Numerous publishers were given the manuscript to Harry Potter but turned it down; they must cry themselves to sleep every night. If you were in their position and therefore didnt know what a success it would be, what would you have done? Turn it down or accept it
2007-01-12 16:41:56 · 12 answers · asked by ByeBuyamericanPi 4 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
It's easy to say in hindsight that you would have absolutely gone for it. The books certainly had a huge market cornered but it would have depended what I, personally, was looking for at the time. I saw the woman on Oprah who finally kept shoving it under her boss's nose. I don't think she barely got any recognition, did she?
2007-01-12 16:46:43 · answer #1 · answered by sticky 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No way, I would never turn down the rights to a book like that. But all the rights go to the writer, not the publishers.
2007-01-13 07:46:08 · answer #2 · answered by Jeremy© ® ™ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No I would noth have turned down the rights, because even if I didn't think it would be as popular as it got, its still a good story.
2007-01-13 00:45:55 · answer #3 · answered by Joseph 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hell no! The stories are freaking awesome! I know that some were scarred that it might offend the church and be seen as we "evil", but I'm Catholic and would still not turn down a story that I never want to end!
2007-01-13 00:46:03 · answer #4 · answered by Barlow 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would have accepted it as so as I were given the manuscript.
2007-01-13 00:44:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Accept it -- I think the story is very creative.
2007-01-13 00:45:19 · answer #6 · answered by JB 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I liked it, but....since I'm not a publisher, I don't know what standards they use.
2007-01-13 00:53:16 · answer #7 · answered by center of the universe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ACCEPT IT! HARRY POTTER IS THE WORLDS FREAKING AWESOMEIST BOOKES EVA WRITTEN!
2007-01-13 00:46:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
hmm...
maybe i'll just grab the opportunity.
2007-01-13 00:46:08 · answer #9 · answered by issa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
read it liked it so i would have excepted it as the maniscript
2007-01-13 00:46:02 · answer #10 · answered by anisah 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋