tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post160172797305716655..comments2024-03-28T21:56:51.675-04:00Comments on Face to Face: Reluctance to read new authors, '80s vs. the 2000sagnostichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-64220363715974758282013-09-01T18:22:59.234-04:002013-09-01T18:22:59.234-04:00I wonder if the franchises (and franchises with co...I wonder if the franchises (and franchises with continuity - unlike older franchises, like "Hercule Poirot", who were basically stand-alone stories with the same character) does not distort the value of this metric - after the moment that the books have continuity, buying books of the same author could be, not a sign of conformism, but simply that the readers want to know who the story will end.<br /><br />But perhaps the popularity of franchises-with-continuity is itself a sign of conformism Miguel Madeirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07382939732567489809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-74783567269972295142013-09-01T01:43:08.636-04:002013-09-01T01:43:08.636-04:00Lack of time is the biggest factor for me. I don&#...Lack of time is the biggest factor for me. I don't have the time to sample every promising book, movie, tv series, comic book, blog out there. So I rely on recommendations, for the most part. Some are mainstream, some aren't.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-66441652392256910462013-08-31T06:15:51.172-04:002013-08-31T06:15:51.172-04:00As an aspiring writer the question this post raise...As an aspiring writer the question this post raises for me, at least, is how do I crack this risk averse market?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-55443180498367532532013-08-31T04:14:15.545-04:002013-08-31T04:14:15.545-04:00Publishers Weekly best-sellers for 2012:
4 books ...Publishers Weekly best-sellers for 2012:<br /><br />4 books by E.L. James (Fifty Shades of Grey franchise)<br />3 books by Suzanne Collins (Hunger Games franchise)<br />1 book each by Kinney, Riordan, Flynn<br /><br />Hard to get more conformist than that. Also shows how not to interpret the success of the book series about non-mainstream sex and the other series about young people standing out and rebelling.<br /><br />Lurid culture caters to bland audiences.agnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-17364131334000745092013-08-31T01:55:40.036-04:002013-08-31T01:55:40.036-04:00In the 80s, people read books that were recommende...In the 80s, people read books that were recommended to them. The culture, afterall, was much more social.<br /><br />In the 2000s, few recommend books to each other, or have conversations about books at all. Its up to the individual alone to research what is worth reading. This is where OCD comes in.<br /><br />-CurtisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-55807517607277459392013-08-30T22:14:55.399-04:002013-08-30T22:14:55.399-04:00I think that a better explanation is the increasin...I think that a better explanation is the increasing conscientiousness of anyone competent. Once you have a hit book / movie / song you've got name recognition and now people are much more willing to work hard and follow up with another book / movie / song.<br /><br />Lots of one hit wonders of 30 years ago just partied hard after their one hit and burned out.Steve Johnsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-86570030429269448402013-08-30T21:36:57.560-04:002013-08-30T21:36:57.560-04:00Time! People have no time! The Internet can take...Time! People have no time! The Internet can take up so much time, and I don't mean chit-chat. Found your site from a tweet and here I am reading it instead of one of the books in my "pile" (e-pile).Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13041676434895574477noreply@blogger.com