tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8228742516428208818.post3942473748157945430..comments2023-06-29T02:15:50.579-08:00Comments on Fabulously Young ePubs: What's Hot and What's NotKimber Lihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03982239712083114488noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8228742516428208818.post-35476090983665802182012-01-09T13:13:05.272-09:002012-01-09T13:13:05.272-09:00I absolutely agree with your "lottery of popu...I absolutely agree with your "lottery of popularity" comment, Melynda! I can remember when The Firm first came out in paperback years ago. I was working at a bookstore and we'd often run out of the book and, rather than send customers away empty-handed, I'd offer them the latest Scott Turow novel. Ridley Pearson had also written a legal thriller at the time and it was awesome, so I'd tout that as well. No takers; ever. They wanted what they wanted, the "it" book of the moment, and that was that. No diss to John Grisham, who I love, but that always said to me that lots of readers aren't so much about what's inside the book as being seen with the book, and only the book, that everyone is "suddenly" talking about. And being able to talk about it with their friends, in-laws, whatever. Don't get me wrong; I loved the "Dragon Tatoo" books as much as anybody, but I can also name a dozen or more books that have superior plotting, characterization, pacing, whatever. so, yeah, there is definitely a lottery mentality about all that. All I wanna know is, where do I buy a ticket??!?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com