>Not that I'm biased myself (I eat Arthur Treacher's
Fish N Chips fairly
>often and prefer a British lady's accent for phone
sex over all others), but
>popularity being a matter of quantity over quality
...
>
>UK Population: 59,511,464 (July 2000 est.)
>
>US Population: 275,562,673 (July 2000
est.)
>
>... doesn't that stand to reason?
But does New Jersey have 59 million people? That may be the
point Lofgren was making. Unless it was a poke at New Jersey.
Which, given who Lofgren's current Boss is, might be
interesting.
Of course, it ignores the fact that British publishers just
generally seem more open to doing American books, than the
other way around. Which is a drag. Last time I looked, a lot
of British books were only available in the States (and here)
as pricey imported trade paperbacks, instead of good ol'
cheap American mass market paperbacks
(and even those aren't so cheap anymore).
Mind you, maybe things have changed a bit lately. It's been a
few years since I prowled a decent bookstore down in the
States. (Mark, make a list, and have it ready for the world
tour...)
And who the hell is Arthur Treacher? Is that a fast food
chain, or frozen TV dinners or something? It sounds vaguely
familiar, but I'm not sure why.
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