Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Of Interest

Hey guys! Jamie here! Thought it would be fun to give you a quickie rundown of what's going on that may be of interest to you.


  • Panels discusses how to read comics on a budget which is a topic I've been mulling over as I've just gotten into comics over the past couple months. For right now I'm just getting trades from the library but I know I'm going to want to purchase some single issues especially with some new comics I'm eye-ing up right now or ones I plan to catch up with.
  • Amazon plans to open up brick and mortar shops. INNNNTERESTING. I mean, I shop all over the place -- indies, chains and online with Amazon -- but I just feel weird about this considering Amazon killed so many indies. How do youuuu feel about this
  • Interesting survey about publishing. And the results are in....publishing is very white. Surprising and shocking to probably not many people who are paying attention to the diversity in publishing convo happening online.
  • If the Hot Dudes Reading instagram makes you drool, prepare your fainting couch  because it's coming to you in coffee table book form. You think my husband would think it's weird if this ends up on our coffee table? Ehhh he probably wouldn't even notice it because he's numb to books laying around everywhere that he just ignores them.  
Let's discuss all the things. Also, am I missing anything of interest??

10 comments:

  1. According to this Forbes article, Sandcastle Empire hasn't been published yet. http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2016/02/02/can-leonardo-dicaprio-save-the-young-adult-fantasy-movie-with-the-sandcastle-empire/#79563eec5612

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    1. Yeah I figured as much. I feel like normally at least I've heard of a book deal or something (even a little summary) even when Hollywood grabs a movie rights well before it is published. So interesting! I'm wondering who is publishing it!

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    2. Yes, it is odd that there's no mention of a book deal. I don't recall seeing anything about the book in Publishers Weekly. I'm definitely curious about it now.

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  2. wow, I loved this whole list!! I would SOOOO love an Amazon bookstore, my god, I would live there!!(Not really- but I might be asked to leave..LOL) oh well, lots of other things to check out. Thanks for the list!!

    http://thebestbasicblogger.blogspot.com/2016/02/wishlist-winning-wednesday-5.html

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  3. I like the concept of an Amazon physical store, but don't know how that would realistically work? Is it only going to be books? I shop on Amazon because of all the random things we need, but can't find locally (from fish food to piano lesson books). I don't know how an Amazon physical store would be able to carry even a tiny portion of what they offer online?

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  4. I can understand feeling icky about Amazon, but one thing I love about the company is they don't play the stock market game. When they have excess cash on hand they don't raise stock prices artificially - they invest the money back into the company (which raises the value of the company for real over time).

    My theory on brick and mortar - they are working on a service called "Prime Now" for same day shipping. My guess is they'll work the brick and mortar stores into the supply chain network somehow.

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  5. OHMYGOD I'm so excited about the Marissa Meyer graphic novels! I definitely feel like so much more can be done with the world. I hate it when authors overuse a good idea, but this is a truly great one that can be spun in so many ways!!

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  6. Books in HappyMeals have happened 3 or 4 times here in Denmark I believe, I'm shocked that it haven't happened in US yet.

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  7. I basically avoid Amazon (Except for Goodreads, since they did purchase that!) at all costs. Bezos is scary. I'm convinced he wants to be the only publisher around. Yeah...after all the ways he has decreased profitability for everyone and every vendor he allows to sell on his site...and now he wants to open B&M bookstores? Really? Bah! I'll just not use those the same way I don't shop at Amazon!

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  8. If MacDonalds is going to give books as a present in happy meal I think I'm gonna be fat!

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