[meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: ET?

From: James Balister <balisterjames_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 21 May 2010 22:16:43 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <240008.27049.qm_at_web180112.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>

I forgot to mention----Someone thought that 19 bucks was too high for a fiction book.? They sell for 25 bucks on average.? And we all know what meteorite books run!? I bought a book last year that ran me 100 bucks!? So I think 19 is not too bad for a book!



----- Original Message ----
> From: James Balister <balisterjames at att.net>
> To: "meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Sat, May 22, 2010 12:11:59 AM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Mars Odyssey THEMIS Images: ET?
>
> Thanks Brian!? My book is also an E-Book.
> http://www.authorhouse.com/Bookstore/BookStoreSearchResults.aspx?SearchType=smpl&SearchTerm=james%20w%20balister?
>

But I am not trying to push my book.? I am only trying to get the so
> many intelegent people here to open their eyes and see.? There is too much
> denile.? Folks only"see what they belive!? And they don't belive what they
> see!"? (Quote from me!)

----- Original Message ----
> From: Brian
> Cox <> href="mailto:searchingforfun at sbcglobal.net">searchingforfun at sbcglobal.net>
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> Sent: Sat, May 22, 2010 12:01:06 AM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Mars
> Odyssey THEMIS Images: ET?
>
> Darren and James,

With all
> due respect, and I'm not picking sides here or
> trying to get in between
> either of you nor to correct anyone, but the article
> that Darren quoted
> from on books sales is an article by Robyn Jackson, from
> Copyright
> 2003............ Seven years ago. I thought the facts were rather odd
>
> and out of date, since no one listens to 3 hours of radio anymore, not even old
>
> me with my oldies, since everyone is on their ipod. If I see someone
> with a CD
> player attached to their arm it's only because they're
> running along the lake,
> and most have switched to ipods, and most
> people barely watch 4 hours of TV
> anymore. It didn't give any stats on
> computer use since 7 years ago not everyone
> had one.

The article
> from University of Dayton: Erma Bombeck's Writer's
> Workshop, is sorely
> outdated, since Erma, rest her soul has been "Dead" since
> April 22,
> 1996.................................

I'm sure the book stats
>
> have changed, but with the computer and internet, which that ancient 2003
>
> article Didn't even mention is where most people get their news these
> days (I
> haven't bought a newspaper in two years) and people read more
> online or with
> their kindle or their ipad than a real book. Then
> Darren's point is valid that
> books just don't sell like they used to
> unless someone is lying on a beach on
> vacation or takes one into a
> restaurant or coffee shop or on the train or bus
> going to work. Believe
> me, I live in downtown Chicago and I get a warm soft spot
> in my heart
> when I actually see someone with a book going to work or someplace.
> I
> love the smell of a book, nothing like that, brings back grade school, simpler
>
> times I guess. Everyone else is on their iphone or Crackberry reading,
> texting
> and web surfing.

Don't feel bad Darren, you were making
> a good point, and
> James, don't give up, there are ebooks and you may
> try that route with your book
> through an online publisher.

I
> wish you both the best.

Brian
>
>
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