Karen Funk Blocher
said:
Of course there's such a things as bad publicity. If you are selling a product and fewer people buy the product because of the publicity, that's bad publicity. If you are not selling a product but your reputation is ruined, your spouse sues for divorce and your dog bites you, that's bad publicity, too. I haven't followed this story, but it seems a poor show if the author was attacked rather than just the publisher. I suppose the odds are against the book being good, but there might be a way to spin things as "Please judge the work on its merits, as the author is not personally responsible for whatever the publisher has or has not done."
Date: 2/12/2008 1:11:17 AM
Karen Funk Blocher
said:
Of course there's such a things as bad publicity. If you are selling a product and fewer people buy the product because of the publicity, that's bad publicity. If you are not selling a product but your reputation is ruined, your spouse sues for divorce and your dog bites you, that's bad publicity, too. I haven't followed this story, but it seems a poor show if the author was attacked rather than just the publisher. I suppose the odds are against the book being good, but there might be a way to spin things as "Please judge the work on its merits, as the author is not personally responsible for whatever the publisher has or has not done."
Date: 2/12/2008 1:11:17 AM
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