I fear that these orphans are the “family-friendly” front end for some type of incest story–am I the only one who notices that SHE is the mirror image of HE, thus giving this thing the aforementioned incestuous, Bobby and Kaitlyn Jenner vibe??? Eh? And why does her posture suck like that?
Also, I’m absolutely positive that see-through saddles weren’t invented until the 1950’s, at the very least. Total historical research fail.
(Not even going to get into the whole, “why are you washing dishes a quarter-mile away from the entrance of the fort, dear?” conversation. OK, I lied, I did get into it.)
Lastly, in case anyone cares, the circular Betsy Ross 13-star flag was replaced almost immediately, in 1777. With the flag with 13 stars, in a square configuration. FWIW.
given that when the US only had 13 states its western border was the Mississippi river
RK
7 years ago
Actually, I can be somewhat lenient with an author for putting kids’ art (even when it’s bad art) on kids’ books; it’s not false advertising or anything like that, after all.
What gets me, upon looking at the book’s page is that this particular author seems to think she can get away with charging $15 for the paperback. Fifteen bucks! For less than half that, I could buy a bestselling paperback novel from just about any big-name author that would have more professional artwork on the cover, better quality content, and a far greater quantity of that content as well.
Unless this book’s writing quality (and quantity) is somehow comparable to something on the level of Gone With The Wind, no way is this kids’ book worth fifteen bucks!
Have published a couple books of my own, I’ll give them a pass on the price. It really all depends on who prints the book.
The publisher listed is Sorrel Mountain Press, but the only author listed on their roster is this one. So I suspect that this is just the author’s imprint.
Ingram is listed as the distributor. I’m not familiar with Ingram’s pricing plans, but with all of the markups, I wouldn’t be surprised if printing and distribution costs ate up most of that.
I initially sold my novel through Lulu for a similar amount, but my cut from each book sold was only a dollar. Everything else went into the cost of making and distributing said book, at least according to Lulu. When I switched to CreateSpace I was able to knock the price down to $10 for the same book.
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I fear that these orphans are the “family-friendly” front end for some type of incest story–am I the only one who notices that SHE is the mirror image of HE, thus giving this thing the aforementioned incestuous, Bobby and Kaitlyn Jenner vibe??? Eh? And why does her posture suck like that?
Also, I’m absolutely positive that see-through saddles weren’t invented until the 1950’s, at the very least. Total historical research fail.
(Not even going to get into the whole, “why are you washing dishes a quarter-mile away from the entrance of the fort, dear?” conversation. OK, I lied, I did get into it.)
Lastly, in case anyone cares, the circular Betsy Ross 13-star flag was replaced almost immediately, in 1777. With the flag with 13 stars, in a square configuration. FWIW.
That’s a saddle? I thought it some weird see-through muff his sister had made for him.
Are you sure that’s a plate? Maybe it’s a genuine early American Frisbee for the dog to chase.
Final question: Why are they both in a trance, staring off in different directions? Maybe the dog hypnotized them…
The dog appears to be scowling. Maybe it’s Mr. Pickles.
It’s an awfully small saddle, isn’t it? It looks more like he’s about to ride the dog than a horse.
And the US probably didn’t have adobe forts in the desert until the 1840s.
given that when the US only had 13 states its western border was the Mississippi river
Actually, I can be somewhat lenient with an author for putting kids’ art (even when it’s bad art) on kids’ books; it’s not false advertising or anything like that, after all.
What gets me, upon looking at the book’s page is that this particular author seems to think she can get away with charging $15 for the paperback. Fifteen bucks! For less than half that, I could buy a bestselling paperback novel from just about any big-name author that would have more professional artwork on the cover, better quality content, and a far greater quantity of that content as well.
Unless this book’s writing quality (and quantity) is somehow comparable to something on the level of Gone With The Wind, no way is this kids’ book worth fifteen bucks!
Have published a couple books of my own, I’ll give them a pass on the price. It really all depends on who prints the book.
The publisher listed is Sorrel Mountain Press, but the only author listed on their roster is this one. So I suspect that this is just the author’s imprint.
Ingram is listed as the distributor. I’m not familiar with Ingram’s pricing plans, but with all of the markups, I wouldn’t be surprised if printing and distribution costs ate up most of that.
I initially sold my novel through Lulu for a similar amount, but my cut from each book sold was only a dollar. Everything else went into the cost of making and distributing said book, at least according to Lulu. When I switched to CreateSpace I was able to knock the price down to $10 for the same book.