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Company Line or Editorial Independence Should I Try to publish with Lucasbooks or other?

#1 njamilla

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Posted 29 March 2006 - 10:09 AM

I'm looking for a new publisher for a revised edition of Shimmering Sword: Samurai, Star Wars, and Western Sword Fighting because there are only 250 copies of the original edition left.

Should I send a proposal to Lucasbooks which publishes all the SW books? Or, should I try to find a non-LFL affiliated publishing house?

The difference is editorial. With Lucasbooks, I cannot be critical of the franchise. Editors may insist I focus only on the positive aspects in my commentary. With another publishing house, I am free to say what I want as long as it is professionally relevant.

Merits & Demerits

Lucasbooks: SW powerhouse with experienced SW editors. Access to LFL inside information, and art and photographic library. International distribution.

Other publishers: Extremely experienced professionals who can look at the LFL franchise in a non-partisan way. More editorial independance and credibility. Possible international distribution.

Because I want to expand the book, I value the insights of potential readers of the new edition; and certainly all valid points WILL influence the direction of the book's revision. I also welcome general comments about the book if you have any, with the caveat that I am already aware of the typographical errors in the text. Constructive criticism is essential, but bashing is not.

If you want to know more about the book, check out: Amazon.com or Shimmering Sword Homepage. At present, the book is only sold on Amazon.com or it needs to be special ordered from a bookstore.

[BTW, some will argue that this thread belongs in the Book Club forum, but because it is essentially a SW topic, I posted it here. I'll leave the thread's disposition up to chefelf]

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Posted 29 March 2006 - 10:24 AM

(sorry I haven't perused) if the tone of your book is critical, don't sacrifice that. If it isn't, sell out. Couldn't be any worse than watching AOTC a time or two.

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Posted 29 March 2006 - 05:55 PM

i'd avoid Lucaspublishing if you want the freedom to epress your thoughts...

of course, it depends who you want as an audience.
you'll sell a lot more being favorable to SW.