Some publishers are looking instead to place excerpts on the Internet.
The black middle class has grown greatly since publishers last looked at the market.
As times grow hard, general publishers are looking for new markets.
"We publishers are always looking for ways to grow," he said.
"Obviously, the big American publishers are looking at it very seriously, and some foreign ones as well."
With fiction by a known author, publishers look at the track record.
David says it's the first thing any publisher looks for in a new author.
I suspect some publishers aren't looking for style so much as "market potential".
The publishers are looking for other single sponsors who next year will be asked to pay about $75,000.
"What kind of advantage is the publisher looking for by carrying this photo?"