tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206685128986486929.post5855652610826756171..comments2024-03-01T08:06:27.951-08:00Comments on Layers of Thought: What do Today’s Readers Want? Fauzia Burke - President of FSB Associates Answers the QuestionAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10360453947198770223noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206685128986486929.post-31090600699546834882010-01-17T16:39:36.100-08:002010-01-17T16:39:36.100-08:00Alexia -
I feel very similarly... I do like to see...Alexia -<br />I feel very similarly... I do like to see generalized reviews in one place. But for me one place would probably never be enough... I also like niche sites and am starting to find some great reviewers which I relate too...<br /><br />I too have a number of books that I have recently read due to publishers sending me copies, wins..etc that I would have never chosen but absolutely loved. Like Serena by Ron Rash...<br /><br />This article has been sitting in my email box for awhile.. I think it would have been lost during the holidays if I had published it... I am glad that it creating some discussion here.<br /><br />Charlie -<br />Thanks for the link. It is now in my favorites.. I like the country specific links.<br /><br />I also go to genre specific sites for special interest reads - like for speculative fiction. It would be wonderful to find an all purpose and very special one like your Soho Crime here... but I am not sure they exist with my eclectic tastes. But I will dream and keep searching.<br /><br /><br />Dennis -<br />Derailing the conversation again?????<br />I will be by your blog tomorrow. It takes a while for them to come up in Google Reader after following. I will then give you my honest opinion. :)<br /><br />We love San Diego...California girl here.... I think we were right outside of Carlsbad at the time. I know living in CA most of my life has definitely had a big effect on me... so how could you escape.<br /><br />As for the Bloggiesta....I have decided to go back on that river in Egypt in regards to my 250 links that are dead... until we come back from the UK... in 3 weeks. So beyond drinking a lot - denial is the next best thing... What dead links???? ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10360453947198770223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206685128986486929.post-51157178736722076112010-01-17T14:49:57.691-08:002010-01-17T14:49:57.691-08:00Hi, muse. Well, I certainly can't claim to hav...Hi, <a rel="nofollow">muse</a>. Well, I certainly can't claim to have <i>mastered</i> anything, but I did manage to get something posted. It's just kind of a trial balloon with a bit of this and that. *Blush*<br />Hey, not to change the subject or anything, <b>Shellie</b>, but those pictures of you and <b>JD</b> taken last August? They're from the city I was born in many l-o-n-g years ago. :D Yep. Born in the <a rel="nofollow">Mercy</a> Hospital in <b>Mission Hills</b>... Hm... wonder if that had any kind of influence on me? <br />Have you fully recovered from those blogulations yet? My trial by <i>Windows Live Writer</i> is at [ http://letsimproveourworld.blogspot.com ] <-- Please let me know what I can do to make the blog look a bit less stark?Hypatia Theonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212047761107164941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206685128986486929.post-18756772692330602592010-01-17T13:10:27.259-08:002010-01-17T13:10:27.259-08:00I agree with Burke. While the Big Five publishers ...I agree with Burke. While the Big Five publishers are marketing their money-makers like Patterson and Nora Roberts, the niche companies are where the discerning readers go.<br /><br />My example: SOHO Press and their fantastic backlist of long-out-of-print mysteries. Thanks to them, I've read half of Magdalen Nabb's and Colin Cotterill's books, ALL of which I've truly enjoyed. I can also purchase directly from them.<br /><br />Here's a link to their crime backlist:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sohocrime.com/backlist.php" rel="nofollow">SOHO CRIME</a>Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722567671925063706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206685128986486929.post-3428877707068641862010-01-17T12:55:44.589-08:002010-01-17T12:55:44.589-08:00Very interesting article, and I think she's br...Very interesting article, and I think she's brought up several valid points. <br /><br />I tend to get most of my book recommendations online now, and put more faith in good reviews from trusted blogs as opposed to reviews in magazines or huge marketing campaigns.<br /><br />I do agree that publishers and authors need to evolve, but I'm not sure if they should all concentrate on niche markets. I've found several books I've enjoyed via review offers and contest wins that I wouldn't have picked up otherwise, as they were outside my usual genres.<br /><br />Will be interesting to see how the various publishing houses adapt to the changing environment, and see which ones survive.<br /><br />Great post Shellie!Alexia561https://www.blogger.com/profile/10797515620050469395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206685128986486929.post-21279848217160946742010-01-17T09:01:28.573-08:002010-01-17T09:01:28.573-08:00Laurel -
Yes it really is thought provoking and pe...Laurel -<br />Yes it really is thought provoking and perhaps a bit more complex than it first seems... <br /><br />Come back with your thoughts, it would be great to chat about them. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10360453947198770223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206685128986486929.post-2704859086577501392010-01-17T08:59:20.768-08:002010-01-17T08:59:20.768-08:00Provocative article, Shellie. I need to think abo...Provocative article, Shellie. I need to think about all those morsels she laid out for us.<br /><br />Sounds good, though.Laurel-Rain Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00101090217639410913noreply@blogger.com