Re: your lawsuit is not helping me or my book

["Peter Banks" <pbanks@diabetes.org>]

Ms. Marco is referring to the AAP lawsuit. However, it should be pointed
out that the Authors Guild has also sued Google (see
http://news.com.com/Authors+Guild+sues+Google+over+library+project/2100-1030_3-5875384.html).
The Authors Guild represents more than 8,000 authors and is the largest
society of published writers in the United States.

That's not to say that Ms. Marco is wrong--she may be more marketing savvy
that most writers. Anyone who titles her book "Field Guide to the
Apocalypse : Movie Survival Skills for the End of the World" has a flair
for marketing.

Peter Banks
Acting Vice President for Publications/Publisher
American Diabetes Association
Email: pbanks@diabetes.org

>>> cahamake@email.uncc.edu 10/21/05 4:53 PM >>>

>From Kottke.org

Subject: your lawsuit is not helping me or my book
http://www.kottke.org/05/10/google-print-lawsuit 

Quote from  Meghann Marco a Simon & Schuster author.

"...not that many people know about my book and this might help them find
out about it. I fail to see what the harm is in Google indexing a book and
helping people find it. Anyone can read my book for free by going to the
library anyway.

In case you guys haven't noticed, books don't have marketing like TV and
Movies do. There are no commercials for books, this website isn't produced
by my publisher. Books are driven by word of mouth. A book that doesn't
get good word of mouth will fail and go out of print.

Personally, I hope that won't happen to my book, but there is a chance
that it will. I think the majority of authors would benefit from something
like Google Print."

Chuck Hamaker
Associate University Librarian Collections and Technical Services
Atkins Library
University of North Carolina Charlotte
Charlotte, NC 28223