tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post7805915451384035569..comments2024-03-28T08:30:37.763-04:00Comments on Dystel & Goderich Literary Management: Collateral damageDGLMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03594925221862242748noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-76316219612980949102010-07-27T12:45:43.043-04:002010-07-27T12:45:43.043-04:00I agree with the thought that this sounds like let...I agree with the thought that this sounds like letting the publisher get away with murder just to protect the authors. :(African American novelshttp://www.21blackstreet.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-57971151682437641322010-05-20T20:12:59.250-04:002010-05-20T20:12:59.250-04:00On the upside of the whole Bloomsbury transgressio...On the upside of the whole Bloomsbury transgression, I ended up hearing about Magic Under Glass quite a bit. After reading the rave reviews from fellow Verla Kay memebers as well as Goodreads, I purchased the book. It was fantastic and I wonder if I would have been drawn to it without the added controversy.TerryLynnJohnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08380207155608982319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-67795892279956632572010-05-20T18:14:12.648-04:002010-05-20T18:14:12.648-04:00Usually when I write a review on my blog, it's...Usually when I write a review on my blog, it's because I love the book and want other people to know just how good it is. Why waste time telling people how awful something is when you could be telling them how great something else is?<br /><br />Only once did I compare two books dealing with the same subject and why I liked one, but didn't like the other. Perhaps I should have just stuck with the positive. Thanks for reminding me how powerful the written word is even when commenting on a book.Lynnhttp://itsallmaya.com/sarahs-key-tatiana-de-rosnay/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-18011161566628450742010-05-20T14:57:36.683-04:002010-05-20T14:57:36.683-04:00Nothing good ever comes of blaming the wrong perso...Nothing good ever comes of blaming the wrong person for something that someone else did.<br /><br />It's really sad to see these authors getting caught in the middle. <br /><br />With all the other pitfalls to avoid and stresses that writers have to cope with, it's sad to add to that list of worries the potential damage, intentional or otherwise, that their audience could do. <br /><br />You asked for our thoughts: I have to tell you I'm shaking my head. One star reviews of a book you haven't read because you can't get it on your Kindle right this instant? Seriously? Until this moment I never imagined anyone would do such a thing.<br /><br />It's something you never think about when you're up at 4am revising your manuscript(again) with dreams of sharing it with the world and hopes that people will embrace it. <br /><br />At least I didn't really think of it before today. It's frightening.<br /><br />Thank you for the thought provoking post.February Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01078037856070486022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-26367512624190904542010-05-20T14:38:10.430-04:002010-05-20T14:38:10.430-04:00I can honestly say that I don't even know who ...I can honestly say that I don't even know who the publisher is when I buy books. That might change if I found out that a publishing house was torturing bunnies or something, but otherwise, I buy books that I want to read. Period.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05255908019822363456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-63306319120618646722010-05-20T13:19:22.994-04:002010-05-20T13:19:22.994-04:00This is why I was annoyed with many of the comment...This is why I was annoyed with many of the comments about LIAR. The author couldn't have known they would put a white girl on the cover when she signed the contract, and it's only because she was already established that they changed it. I was thankful most of the commenters backed off after learning how little control even well-known authors often have once they've signed the contract, but the few who went as far as to claim she had no ethical principles for, basically, not being psychic really infuriated me.<br /><br />I do think ClothDragon has a point, though. I suppose one solution would be to write in after buying the book, threatening to boycott future books by that publisher unless it changes its ways. Such a threat would have to be followed through in great numbers to have any effect, though, and most publishers would probably view it as empty since it'd be hard to measure future loss of sales, especially if all authors under that publisher were boycotted. How would you compare expected sales to actual sales and trace the difference to the boycott, especially for debut authors? And it'd still be unfair to authors who were locked into multi-book deals or whose publishers had the right to look at their next book first. So ultimately, there probably isn't a solution that would punish the publishers but not harm authors who don't have the ability or opportunity to switch companies.Kristin Laughtinhttp://kristinlaughtin.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-34264784595204308422010-05-20T13:12:17.380-04:002010-05-20T13:12:17.380-04:00I like this post. I agree that people lashing out ...I like this post. I agree that people lashing out and boycotting certain things can be ridiculous. Great to know that some people agree with the thought process I've had upon reading these 'boycott' requests.T.J.http://timtypes.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-85373724985514190832010-05-20T13:00:46.270-04:002010-05-20T13:00:46.270-04:00This seems to say that when a publisher does somet...This seems to say that when a publisher does something wrong we accept it and buy the book anyway to keep from hurting the author? It gives us no recourse to do anything about opinions we disagree with -- about things that many of us feel hurt all of society. Is there a better way to object in a society where money speaks louder than people?ClothDragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07542830590515695754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-24691118783983089602010-05-20T12:57:05.122-04:002010-05-20T12:57:05.122-04:00"Boycott" might have worked in Ireland a..."Boycott" might have worked in Ireland a hundred years ago but has neither purpose nor place these days. It doesn't work internationally, it won't work against publishers, and no decent person would participate.M Clement Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14422621517381625768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-16350660027554745042010-05-20T12:56:16.101-04:002010-05-20T12:56:16.101-04:00I'd never heard of boycotting a certain publis...I'd never heard of boycotting a certain publisher, so it's nothing I have experience with, but what does bother me is when someone, or a group, tries to censor books from others. For instance, how Harry Potter was targeted by groups wanting to ban it from school libraries. If they don't want their own children reading, that's their right, but don't try to ban stuff from other people's children. They do NOT have that right. (Sorry, got a little carried away there!)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13267066733031149882noreply@blogger.com