tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830138790974451827.post5333993741688731007..comments2023-09-28T07:04:09.199-07:00Comments on The Reading Corner: Garrison Keillor: Technophobebaileythebookwormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374513173496945550noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830138790974451827.post-5544257774304459192010-05-28T05:23:01.249-07:002010-05-28T05:23:01.249-07:00That's what it comes down to, isn't it? Mo...That's what it comes down to, isn't it? Money.Amanda Makepeacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01521280678666827075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830138790974451827.post-59034401958572888302010-05-28T03:42:35.691-07:002010-05-28T03:42:35.691-07:00It always boggles me that people can unreservedly ...It always boggles me that people can unreservedly praise the traditional industry. It produced Twilight -give me a break. Sure, it made more money than I can even imagine, but that doesn't mean it's good. There will always be bad books, and there will always be amazing books. How we produce them just changes with the times.baileythebookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17374513173496945550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830138790974451827.post-65599148393757719572010-05-27T19:29:50.692-07:002010-05-27T19:29:50.692-07:00Eliteism sucks.
His point is meaningless anyway, t...Eliteism sucks.<br />His point is meaningless anyway, there is so much tripe published by the traditional industry.<br />Just because the authors prostituted themselves to get a deal doesn't make a book more readable.Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625543235578144620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830138790974451827.post-34540502899409193302010-05-27T13:53:39.264-07:002010-05-27T13:53:39.264-07:00Exactly. False generalizations are a major issue w...Exactly. False generalizations are a major issue when someone is writing off all self-published works instead of examining the merits and shortcomings of the process as a whole. That kind of panicking and fear-mongering from well-known writers hurts everyone. There's room for all types of publishing -the market is just evolving along with the technology.baileythebookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17374513173496945550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830138790974451827.post-82824660374602365202010-05-27T11:16:23.528-07:002010-05-27T11:16:23.528-07:00It's often dangerous, and always unwise, to ge...It's often dangerous, and always unwise, to generalize. Of course not everything self-published is literary genius, but the same can be said of traditional published works. I don't really see how it could be hurting the publishing industry. People are still going to want their Stephen King's (just an example).Amanda Makepeacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01521280678666827075noreply@blogger.com