I
received a “Certificate of Registration” today from the Library of Congress,
United States Copyright Office. It’s a
nice, simple but authoritative-looking document informing me that my book is
officially registered and copyrighted with the Library of Congress.
It’s
pretty exciting!
Upon
reviewing the certificate I quickly looked up my book on Amazon. You know how a book can be ranked as one of
the top ten best sellers? Well, my book
is ranked as one of the 2.1 millionth in sales.
In other words, 2.1 million other books are selling better than mine.
Whew! What a relief. I was afraid that I might have slipped in the
rankings. It’s good to know that I’m still
in that 2.1 million range. (Insiders in
the publishing industry have told me that Rick Warren is getting very nervous
and he’s been crying a lot.)
The great
news for the 37 people who own my book is that it is certain to become a very
rare collector’s item that could, someday, be worth slightly more than $11.95—perhaps
as much as $12.35. (That’s if you keep
it in really pristine condition; and I’m entangled in some type of controversy
involving verifiable Elvis sightings.)
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