Post #617830 by bigbrotiki on Mon, Dec 19, 2011 1:28 PM

It's not only the price, but distribution and exposure. Once it is not on the book table anymore, and not on the shelf either, it has practically disappeared from public awareness. It's publish or perish alright. Meanwhile the publishing world is in turmoil because of threat of electronic media combined with the recession, and it is getting harder and harder to get a book printed. A dear friend of mine just had his new book cancelled, and that after having two successful books published previously with the same publisher. And that book is ready, written and photographed!

I just feel fortunate that I got Tiki Modern out in the nick of time, a while back my publisher told me he never would have put it out in this current climate. We are all contributing to the cultural demise by buying cheaper stuff, using electronic media, and showing we can work for less. These are interesting times.