How Have Online Reviews Affected the Publishing World

Publié par Patrick on Tuesday, December 11, 2007
SF Signal just posted this interesting interview with editors, authors, bloggers, etc.

As a matter of course, opinions differ from one person to the next.

Check it out here.

5 commentaires:

Larry Nolen said...

Almost surprised that you didn't have anything to say in regards to my brief mention of your blog there, Pat :P

The responses were what they were. I need to think a bit (hard, with a bad cold coming on) before responding there and elsewhere.

3:16 PM
Patrick said...

Yep, thanks for giving me some props!

Though some old school editors might say that I'm at the root of the problem!:p

4:19 PM
Neth said...

then those old-school editors are out of touch (IMHO). It was interesting - when I answered I had no sense of who else they asked. I kinda feel like I was playing with the big boys, or that I got to sit at the adult table for the first time.

4:22 PM
Larry Nolen said...

Well, you're the one that's mentioned as being a template, for good and for bad, so why wouldn't I? :P

As for the editors, there were quite a few differences in opinion there, subtle as they might appear to be at first. Everything now is in a state of flux; most of the comments agreed on this. I think people are starting to explore more, branch out, find their own voice. I know I've been doing that and it seems that I get more traffic and more comments now that I've started to explore authors in more depth. I guess I've come full-circle from 10 years ago, huh? :P

And Ken, while I knew there'd be some of the more well-known authors and editors there, I saw it as an opportunity to share and to learn. I still see it that way. I got my seat at the table as soon as I decided that I wanted to think about the books I enjoyed :D

5:45 PM
Luis said...

Speaking as a reader who has only recently discovered book review blogs, I would think that publishers should start looking more closely at this phenomenon. I know they have definetly influenced my choices as far as book that I plan to read.

12:06 PM

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