A Way we can Promote Transcendental literature
Dear Maharajas and Prabhus,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.
Recently in the course of my service, I have been thinking of ways of increasing the sales of Alien Identities and other of Sadaputa Prabhu's books, and one idea came to mind that might be applicable for the promotion of devotee-authored books in general.
Amazon.com, a very popular Internet bookstore, displays customer reviews for the different books they sell. Anyone can submit a review for a book they have read. Amazon also displays reviews by the authors and publishers of the works. Well-written, favorable, and informative reviews of different devotee-authored literature could help increase interest in these works. Srila Prabhupada's Bhagavad Gita As It Is already has 32 customer reviews, but other books of his like Science of Self Realization and Caitanya-caritamrita have just one or two, and the Light of the Bhagavata has none at all. Amazon.com promises a chance to win a gift certificate of $50 to the first reviewer of any particular book. Besides Srila Prabhupada's books, there are also books by his followers which we can promote.
This is an easy opportunity to glorify our favorite writers and their literature and help promote sales of transcendental literature in human society.
"On the other hand, that literature which is full of descriptions of the transcendental glories of the name, fame, forms, pastimes, etc., of the unlimited Supreme Lord is a different creation, full of transcendental words directed toward bringing about a revolution in the impious lives of this world’s misdirected civilization. Such transcendental literatures, even though imperfectly composed, are heard, sung and accepted by purified men who are thoroughly honest." (SB 1.5.11)
Thank you for your attention.
Your Servant,
Krishna Kripa Das
Govardhan Hill Publishing Web Page (http://www.nerdc.ufl.edu/~ghi) Alien Identities Web Page (http://alienidentities.com)
