume that the rest of the world is as gullible   
   >> as they are?   
   >>   
   > Steve,   
   >   
   > I regret having to say that I read this whole thread.  I don't think   
   > Sissyboy's post was intended as spam, and I have seen some very   
   > professional renditions of public domain books out of Lulu.  I've even   
   > seen some small presses issue print runs of public domain books for   
   > exactly the reasons Sissyboy gave.   
   >   
   > Sissyboy,   
   >   
   > This newsgroup is a catchall for rec.arts.sf groups.  As far as I know, it   
   > doesn't have a terms of use agreement, and it isn't used for anything but   
   > overflow.  In example, rec.arts.sf.composition uses it for volatile   
   > threads that are pissing off too many contributors and only of interest to   
   > a few.  That means that you're likely to get flamed, but also that you're   
   > perfectly justified to use the space for advertising.  However, I've seen   
   > this newsgroup go for literally months with absolutely no posts, so your   
   > value probably won't be as great as all that.   
   >   
   > Bill   
   > --   
   > Living on the polemic may be temporarily satisfying, but it will raise   
   > your blood-pressure, and gives you tunnel vision.   
      
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