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N4G's Cathlin (a.k.a. Catastrophe) had a chance to talk with Steven about Killzone 3, if they're borrowing snow from Naughty Dog, and what it's like designing a control scheme with Move.
so really... is it the snow from uncharted or not... answer me!
Why do you always put "..." in all your comments?
Anyways, it's nice to see something actually come outta N4G besides reviews lol.
haha, i didnt even moderate that comment. have a good time out though.
My comment was actual curiosity, lol...harvey and bestmate are just plain old trolls
"CS: The water is really nice, you get that snow from Uncharted?
StH: [laughs] Yeah, we borrowed this from Uncharted. The next Uncharted will have that water."
So Guerilla Games borrow the snow from Uncharted, and the next Uncharted would have Killzone 3's water???
That's awesome.
I hope Uncharted 3 would be in Atlantis.
"I noticed all the fans have been saying, "Oh, they've got snow! I've seen the snow level from Killzone! They must be using the Uncharted snow!" That's not exactly how it works. We do not go over to Naughty Dog and say, "Okay, we'd like a barrel of snow please!", it doesn't work that way"
Great article makes me wish I worked for GG, Santa Monica or Naughty Dog.
because...is...awesome. I can't stop doing it either...its that awesome...
but guntrol's comment hit I think...procedural layer manipulation or whatever the tech is called is simply a type of rendering that the PS3 is apparently pretty good with...To my knowledge the first motorstorm was the first title to really use it, for effects in the mud...Its not decaling, it actually has geometry and effects lighting accordingly...the snow in Uncharted 2 was sort of the next step in that direction (also MGS4 did the exact same thing in Act IV iirc)...And killzone 3 is using it also...
first party development probably shares some tools for manipulating this affect across different titles...and they probably all researched and created the toolsets together...its no secret that SCE has a massive network of shared tools for renderer development...so i doubt its strictly Naughty Dog's work, and others have to 'borrow' it...they probably all had something to do with making it work properly on the PS3...
Same thing with god of war III, which used lighting effects that had only been seen in killzone 2 otherwise so far...and Santa Monica didn't 'steal it' from GG...they probably were helping work with it at the same time god of war III and killzone 2 were in development...each proprietary engine an SCE studio creates uses tools and code that are shared with other engines...they are not all different from the ground up, its just some are much more advanced than others overall...
Yes, bucket by bucket, they brought the snow from Uncharted 2 to Killzone 3.
Drake: Who the hell are you?
Sev: Uh just come to borrow your snow
Drake Oh ok then
Well Naughty Dog borrowed KZ skins so it is only fair they get buckets of snow in return
i love how ps3 devs are competing against each other to make the better product in the end the gamers are gonna win
I agree, but I've read this very statement verbatim maybe 10 times.
ive never understood all the PS3 fanboys obsession with the snow in Uncharted 2? its nothing we havent seen a million times before. its just the regular footprint texture left where your feet touch the ground, and a bit of basic 3D snow gets shuffled around on your feet, then promptly disappears. the actual snow on the ground doesnt deform or move out of the way, so im really struggling to understand why people think its so revolutionary?
games back on the PS2 had better snow effects - virtua fighter had snow on one level that actually deformed and moved in response to players walking through it and jumping on it. the snow in Uncharted 2 is just a ground texture, then they throw some extra polygons on around Drakes feet to give the impression that the snow is deforming, when its actually not.
"games back on the PS2 had better snow effects"...
The Fail is strong in this 1... That is why every media outlet praised UC2 for it's spectacular snow effect... Play UC2 and then comment.
You obviously live on the equated cause you have no idea what your talking about. The snow in uc2 are spot on. I should know I live in Minnesota. And I'm downloading the beta as I type. Can't wait.
ive completed Uncharted 2, have the trophies to prove it too.
Uncharted 2 doesnt have spectacular snow effects. the only thing good about it is how the snow builds up on the character, but thats not snow effects thats just character modelling.
Strange_Evil and cyborg6971 - please tell me whats so spectacular about U2s snow effects. its not dynamic or interactive, and doesnt react to your character walking/diving through it. im genuinely curious as to what you think is so great about it.
I honestly don't see the fuss about uncharted 2s snow. Before the game came out, naughty dog said they wanted to make a snow effect as good as the water effect in uncharted 1. Now the water effect is mind blowing and is still the best water effect I've seen. So I had high hopes for the snow. But compared to the water it's not good at all. You play the game and look for yourself. I remember playing the beta and my first reaction was, "geez, that's the snow? I hope they fix that". Because as you walk throughout it, all that happens is white spheres appear where you've stepped. White spheres just appear around your feet when you walk, and that's supposed to be the snow moving about. It isn't brilliant. I was expecting it to be more like the snow in the trailer
That's just my honest opinion. Not to take anything away from the game because it's amazing and graphically the best I've seen on consoles
The snow effect in UC2 is better then the water effect in UC1. UC1 water we have actually seen in other games. In no game have i ever seen as good snow as in UC2. If you dont get it then you: a) Have really poor eyesight or b) have no idea what snow looks like, and probably also c) have no idea how hard it is to make snow look great.
SuperM, insult me, why dont you
I'm just saying the water tech in this:
impressed me more the first time i saw it then the snow tech in this the first time i saw it:
I didn't say it was bad, and i can imagine how hard it must be to make lifelike snow, but i was blown away more by the water then the snow the first time i saw each of them. Am i allowed to have an opinion superm?
Anyways the game will look amazing anyways!
don't forget about the Killzone 3 theme today guys.
What time does the us ps store on the east coast usually goes live?
... believe it or not, but I LOVED the military's vernacular in the "transformer 1" movie! Killzone dev's should copy more realistic military lingo.
I also liked in the interview when they said.. "I noticed all the fans have been saying, "Oh, they've got snow! I've seen the snow level from Killzone! They must be using the Uncharted snow!" That's not exactly how it works. We do not go over to Naughty Dog and say, "Okay, we'd like a barrel of snow please!", it doesn't work that way."! ... too funny
It is not the snow from uncharted 2, they designed it themselves.
Looks sweet btw.
I really want a level where you can drive that buggy thing in Killzone 2 around a large barren environment.
Nice interview and I gather that co-op is pretty much a given after reading that comment from Mr. Ter Heide. What I'm curious about are the 'bigger boss fights'. When he mentioned the scope of God of War, I can imagine pretty big boss fights.
I can't imagine Killzone 3 having boss fights of God of War proportions, but I do hope they will be as creative.
Good job on getting him to confirm a new Uncharted game (Like there was any doubt).
"As soon as you finish a game, we're always saying, "We got the most out of the PlayStation 3, we're firing on all cylinders, all the SPUs are being used, we're maxing out the memory", all that kind of stuff - and then as soon as you ship it you're going, "Well I think there's still a little bit of room left". Then games come out after you, Uncharted 2, or God of War 3, and they raise the bar yet again, and you're kind of like "Okay". "
Forget the damn snow, they gonna fix the retarded spawn camping and rocket spamming ? KZ2 was just a prettier version of Quake IMO.
Man I so hope they put Split-screen in this baby. When Killzone 2 came out there was nothing more miserable than me having my friends over to play games and having to just take turns playing. I wanted soooo bad to show off the splendor of Killzone 2, but we couldn't all play at once and have a ball. Please give us some splitscreen Guerilla! Then your game when be total, final and complete epicness in it's entirety. Boo yah!
how do you get in the beta...just out of curiosity.
if they just speed up the controller lag time, to something at least comparable to halo, this will be one of the best fpses ever.
I loved killzone 2's multiplayer, but the amount of time it takes to turn, not to mention simply aim at someone, was damned annoying. it was guess work, whereas a game like halo or COD or pretty much any other FPS gives you immediate feedback when you look around. I understand they were going for a realistic look, but there holding rifles, not huge flex-all-my-muscles-then-use-s haqs-icy-hot-patch-for-pain guns that were used in the alien movies.
And yes, as I think it was the first poster on this thread said, when there's competition like this, gamers win.
I don't want them to change the controls. I never understood the lag or "dead zone" issues people kept bringing up. I even played paying attention to these and still never understood what the complaint was. I've played COD4, MW2, Halo 3 & ODST, Battlefield BC 1 & 2, and even Haze and think the controls in KZ2 are excellent. I love the weight and don't notice any type of lag. When I push the stick he moves. There is no 30 second delay like people make out. I hope they don't change the control feel much because I think KZ2 and the Battlefield BC games have an excellent feel to the characters.
I will most definitely agree with you and ICO92 that the friendly competition and cooperation of First Party Studios means everyone wins.


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If you haven't read Part One of this post, I strongly recommend you do before reading this.
I bet you've worked hard to get here you are now. I want you, for a moment, to think about that journey. To remember your hardest, darkest hours, as well as your greatest triumphs. I want you to recall some of the faces you remember from those times. To feel the pain, the sweat, and the joy that all those moments brought you.
Now. Considering all you've endured to be where you are today. I want you to look back on it all and ask yourself -
Was it worth it?
Did you end up exactly how you thought you would end up, all those years ago? Are you doing what you imagined you'd be doing?
Do you love what you do?
One of my drama directors back in Cambridge asked us this once. He said at the end of every play, he'd ask his cast and crew this question. And his goal as a director was to make their experience so enjoyable that they answered yes.
Let's face it - I didn't want to be a doctor. If I could go back in time, before I went to med school, and do something different, I would. Because I may be a good doctor now. But I could have been a great something else.
But I lacked the courage to chase my dreams. In my second year, a friend of mine from another college failed many papers. When he went to see his Director of Studies to arrange resits, his DoS told him frankly, "I've seen this pattern of results before. It usually means that deep down inside, you don't really want to do medicine." My friend took his advice, and left medical school. He is now earning a six-figure salary at a law firm in London, and wakes up every day knowing he loves what he does.
I envy him.
But like Darth Vader said to Luke, "It is too late for me, son." But not for you. You can still change your life. So ask yourself today, "Was it worth it?"
I sincerely hope the answer is yes.

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Piscataway, N.J. - The Farmingdale State women's basketball team (14-6) took the court against Division I Rutgers University (14-9) on Wednesday night at the Louis Brown Athletic Center in Piscataway, N.J. The Rams got an experience to be remembered as they took on a tough Rutgers squad, played in a Division I arena and against Hall of Fame Rutgers Head Coach, C. Vivian Stringer.
Farmingdale State trailed 52-15 at the half, but held the Scarlet Knights to 33 points in the second half for a final score of 85-25. The Rams scored 13 of their 25 points off turnovers, forcing a total of 21 turnovers on the night.
Farmingdale junior guard Kimberly Blakney (Brooklyn, N.Y./Benjamin Banneker) led the team with 11 points, two steals and one block. Freshman guard Shemique Hooks (Westbury, N.Y./Westbury) finished with seven points, junior guard Tiffara Steward (Elmont, N.Y./Sewanhaka) had three points, sophomore guard Janel Monah (Westbury, N.Y./Westbury) and freshman forward Tiara Smith (Amityville, N.Y./Copiague) each registered two points.
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Education commissioner to New London schools: You can do better
New London — The state education commissioner told members of the Board of Education Thursday night that he knows New London can do better.
Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor spoke candidly with board members about the recent state audit, which he said has raised a "number of concerns."
"The (State Board of Education's) concerns center upon the governance of the district and the management of the district. I'm hoping to talk about the perception of them and understand the context," Pryor said. "It's never enough to just read a report and accept its findings."
Pryor said the performance of the students in the district is another large area of concern. He called the path of student achievement in the district "stagnant" and students' performance levels "unacceptable."
Lol Fearon, chief of the state education department's Bureau of Accountability and Improvement, said the commissioner's concerns were not new.
"These concerns did not happen overnight and did not happen during the tenure of this specific board, but at the same time, the solution to these issues lies within the entire New London community. The state wants to be part of the solution," Fearon said.
New London ranks among the four lowest-performing school districts in the state. During the New London school board meeting, Pryor said that the district also has the sixth-lowest graduation rate in the state.
"We know New London can do better. We know that there is good will within this board, within individuals on this board and with the hardworking individuals in this school system," Pryor said. "No one is pessimistic about the prospect for growth; on the contrary, we're optimistic that there can be true progress. But there are concerns that conditions are not yet set and that the platform has not been built for progress. We can do it. We're confident that such a platform can be built. That's why we're here today."
Pryor began the discussion by focusing on two areas in the audit.
The first describes the school board's relationship with the superintendent of schools, while the second focuses on school board meetings and their lack of "focus on critical issues."
School board members said Thursday that they do not receive information pertinent to school board meetings on time and that their questions are sometimes not answered. They said that this lack of communication creates an environment of "distrust."
Other board members said that while they may receive reports and data, they do not know how to interpret them.
"I don't think we've received any reports on student achievement or improvement, which we're supposed to get one once a month," member Margaret Curtin said. "We ask questions and we ask for reports (and) we're told we're trying to micro-manage. I can't make a decision without knowing what's happening."
The purpose of the audit was to analyze school system leadership; district and school organizational arrangements; and school district governance structure and functions, including the relationships among administrators, the school board, Mayor Daryl Justin Finizio, the City Council and members of the community.
Since the audit's release, school board Chairman William Morse, Superintendent Nicholas A. Fischer and Finizio have met with Pryor to discuss the audit. Those discussions have been called "preliminary" by both the mayor and the commissioner.
Whether the state will intervene in the school district and to what degree has yet to be determined.
Members of the State Board of Education are slated to hear Pryor's recommendations for New London at their regular meeting June 6 in Hartford. Pryor said a recommendation for New London may come out of that meeting.
When asked what the board would like to see happen in the form of training, members said they wanted to learn more about how to use the data the board receives, and more about reading a school board budget.
Morse suggested that a "board-to-board" relationship between the Windham school district and New London would help, since the state has intervened in Windham.
The recent signing of the education reform bill by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy gives the state board broader authority in issuing recommendations and intervening in a school system.
If the state chooses to intervene by assigning a special master, replacing the superintendent or reconstituting the school board or the entire school system, the state also must require that all New London school board members attend mandatory training.
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Why does most of our discussion about cinema centre primarily on box-office collections, especially if a big star is involved?
As I write this, Bollywood-oriented web sites are screaming that Talaash has finally entered the 100-crore club, though this figure includes revenues from overseas. (The domestic total is a little under Rs. 85 cr.) At the time of release, the story was slightly different. The web site boxofficecapsule.com mourned, rather ungrammatically, "Talaash collected rather good numbers over weekend and was expected to fetch good numbers on weekdays. But film dropped with every passing day and it was apparent that this time audience at large did not like the content of Aamir Khan's latest offering." Then came the clincher. "Film collected further 3.50 cr nett on Thursday and film has finished week one at 67 plus cr nett. Film has to collect 30 cr plus in 2nd week in order to reach 100 cr nett mark…" And the second week's total was a mere Rs. 15.5 crore, which means that Talaash will not join the 100-crore club when only domestic receipts are totalled.
This has been the dominant mode of discourse around the film, apart from reviews and a stray opinion piece or two expressing indignation over Aamir Khan's apparent endorsement of superstition. On the other hand, had Talaash been a Hollywood movie, these are some of the topics that would have risen around the film's release, in newspapers, magazines and web sites: the best supernatural-suspense films of all time; ten best cops with moustaches; the origins of rug-pulling in the movies; how spouses in the cinema deal with loss; the literary tradition of lonesome policemen; why hookers in cinema, with the exception of Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman, just cannot catch a break; ten reasons Talaash would have sucked had there been a male in the director's chair; Farhan Akhtar's evolution as a dialogue-writer; from Dil Chahta Hai to Talaash, a look at the male-centric multiplex movie; and, this being awards season, why Talaash won't win the Oscar for Best Actor.
In short, we'd have had a range of writing around the movie, from the super-serious to the ultra-silly. And I'm not even talking about the lengthy profiles and interviews, the comment pieces and the debates that would have appeared. But here, all we seem to do is bother about the box office. That's not wrong. You can do serious reporting using facts and figures that make up the trade aspect of a film. But when all those reports converge around a single question, whether or not Talaash will enter the 100-crore club, it's depressing – not just because we can't seem to think of other things to write about and around the film, but because the 100-crore mark itself is meaningless with this sort of film, with restricted appeal. That such a moody and slow-paced film made Rs. 85 crore so far is in itself a smashing success story, without speculating if Aamir is still the top Khan.
What, for instance, would Talaash have earned had Salman or Shah Rukh starred in it, both stars with a more massy appeal? Besides, a look at the Wikipedia page of Bollywood's 100-crore grosser reveals that most of them are masala movies (or variants thereof, like the sci-fi masala Ra.One, or the masala comedy Housefull 2). Jab Tak Hai Jaan, if not quite a masala movie, is very much from a proven genre, plus it came with the star power of Shah Rukh Khan and Katrina Kaif, and the names of Yash Chopra and AR Rahman. The only two films that seem surprising additions to this club are 3 Idiots and Barfi!, the former a "social comedy," pumped full with messages, and the latter a whimsical dramedy. Had Aamir made Ghajini 2 and had that film not made 100 crore, then there would be something to talk about. Why put these pressures on Talaash?
But that, I suppose, is part of the baggage of being a star – even a star director, for that matter. A lot of the number crunching around Lincoln has revolved around the fact that Steven Spielberg has, after a long time, had a $100 million hit. (His last blockbuster was the pre-sold Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull; his last non-franchise, non-blockbuster film to hit that mark was Catch Me If You Can, a whole decade ago). You cannot completely do away with these expectations. But the difference is that there have been scores of other kinds of articles written about Lincoln, ranging from The Scoop: Why Lincoln Grew a Beard to How Steven Spielberg's Lincoln Benefited from Crony Capitalism to The Eternal Reach: How Steven Spielberg's evolving ideas continue to ignite cinema. And all we have about Talaash is endless handwringing about a numerical benchmark. You're probably going to tell me that our mainstream media doesn't have space, any longer, for serious, analytical writing about cinema, but isn't that why blogs were invented?
Lights, Camera, Conversation… is a weekly dose of cud-chewing over what Satyajit Ray called Our Films Their Films. An edited version of this piece can be found here.
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My boyfriend's pibble, Ginger, was stung or bit by something under her chin 4 days ago. Her face was swollen (she looked like a Bull Terrier, poor girl) and she developed hives. She weighs 46lbs but since her face was swollen too I gave her three 25mg capsules for the first dose. After an hour her face looked 75% back to normal and the hives were less visible. I stayed home to watch her and make sure she didn't develop any breathing issues.
It's been 4 days and she still has hives. We've been giving her 50mg (two 25mg capsules) every 8 hours. The face swelling went down and never came back. However, in the mornings and evenings she seems like she's not feeling too great. How long does it normally take for a dog to recover from something like this? Is it vet time?
Thanks so much!
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When Enzo was stung/bitten it was a solid three days of hives but he didn't gave any facial swelling. It sounds like your girls reaction was more severe so perhaps that's why it's taking longer.
Hope she's feeling better soon!
Hope she's feeling better soon!
Re: Allergic Reaction to Sting/Bite
When our jack russel first got bit, her hives were visible through her rough coat for 5 days. I took her to the vet the first day as I was unfamiliar with bug bite reactions. Her subsequent hives have lasted for 2 to 6 days, no vet visits. Sounds like you're doing the right thing, watching & benedryl.
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Thanks for the replies! She is back to her normal, happy self now
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March 31, 2007
Deb Gruen, a freshman on the Yale women's swimming and diving team, set a new world record in the 800 meter freestyle at the CAN-AM Disability Championships, which were held in Montreal from March 16 to March 18.
Gruen won three events at the CAN-AM Championships, but it was her 800 freestyle win that put her name in the record books. With events divided by different levels of physical disability on a 1-10 scale, 1 being the classification for swimmers with the most severe disabilities, Deb swam in the S7 race of the 800 free. She won her race comfortably in a time of 12:00.85, which set a new American, Pan-American and World Record. Gruen also smashed her personal best for the event by 18 seconds.
"I was both shocked and excited when I finished my 800 freestyle and my coach told me my time," Gruen said. "I did not think that I would go nearly as fast I did, but I had a great race with the swimmer next to me, and I think that really helped to push me along."
But world records are nothing new for Deb; her record at the CAN-AM Championship was the fifth in her career. She set her first world record at the 2003 National Disability Championships held in Minneapolis, MN. The record in the 800 free was also her ninth American record and her sixth Pan-Am record.
Gruen's other wins at the CAN-AM meet came in the 100 meter and 200 meter breaststroke events; in both events she swam in the SB6 race. In the 100 breaststroke, Deb won in a time of 1:47.82, just two seconds shy of her personal best for the event. Again, she won by a comfortable margin of almost 13 seconds. In the 200 breaststroke, Gruen won in a time of 3:39.89. She also finished third in the 200 meter individual medley and the 400 meter freestyle.
"Overall, I was quite pleased with my results at the meet," Gruen said. "I actually wasn't sure what to expect going into the meet, since freshman year has been a transitional time trying to adjust to a new campus, friends, roommates, classes, dining halls, swim teams, coaches, and the whole college experience. The varsity swim team at Yale has been tremendously welcoming to me and I feel lucky to have the opportunity to be a part of such a dedicated, cohesive team with incredibly helpful coaches."
As a result of her success Gruen has been named to the 2007 U.S. Paralympic Elite Team. As a member of the team, she will compete in the German Open held in Berlin in May and the Summer CAN-AM Championships held in Vancouver in July. But her real goal is still another year off. Gruen hopes to qualify for the 2008 Beijing Paralympics held in September immediately following 2008 Olympic Games. After winning a bronze medal in the 100 meter breaststroke at the 2004 Athens Paralympics, if Gruen qualifies for Beijing she will be a two-time Paralympian at the age of 20.
Complete results from the 2007 CAN-AM Disability Championships are available at the meet website.
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Chapter 1301:10-5 Disposition of Unclaimed Funds
(A) All securities and other intangible property transferred to the director of commerce pursuant to section 169.05 of the Revised Code shall be sold by the director at such time and place and in such manner as deemed reasonable. Neither the director nor any employee thereof shall in any way be liable to any person for any claimed loss resulting from the sale of securities or other intangible property.
(B) All proceeds received from the sale of property under paragraph (A) of this rule shall be credited to the account of the owner of the property.
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Promulgated Under: 119.03
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Prior Effective Dates: 12/20/1984, 10/14/1991, 7/29/2002
(A) Every holder maintaining safe deposit boxes or other safekeeping repositories located in this state shall report to the director, under section 169.03 of the Revised Code, with an inventory of property in its possession which constitute unclaimed funds under division (I) of section 169.02 of the Revised Code, provided, however, that if the holder has sold such property, the holder shall report to the director any amount arising from the sale under division (I) of section 169.02 of the Revised Code.
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(2) The expiration date of the lease or rental agreement for such safe deposit box or other safekeeping depository;
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(C) Upon receipt by the director of the contents of such safe deposit box or other safekeeping repository, or the proceeds resulting from the holder's sale of such contents, along with the inventory report, an inventory of the property shall be performed by the director to determine any discrepancies with the report filed by the holder and to identify that property which the director is statutorily authorized to receive. A holder number and owner number shall be assigned by the director to identify the items received.
(D) The holder shall report only moneys, rights to moneys and other intangible property pursuant to division (I) of section 169.02 of the Revised Code. Intangible property is moneys, or other personal property evidencing moneys or rights to moneys, as defined in paragraph (A) of rule 1301:10-1-01 of the Administrative Code. Coins and paper currency having numismatic or collectible value above face value shall be remitted in their original form .
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I was reorganizing my library (late Spring cleaning) and a few hours into it I was hit by a terrifying revelation.
I have about 5000 books, paperback and hardcover. More than 4500 of these books are no longer in print.
These books are dead. Completely dead. And some of them are damn good reads.
If that wasn't scary enough, a lot of my favorite authors from years past are no longer being published.
Maybe some of them have passed on. But I suspect that there's also another, more sinister reason:
They simply can't sell their latest book.
When a book is published, the writer and the publisher have big hopes for it. They want it to sell well. They want it to make money. And they probably want it to keep making money for a long time.
But the majority of books published don't get a second printing. Like comets, they have their moment, then burn out.
This is bad for the writer for several reasons. First, because an out of print book isn't likely to see print again, which means no royalties. And second, because an out of print book often indicates a lack of sales, and these numbers are tracked by publishers who won't want to buy new books from this author. It's a downward spiral.
Having your backlist in print is hugely important. Not only do your sales accrue, but so does your fan base. The longer you're on the bookshelf, the likelier you are to be discovered, and the more books you'll sell in the future.
I've heard that publishers make most of their money on backlist titles. The huge bestsellers usually cost them huge advances, and those books can take years to earn out. But a steady backlist title can be a money machine, bringing in dollars year after year without any advances paid or marketing/advertising funds required.
So why isn't more attention paid to selling the backlist?
A few bestselling authors get dump boxes or cameos or endcap shelf space, dedicated to their backlist titles. In my opinion, this is the very best use of coop dollars. Even better than being on the New Release tables and towers. This does more than push the backlist and keep it in print. This is a message to potential readers which subconsciously says "This author is obviously worth reading because he has a big expensive display, and if I like him I'll be able to read more of his books because they're all right here."
If you're a series author, keeping the first few titles in print is critical. People want to start at the beginning.
But, unfortunately, it's unlikely your publisher will push your backlist titles. Those cardboard displays are expensive to produce, and bookstore real estate doesn't come cheap either. The irony is that the writers who get these displays are probably the ones who really don't need them, because they're already selling gazillions of copies.
Of course, it's not entirely your publisher's fault. Demand drives supply. If your books aren't selling, the bookstores won't order any more. Then they go out of print, and barring a miracle they'll stay out of print forever. Thus begins the downward spiral.
So what can you, the author, do to ensure your books stay in print?
More than you think.
Meeting Booksellers. A bookseller who likes you won't listen when the home office tells them to return a book. Instead, they'll handsell you. Last year, I met more than 1700 booksellers. I thank most of them by name in the acknowledgements of DIRTY MARTINI, coming out July 3. My new book also has back jacket blurbs by booksellers rather than the usual authors and reviewers.
Signing Books. It's a myth that signed books can't be returned. They get returned all the time. But they're less likely to get returned, and they're more likely to sell. Plus, a signed book often gets prime bookstore real estate without costing coop dollars.
Speaking in Public. Every chance you have to pimp your books should be taken. The more you stay in the public eye, the more books you'll sell. Speak at all of the libraries, conferences, conventions, and book festivals you can.
The Media. I'm not a fan of advertising. But getting a review, or doing an interview (for zines, newspapers, websites, blogs, radio, etc) is a free and easy way to get your name out there.
Writing. The very best way to stay in the writing spotlight is to keep writing. A book a year is essential. Two books a year is better. And don't forget short stories and articles--these not only pay you, but give you a much wider exposure than your books alone.
The Internet. Be active on your website, blog, MySpace, newsletter, newsgroups, message boards, listservs, and email correspondence. The more people you can reach, the better off you are.
Will this guarantee you never go out of print? No. There are no guarantees. But the fact remains: the more you do, the more books you'll sell.
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6. Adam Scott
7. Lee Westwood
8. Brandt Snedeker
9. Bubba Watson
10. Steve Stricker
Many of the game's top players were in action last week – when, for the seventh straight year, the Abu Dhabi event had a stronger field and more world ranking points than did the Humana Challenge. However, there was very little movement at the top of the rankings, even though both world No. 1 Rory McIlroy and No. 2 Tiger Woods missed the cut in Abu Dhabi.
McIlroy, Woods and Luke Donald remain the top three, while Abu Dhabi runner-up Justin Rose moved from fifth to fourth. Louis Oosthuizen, who had jumped to fourth last week after his win in South Africa, dropped down to fifth. There was no other movement in the top 10, where No. 6 Adam Scott, No. 7 Lee Westwood, No. 8 Brandt Snedeker, No. 9 Bubba Watson and No. 10 Steve Stricker all held their spots.
The second 10 includes No. 11 Jason Dufner, No. 12 Keegan Bradley, No. 13 Ian Poulter (up from 14th), No. 14 Dustin Johnson (down from 13th), No. 15 Webb Simpson, No. 16 Charl Schwartzel, No. 17 Graeme McDowell, No. 18 Peter Hanson (up from 20th), No. 19 Sergio Garcia (down from 18th) and No. 20 Matt Kuchar (up from 22nd).
Donaldson, 37, had only won once in his career before the Irish Open last summer, and even he could hardly believe what happened on Sunday, when he battled Rose down the back nine, took the lead, then clinched the victory when Rose missed a 12-footer on the final green that would have forced a playoff.
"I played the pro-am on Wednesday and thought the course was too difficult and I had no chance," Donaldson said afterward. "I thought if I could get a decent finish I would be chuffed. To be holding this trophy is just mad."
Rose, coincidentally, finished also second in his last trip to the Middle East – to Rory McIlroy in the 2012 season-ending DP Tour World Challenge in Dubai.
Donaldson, who earned that Masters invitation by climbing into the top 50 at the end of 2012, is now by far at the highest point of his career.
Gay, for his part, won the Humana Challenge by sinking a 5 1/2-foot birdie putt on the second hole of his playoff with Charle Howell III and David Lingmerth.
"The thoughts were, 'Just be aggressive, shoot as low as you can,'" Gay said. "I knew Scott was five ahead. Even with a great round, a really low round, it would be tough to catch him, if at all. I played great on the front, just tried to stay aggressive and shoot low."
Gay and Howell opened the playoff with birdies on the par-5 18th, and Lingmerth dropped out with a bogey after hitting his approach into the left-side water.
Gay won on the par-4 10th, hitting a perfect drive and putting his 9-iron second shot in good position below the hole. Howell drove into the right rough, hit his second into the back bunker, blasted out to 15 feet and two-putted for bogey.
"I'm still in a little bit of shock," Gay said. "It kind of happened so fast there at the end the way things went down. Last year was a struggle. It was a long year, a lot of work. I just wanted to come out this year kind of refocused, recharged, and believing in myself."


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