[78-L] "Selling Sounds" reviewed

[Bill McClung]

Mr. Biel notes the publication date of May 31 on Amazon and May 1 on Amazon
UK.

Publishers set the official publication date usually at the end of the
month of publication so that books can be shipped and be in stores by the
official publication date.

So if you see a pub date of X you can be pretty sure that books will
actually be in stores two to three weeks prior to X date.

This also serves to try to keep reviews and ads from hitting before the
book is available.

Of course, the exception to this is the single on sale date for a national
blockbuster in which the publisher tries to have a book available in all
outlets on the same day.

And I'm thinking that cover was drawn and not photographed.  I thought it
was a pretty effective visual joke.


> [Original Message]
> From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> To: 78-L Mail List <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Date: 5/13/2009 10:34:26 AM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] "Selling Sounds" reviewed
>
> The dog COULD be rolling in glee while the crapophone spins "What d'ye
Mean You 
> Lost Your Dog" or "The Whistler And His Dog" or "I Want A Hot Dog For My
Roll".
>
> dl
>
> Ron L wrote:
> > He ate burned horseflesh, but other than that, there is no news.
> > 
> > Ron L
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
> > [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of Dnjchi at aol.com
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 9:27 AM
> > To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> > Subject: Re: [78-L] "Selling Sounds" reviewed
> > 
> > In a message dated 5/13/2009 9:11:36 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> > lherault at bu.edu writes:
> > 
> > It looks  like the dog died too.
> > 
> > Ron L
> > What killed the dog?
> >  
> > dc
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:  78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
> > [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com]  On Behalf Of Michael Biel
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 4:40 AM
> > To: 78-L  Mail List
> > Subject: Re: [78-L] "Selling Sounds" reviewed
> > 
> > From: "David  Weiner" <djwein at earthlink.net>
> >> This sounds like a good  book!   Dave W.
> >> "Selling Sounds" Music and Money From Tin  Pan Alley to RCA Victor:
> >> shaping musical taste, profiting from  it.
> >> "Selling Sounds." By David Suisman (Harvard University  Press,
> >> 356 pages, $29.95). 
> > 
> > It does sound good, but  unfortunately the cover shows a clear color
> > photo of a CRAPOPHONE!  
> > http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124208429758708581.html
> > 
> > Amazon  notes that the publication date isn't until May 31, 2009
although
> > Amazon UK  shows the date as May 1.
> > 
> > Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com  
> > 
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