Selling My Books on the Streets of Brooklyn 9/9 - Moves

What former Baltimore Ravens RB Ray Rice did in that elevator was reprehensible, but isn’t it interesting that the victim, his then fiance now wife, is the only one to have forgiven him. The media loves such stuff. It gets on its high horse, condemns an easy target, shows the video repeatedly. I expect Rice to be back in the NFL next year. After all, Michael Vick has returned, despite his crimes, and Ray Lewis played despite being implicated in a murder. These men have a talent for football and, if they are not in prison, must be allowed to pursue it. Denying Rice the right to work would not make him a better person. It might do the opposite.

The Giants performed as I expected, losing big to the Lions. It was the easiest pick on the board in week one. To no one's surprise, the offense was unable to take advantage of a secondary that had three third-stringers playing. In order for Big Blue to have a chance at all, Victor Cruz must make tough catches. He dropped two last night. The defense would fare better if the offense didn’t have so many three-and-outs. The only positive is that the team seems to have found a good TE in Larry Donnell. As far as my pool picks went, I was in the middle of the pack. To my disappointment, it seems there are no prizes involved, and the slate is wiped clean at the end of each week. Bummer.

I was so embarrassed and disappointed by the sales ranking of A Hitch in Twilight at Amazon, eleven million+, that I decided to use my gift certificate accumulation to buy six copies. Even with free shipping, the cost came to $16.50 per. My royalty $1.50 per, which means I will lose five bucks on each selling them at ten apiece on the street. Fortunately, the book will still be profitable, as is Killing. The others are in the red to the tune of about a grand total, but that will be erased if/when I sell all the copies I have laying about in the apartment. The forlorn hope is to get as many out there as possible to create a tipping point of momentum that would lead to web sales. A pipe dream, I know. If I counted the money I make at the floating book shop, I'd be way ahead. My thanks to the kind folks who bought, donated and swapped today. In the past two days I've picked up at least 75 eminently marketable books.

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Vic's Short Story on Kindle: http://tinyurl.com/k95k3nx
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Vic's Rom-Com Screenplay: http://tinyurl.com/kny5llp

Vic's Horror Screenplay: http://tinyurl.com/cyckn3f

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