I apologize for cross-postings Greetings, I have been having an extremely frustrating experience with my publisher and I wonder if anyone has had similar experience. My first book BREAKING INTO TELEVISION: VETERAN ADVICE FROM THE TV TRENCHES was put out by Peterson's Publishing this past Sept. My co-author and I have received promise after promise that the book will be promoted; however, nothing has been done to date. Considering it's one of the first books completely targeted towards preparing and training students to be the best media interns possible, it doesn't seem like that hard of a sell. According to our research, it is one of the only books that takes students through the entire internship process, from deciding on an intern home to what to do when the internships over. We have done our own promoting, the forward was written by the VP of MTV, the book was just featured on E.T. this weekend, and it will be on CNN Bookshelf in a couple of weeks, but it almost feels as if the publisher is trying to make the book unsuccessful. Review copies have not been sent out when requested, phone calls aren't returned, and there's just an extreme sense of uncooperation. The book has received great reviews. Several network programs have made it mandatory reading for their interns, and I've received some great letters from professors and interns who have had great success with the book. But, none-the-less the publisher's efforts have been extremely lacking. It really feels as if the publisher doesn't want to sell books. I know being new to this publishing world there might be a reason for the publishers actions that I just don't understand. If you don't have time to respnd to thsi e-mail of course I understand, but if you can offer any advice it will be greatly appreciated. Jason T Siegel ---------------------- Jason T Siegel [log in to unmask] "Your youth is not a handicap, it's what makes you thirsty" "They'll say I have faith and that faith never ends, but I really just have friends." -Dar Williams ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama.