Passions in Publishing?

In late 2001, Passions in Poetry published its first anthology of poetry.

Voices on the Web drew from our always active forums and was over a year in the making, representing the work of over two hundred incredibly talented poets. It was a smashing success, and led to immediate plans for another book. Like our first anthology, the second was an uphill struggle and we discovered, once again, that real quality does not come easily. But it is attainable.

Last year, in January 2003, we announced the publication of Visions on the Web, the long-awaited companion volume to Voices. This compilation of the best poetry available at the netpoets.com main site, as determined by the votes of nearly 25,000,000 web visitors, was well worth the year of production.

Reflections on the Web

Once again drawing from our forums, Reflections on the Web is being officially released in January, 2004.

Standard 5.5" x 8" 10-pt laminated cover 368 pages

At 368 pages and twice as much poetry as either of our two previous books, Reflections on the Web proves yet again that the beauty and wisdom of poetry is no longer sequestered in the darkened halls of academia, but rather is alive and well in the hearts of the world. This book will make you laugh and cry and send chills through the fabric of your heart. The beauty of this poetry probably won't change your life, but it certainly will enrich it. Poetry for the people, and by the people.

Reflections Authors ONLY!

Authors can still purchase individual copies of our anthology at the special Authors' Post-publication price. If you didn't order a book before, or if you just want an extra copy, you can still get it for just $29.95 (plus $4 shipping and handling). There are no additional or hidden charges, regardless of where we ship the book.

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To order by credit card, simply click on the Shopping Cart link below. Please include your forum Username in the comments section, so I know you are an author. We will NOT ship a book except to authors. I will verify receipt of your order, usually within a few hours.

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If you wish to pay by check or Money Order  - in US Dollars only - please make it payable to netpoets.com for $33.95 per book and mail it to the address below.

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Reflections on the Web - Behind the Scenes

Thanks to a Table of Contents that goes on and on and on, there is inevitably going to be a bit of blank space at the end of this column. Can't be helped, but I thought I would fill in just a little of that space with some photographs of my spare bedroom.

If you've ever wondered what a truck-load of books looks like, wonder no more. :)

I need a wide-angle lens to capture the whole room, but this half looks pretty much like the other half that you can't see in these photos. Lots and lots of books.

Ordering books from a printer is something of a dark art and should probably be restricted to Las Vegas and Atlantic City. They can't stop a high-speed printing press on demand, so every printing contract has what is called the Overrun/Underrun clause. If I order a thousand books, what I eventually receive can be ten percent on either side of my order. I might get only 900 books. Or I might get 1,100 books.

That essentially means I have to order ten percent more than I really need. If I needed 950 books, for example, I can't order just a thousand (because I might get only 900). I have to order 1,100 to be assured of getting 950. With the obvious danger that I'll actually get 1,210 books if the print run goes over by ten percent.

Which is exactly what happened with the Reflections print run.

Lots and lots of books. :-)

Shipping Update - January 2004

The vast majority of books went out in two large shipments, made on Jan 13 and 14. By Friday, January 15, many authors were already reporting receipt of their books in the forums. It may still be several weeks before our authors spread around the world get their copy of Reflections, but the end of a very long journey is definitely in sight.

Here's a quick picture of the van after loading up for our first shipment.