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villager Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-03-04 12:47 PM
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Jack Welch: $2 Million for 3-pages
From today's Publisher's Lunch:

Proposals on Parade :

Former GE head Jack Welch has been talking about his book-in-progress with girlfriend Suzy Wetlaufer for months now, so I was a little surprised to hear that the proposal for WINNING: The Ultimate Business How-To Book is only three pages. But that's what Crain's NY reports. Bidding, conducted by the Helen Rees Literary Agency, is said to have reached $2 million so far.
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-03-04 12:49 PM
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1. Hey.. I could do it in 3 words...
Lie
Cheat
Steal
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villager Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-03-04 01:07 PM
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3. you could say the first two words on your book tour...
...then make them buy the book to read the third!
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ixion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-03-04 12:50 PM
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2. actually, this is one reason why I stopped writing professionally
Writing anything of substance simply does not pay. The only thing that pays is genere fiction garbage or non-fiction fluff, from my experience.
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RobertSeattle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-03-04 01:08 PM
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4. What a great argument for higher marginal rates for income > 1 Mil/year
Edited on Tue Feb-03-04 01:09 PM by RobertSeattle
The CEOs get so sucked up into the echo chamber of their own greatness.
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villager Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-03-04 01:28 PM
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5. right -- they just shovel the money...
...back & forth at each other, each convinced of their wisdom and insight...
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RobertSeattle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-03-04 01:58 PM
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6. Yep - And WHY are thre so many business books?
Go into a bookstore and you'll see there are more "Business" books than self help books - obviously no one has all the right answer.
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villager Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-03-04 02:55 PM
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7. and if business books really worked...
...well, it's like saying, "if realtionship books really worked..."
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