Buddhist Pizza Inc has, over the holiday period, been reconsidering its mission statement, its strategy for the next five years, its business plan and cash flows.
The executive summary is set out below with an appropriate reference.
Robert McCrum, in Th'Observer, has an interesting paragraph or two about the tensions between what we buy to read and what some of us would like you to think we read:- Stieg Larsson ahead of Hilary Mantel (Ed. I read and enjoyed both) He points out the importance, especially now, of the publishers being able (and of course willing) to cross-subsidise.
Being a literary gent he uses a quote to lend weight to his argument:-
In search of some support from the past, I found this passage in the preface to Tom Jones. "An author ought to consider himself," wrote Henry Fielding, "not as a gentleman who gives a private treat, but rather as one who keeps a pub, at which all persons are welcome for their money."That's it then.
Buddhist Pizza:- think of it as a pub with no beer, but it's free.
Cheap at half the price!
