tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post8255460817012557310..comments2024-03-28T16:20:18.628-05:00Comments on Book Chase: Simon & Schuster Sues to Recover Book AdvancesSam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-90102141871989235052008-07-30T19:18:00.000-05:002008-07-30T19:18:00.000-05:00I'm sure that you're right, J.S., or Simon...I'm sure that you're right, J.S., or Simon & Schuster wouldn't have risked the cash.<BR/><BR/>I realize I'm in the grip of a stereotype here, but it just doesn't seem logical in my mind...the audiences don't seem to have much in common.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-2425627832195236002008-07-30T10:41:00.000-05:002008-07-30T10:41:00.000-05:00I think you'd be surprised at how many people woul...I think you'd be surprised at how many people would buy those books. They probably wouldn't be very popular with the mainstream audience, but there is a certain, smaller set of readers with which it would. Particularly with those readers who also purchase enough urban lit for it to be a profitable venture for publishers.<BR/><BR/>It's not the kind of literature I read, but I know many people Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-60041700192476002302008-07-29T17:10:00.000-05:002008-07-29T17:10:00.000-05:00What a great point, Evie...makes perfect sense and...What a great point, Evie...makes perfect sense and does make me wonder why a ghost was not considered...seems like it would solve the problem.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps neither of the women wants to give enough time to their ghost to get the job done, though...that's all I can think of, anyway.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-87225475589857733742008-07-29T03:58:00.000-05:002008-07-29T03:58:00.000-05:00What I can't understand is why the publisher expec...What I can't understand is why the publisher expected these women to write the books. Have they never heard of ghostwriters?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-62100424485691265202008-07-26T18:43:00.000-05:002008-07-26T18:43:00.000-05:00Me either, Jen, but Simon & Schuster must thin...Me either, Jen, but Simon & Schuster must think there are enough fans of theirs out there to make the gamble worthwhile to their bottom line.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-4644571839520756882008-07-26T18:42:00.000-05:002008-07-26T18:42:00.000-05:00Probably so, Library Girl, but the odds are defini...Probably so, Library Girl, but the odds are definitely stacked against any publisher hoping to sell a whole lot of books to rappers and their fans. Just doesn't compute, somehow...Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-12548348519109278602008-07-26T15:30:00.000-05:002008-07-26T15:30:00.000-05:00Well, I can't say that either book would be one I'...Well, I can't say that either book would be one I'd rush out to buy - wouldn't even be one I'd request from the library...Jen Forbushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13325129568512353951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-13867502149570307942008-07-26T14:47:00.000-05:002008-07-26T14:47:00.000-05:00Well, they might've figured that they could develo...Well, they might've figured that they could develop a book audience among rappers and their fans with these books. There's also all those people who will buy anything stamped with the names of their favorite people (actors, singers, whatever), just because those people had a part in their creation.A Library Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06144279685884011943noreply@blogger.com