I'm pretty sure FFF wasn't an attempting to get rich reprinting obscure 60 year old sci-fi. I'm pretty sure the Library of America isn't expecting to get rich off of it's books either. And acceptance (or lack there of) by Previews magazine is a poor indicator of a products intellectual or cultural worth.


Heh. The best, most realistic hope I had was that the business would eventually be self-sustaining, and allow me to publish more books -- because it was fun.

For what it's worth, I couldn't get Barnes and Noble to consider carrying a particular product in stores, either -- I doubt that had anything to do with it's cultural value, either. It all comes down to business.


I'm curious as to who exactly was the intended audience for this book.


I think there's room -- or there should be room -- for both complete sequential collections and carefully-chosen "best of" collections, particularly where a long-running series is concerned. (Obviously, this book isn't the latter.) Rights notwithstanding, it shouldn't always have to be an either/or proposition. That said, though, I can't help but to wonder about the point of some of the projects Yoe is choosing to pursue.

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