Still, the introduction isn't Herman Melville's fault. He didn't pick an obscure college professor to write his intro -- in fact, Renker's introduction tells us that Melville himself died in obscurity. At the time of its release, Moby-Dick sold only 2,000 copies. My publisher is ordering a first printing of 25,000 copies for Prank the Monkey, which means they're expecting my book to sell over twelve times more than Moby-Dick.
