tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post2292819486699132481..comments2024-03-21T18:54:06.548-07:00Comments on Old Enough to Know Better: And For My Next Trick ...Steve Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12079658447270792228noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-66308234950129764462009-12-21T20:46:16.995-08:002009-12-21T20:46:16.995-08:00The Trinity Vector is DIFFERENT. It's not the ...The Trinity Vector is DIFFERENT. It's not the sort of thing you expect from Steve, and as much as I love the Matadors (we're getting married next month) Trinity Vector is my all time Perry favorite. I'll probably get lynched and ostracized (in that order) from the other fanboys for saying this, but I wish they'd make a movie from Trinity Vector more than the Matadors. Unfortunately, if anyone ever does, it'll be the cable channel formerly known as Sci-Fi, and it will resemble the book about as much as Mark Hamill resembles an actor.<br /><br />Re, The shared universe thing: For me, it depends on the universe. I like the Star Wars stuff because I like Star Wars. I like what He did with Clancy...But I wouldn't pick up a Perry-written Clancy novel just because he did it. The only thing I ever liked from Tom Clancy is "The Hunt for Red October", and by the time "Net Force" came out, I was completely uninterested.<br /><br />I got into the Alien/Predator stuff because I was into "Alien" at the time, and it looked interesting. I never read "The Mask", because I didn't like the movie at all.Bobbe Edmondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14346040017021718774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-7083980071692944932009-12-21T17:19:55.125-08:002009-12-21T17:19:55.125-08:00I'm a Matador fan (bet you'd have never gu...I'm a Matador fan (bet you'd have never guessed it) but I really enjoyed the Alien and Predator books you've done. The Indianna Jones book was a fun read also. Haven't read any of your Clancy books. <br /><br />I just found a copy of The Trinity Vector and I'm about half way through it and enjoying it very much.Bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15680649113849271048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-11217052420726139992009-12-21T14:36:24.556-08:002009-12-21T14:36:24.556-08:00Thanks for the thoughtful reply. I certainly see ...Thanks for the thoughtful reply. I certainly see your point. Guess I'll just have to hit those 2nd hand bookshops :). Take care and a Merry Christmas to you.Paduahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01850673241279615712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-63797215028857868682009-12-21T13:43:04.226-08:002009-12-21T13:43:04.226-08:00Most of my contracts have reversion clauses, and i...Most of my contracts have reversion clauses, and if a book stays out of print long enough, I can reclaim it.<br /><br />I haven't done this yet because it's been more trouble than it is worth. <br /><br />Here's the logic: If the book was commercially-viable, then the people who have it would be selling it. If I take it back and offer it elsewhere, maybe I'll get a bite.<br /><br />If I wait a bit, the publisher who bought it might bring it out again, and this has been more true than not. Some of the Matador titles stayed in print for more than a decade, went out, and then were brought back again.<br /><br />Selling out-of-print titles here or on Amazon isn't going to be that well-paying a gig. Master of Pamor was an original novel that was unpublished when I uploaded it to the Kindle market (as well as to lulu.com and here on my blog.) While it has sold enough copies to be amusing, I'm not getting rich from those sales by any means, and that was a long book nobody had ever seen before. I'd expect my fans to jump all over it, but they didn't.<br /><br />I had several fans tell me, Oh, if you put that on lulu.com, I'll buy it! But they haven't. Sales there are less than from the blog. I don't blame them -- five bucks versus twenty for the hard copy, and I make more money on the PDF anyhow.<br /><br />Partially they haven't jumped on that title because I have different sets of fans. <br /><br />Some like the shared-universe stuff -- Star Wars, Aliens, Net Force. They tend not to buy my original material.<br /><br />Some like the original stuff and don't read the tie-ins. <br /><br />Some like particular books -- the Matadors -- and don't buy anything else. <br /><br />A few will buy anything with my name on it, but only a few. <br /><br />The older books, I don't have efiles on, and they'd have to be scanned to be uploaded. Even with a good scanner and OCR program, this still requires formatting and editing. If I just used PDF's, the pages still have to be scanned manually, and frankly, I don't think it will be worth my time.Steve Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12079658447270792228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-45556141459413899182009-12-20T20:39:49.221-08:002009-12-20T20:39:49.221-08:00Nobody keeps saying, "Are we there yet? Are w...<i>Nobody keeps saying, "Are we there yet? Are we there yet?" or I stop the car and whack somebody. </i><br /><br />"Death came for him from entries in a blog..."<br /><br />W00T!J.D. Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07031474024284784846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-14915356274058600402009-12-20T15:54:44.350-08:002009-12-20T15:54:44.350-08:00Which raises an interesting thought. I'm assu...Which raises an interesting thought. I'm assuming that over time the rights to your older work revert back to you, and possibly some of your work didn't sell at all (no accounting for taste!). Would you consider selling it online as per 'But What if I Did This?', I for one would be very intersted in purchasing it.Paduahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01850673241279615712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-48062658935020254262009-12-19T20:37:42.651-08:002009-12-19T20:37:42.651-08:00I have an erection.
After an opening like that, s...I have an erection.<br /><br />After an opening like that, saying something like "I'd gladly endure a few hard whacks for the Matadors" seems a touch much...But I would. You give it to me both barrels so much anyway, I don't think I'd notice extra.<br /><br />Also...YOU'RE the one who put it out there wearing a slinky dress and thong underwear. You can't let it simultaneously wiggle it's ass at us and then get uppity when we give it a playful smack.Bobbe Edmondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14346040017021718774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-48846200771055372912009-12-19T20:26:55.508-08:002009-12-19T20:26:55.508-08:00Can I just applaud madly? ;)Can I just applaud madly? ;)Mario di Giacomonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-61463842925714101672009-12-19T20:13:17.318-08:002009-12-19T20:13:17.318-08:00Awesome! Here I was going to chastise you for eve...Awesome! Here I was going to chastise you for even hinting at the possibility and needlessly getting our hopes up, but it sounds like it's not just a tease.<br /><br />For what it's worth, I promise to be patient, not whine if there are a few detours on the way, and to elbow any of the other kids in the back if they forget the rules.Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08341608982649448622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-26223134633668499152009-12-19T17:41:40.908-08:002009-12-19T17:41:40.908-08:00I promis to behave myself and to be understanding ...I promis to behave myself and to be understanding when paying work comes along. <br /><br />Just knowing there is another book coming along will allow me to sleep through the nights.Bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15680649113849271048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-3501930559635012112009-12-19T17:04:23.271-08:002009-12-19T17:04:23.271-08:00Way to taunt the fanboys!
Hey wait. That's me...Way to taunt the fanboys!<br /><br />Hey wait. That's me!<br /><br />Frak!<br /><br />RonRonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12485070011043332114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-79279789482190948942009-12-19T16:44:30.527-08:002009-12-19T16:44:30.527-08:00All right, all right. Here's the deal: I am go...All right, all right. Here's the deal: I am going to tentatively start on Siblings of the Shroud. If paying work comes up, that gets priority, and SOTS -- got to like that acronym, hey, Kid? -- goes on the back burner. <br /><br />Nobody keeps saying, "Are we there yet? Are we there yet?" or I stop the car and whack somebody. <br /><br />Grumble, grumble.Steve Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12079658447270792228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-58745210572766607772009-12-19T15:59:56.807-08:002009-12-19T15:59:56.807-08:00Having just finished the entore Matador series (ag...Having just finished the entore Matador series (again) including <i>The Omega Cage</i>, I sure as hell hope that you are considering a new Matador novel.<br /><br />Please?<br />Pretty Please?<br /><br />(Bobbe, work on him some more and get the other 2 members of the Core Four on the horn)Bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15680649113849271048noreply@blogger.com