Sunday, January 30, 2005

Work in Progress

In this crazy business of book publishing, there are always dozens of projects that I'm juggling at the same time. Here's a small glimpse of what's on the go at the moment:

Book Projects:
Second Watch, Karen Autio
Just Ask Us, Sylvia Olsen
BC Surveyor's Book, Katherine Gordon
Tarragon Island #3, Nikki Tate
Yetsa's Sweater, Sylvia Olsen
Slocan Gardening book, Katherine Gordon
Poetry book, Kelly Parsons
Railway book, Robert D. Turner
Tabasco the Saucy Raccoon, Lyn Hancock

On my desk:
month end for January
royalties to be calculated and paid for book sales between July 1 - Dec 31/04
commissions to be calculated for our book reps, Kate Walker & Co., Oct - Dec '04
advertisement for Canadian Teacher and BC Bookworld
report to be filled out for the use & results of an Aid to Canadian Publishers grant
a dozen or so book submissions to be read and then rejected or accepted

Books that need reprinting:
Ross Bay Cemetery, John Adams
Trapline Outlaw, David Ricardo Williams (needs new cover)
Rattenbury, Terry Reksten
The Slocan, Katherine Gordon (needs index)
The Girl With a Baby, Sylvia Olsen
No Time to Say Goodbye, Sylvia Olsen (needs new cover)
The Olden Days Locket, Penny Chamberlain
Vancouver Island Railroads, Robert D. Turner
Sienna's Rescue, Nikki Tate (needs new cover)
Raven's Revenge, Nikki Tate (needs new cover)
Return to Skoki Lake, Nikki Tate (needs new cover)
Sternwheelers & Steam Tugs, Robert D. Turner
Haida Totems blank writing journal, Emily Carr
Raven and the First Man blank writing journal, Bill Reid

Website:
Gussy Buster Boy's Bargain Basement Books
Downloadable version of our Spring 2005 catalogue