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The
Publication of �Dreams in Islam�
Dreams
in Islam was published in Pittsburgh,
USA by Dorrance Publishing Co. Inc. under a �subsidy� agreement
in November 1992. A thousand copies were printed,
funded by myself, at a cost of $10,000. Public
libraries in the UK
bought a few hundred copies after my personal letter-writing efforts and
pleas. I found that friends and even acquaintances expected to be given
copies free. Being generous in nature, I gave away
about half of the printed books! Newspapers and other
media (such as radio stations) were obviously supplied free of charge
too! Although Dorrance had appointed a private
firm �Gazelle Book Services Ltd. of
Lancaster,
UK-
to promote sales, it was decided by the Publisher in 1994 that the book
was not commercially viable and a consignment of 500 copies was sent to me
at my own expense! The book was reviewed in a few
Islamic magazines and newspapers- and I was invited to talk about it on
local and national radio stations � but nothing dramatic
happened. But letters from public libraries in the
UK
informed me that the book had been purchased, new, as late as the year
2000! I have been unable to understand
this. So, although my book has been so popular that it
has been reported as missing from so many libraries, and loan figures were
generally high, Dreams in Islam did not fare too well after
publication. In all, a deficit of some $7,500 dollars
was the result. But, prior to publication, I had been
assured by the Publisher that my book would be sold in the
USA,
Canada
and the UK
.
I therefore assumed that my $10,000 investment would probably be
profitable (I had written the book over eight years at a very leisurely
pace, so I had a positive personal opinion of it!). In
the summer of 2001, when my Web Site, http://www.dr-umar-azam.com/ was
set up, I decided to make available, without copyright restrictions, the
whole of Dreams in Islam. Guestbook entries
have been quite positive to date, so internet users have, just like
library users, found my book interesting and enjoyable!
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