CHILD LABOR RETURNS -- TRIUMPHANTLY 

Last month, I decided to write and publish a book: an anthology of selected columns in electronic form of disc (not available in the Gutemberg format). I also decided that it should be done at extremely low-cost, distributed globally in a new manner and have a 1000 percent higher return than conventional publishing.

"Lessons From The Future, Vol. X" is now on disc; available worldwide at one-third lower than comparable "Books".

This is one of the dramatic changes taht can occur in the communications age.

But where does "Child Labor" enter? Now hear this: Six years ago I contracted a youngster, Jim Semenick, to do some computer programming work for me. He was in business for himself. Not an employee. He had some other clients. Today he has alot more. I call him my Vice President of Research and Developemnt. He was contracted at the time because I couldn't find a competent adult. He taught me. Then he was 13.

Today, He is just 20 and feeling "Over the Hill". This youth has recently contracted, his "Clone", Jeff Bailey, 13 years of age, to keep him up to date.

The three of us, along with my editor, produced in two weeks, not only Volume X of this series and half of Volume IX but the start of Volume VIII. I paid them adult consulting fees, and exotic food. Few adults could match their speed and efficiency. Total costs were degrees of magnitude lower than those of the conventional publishing world. They also get a royalty on each book sold that matches that of an author's total royalty on a Gutenberg print-style book!

Volumes are now available worldwide through Pubtronix Inc. of Pompano Beach, Florida; the world's first global electronic data-base of published electronic books. I pay Pubtronix's US$250 per book annually to appear on their data base. Viewers call in via computer, "brouse around" and if interested in my disc, they can read the Dust Jacket, Table of Contents and one column. That's it for free. If they are interested enough to purchase they send the $20 retail price directly to me. Jim makes the Macintosh disc, packages and mails same, under our contract. He receives the royalty mentioned previously for his "Electronic Choreography". His clone Jeff does the same for IBM discs.

If you have any writer friends, Let themm in on the new age.

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