Comments on: Come on, America http://wordpirates.org/2007/08/22/come-on-america/ The home of the Word Pirates Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:23:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: noelani http://wordpirates.org/2007/08/22/come-on-america/comment-page-1/#comment-89451 noelani Mon, 27 Aug 2007 01:34:23 +0000 http://wordpirates.org/2007/08/22/come-on-america/#comment-89451 yes, and not to mention that although none of us are writing children's fantasy, just last month i was in line with about 1,000 other people -- kids and adults alike -- for a BOOK. and we were only one small group of many across the world. yes, and not to mention that although none of us are writing children’s fantasy, just last month i was in line with about 1,000 other people — kids and adults alike — for a BOOK. and we were only one small group of many across the world.

]]> By: Robin http://wordpirates.org/2007/08/22/come-on-america/comment-page-1/#comment-88773 Robin Fri, 24 Aug 2007 00:51:06 +0000 http://wordpirates.org/2007/08/22/come-on-america/#comment-88773 There's a plus side to this story. Global book sales totaled over 35 billion dollars last year, which means that somebody somewhere is still enjoying the written word. So maybe selling in America may be tougher than before. There's still opportunity to be huge in Europe, and that would make us like many rock stars and David Hasselhoff. I would totally be down to be known as the Slovenian Sensation, Belgian Boffo or the Stockholm Sockeroo. (Never mind that I'm from none of those places). There’s a plus side to this story. Global book sales totaled over 35 billion dollars last year, which means that somebody somewhere is still enjoying the written word.

So maybe selling in America may be tougher than before. There’s still opportunity to be huge in Europe, and that would make us like many rock stars and David Hasselhoff.

I would totally be down to be known as the Slovenian Sensation, Belgian Boffo or the Stockholm Sockeroo. (Never mind that I’m from none of those places).

]]> By: Joy http://wordpirates.org/2007/08/22/come-on-america/comment-page-1/#comment-88634 Joy Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:45:25 +0000 http://wordpirates.org/2007/08/22/come-on-america/#comment-88634 GREAT! Now I am depressed! GREAT! Now I am depressed!

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