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Originally Posted by Talk Host
After the discussion here about the Happy Retirement Book, we sent a short email to the author telling him about the Villages and TOTV and asked if he would consider marketing his book here to our 15,000 members.
His reply was swift, to the point and snotty.
Some excerpts from the email,
"I have no interest in marketing that will not pay off."
"There are many creative ways for me to market my books as has been proven by the success of my book and the last form of advertising that I would consider is what you are offering."
"...do not send me any more e-mails."
Geeeezzz, what ever happened to "no thank you?"
Well, okay then!!! 
I, for one, will not be reading his book.
JLK |
His response is appalling -- on so very many levels. And it is most certainly rude. And to think two well-mannered girls from Ohio (where all the girls have lovely manners) had started to talk about his book here on TOTV.
I actually did a double-take when I read what he said. That is a nasty tone. He could have been polite about not wanting to do business here. Being polite would have cost him nothing.
He uses quotes in little boxes on the pages of his book. His response, in juxtaposition to those happy quotes, sure puts a damper on his credibility. Let me see what I can find as an example.....
Ah, here we go.....
"Friends and
good manners will carry you where money won't go." (Margaret Walker)
and here's another one....
"Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles." (George Eliot) -- Oh my! I think this guy better read his own book before he finds himself with so many wrinkles that he will be shriveled up beyond recognition.
If he does not want to deal with e-mail inquiries about doing business -- when he makes his email address available (go figure) -- maybe he should think about crafting a nicely worded response that does not make him look like this one did.
Boomer