TranscriptBob Loomis called with offer from Easton Press to put out a nine-volume leather-bound set of Civil War volumes – three each by Freeman, Catton, & Foote; price $450. Advances will be $2000 a vol. – 1/2 to Random – plus 2% royalties. Easton is a mail-order publisher; volumes will sell for $47.50 but buyer must take all nine vols….I called Bob Rosen, who ok’d the deal; called Loomis back – gave his secretary word that I said to go ahead.
Tonight (first time in six weeks) 159 pounds – less than Ive weighed in some time. Bob Loomis said there are now 85,000 copies of Vol. I on order from printer, plus 75,000 each of vols. II & III. |