tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3377586.post6902780190002999187..comments2024-03-27T02:13:13.079-04:00Comments on Original Content: While We're On The Subject Of ReviewsGail Gauthierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01673131515563387968noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3377586.post-7176351959920916402009-06-08T20:02:22.866-04:002009-06-08T20:02:22.866-04:00I can certainly see the problem with a librarian b...I can certainly see the problem with a librarian buying a book like, say (back in the day) Bridge to Terebithia, not knowing how it ends, and sticking it on the shelf. For most books, there's a reasonable balance, but some are going to be tricky. It will be interesting to see how this evolves. Me, I'm going to keep writing most of my books for the reader, but mentioning it if I think there's a particular gotcha that parents or librarians should know about. If I can manage that, anyway.Jen Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10343476550309656223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3377586.post-36613574945754494692009-06-08T19:05:28.503-04:002009-06-08T19:05:28.503-04:00If I've got this right, years ago most kidlit ...If I've got this right, years ago most kidlit sales were institutional. Thus, librarians were buying most children's books for municipal and school libraries. They weren't necessarily reading everything they purchased because how could they? So, yes, they really did need to know everything about a book without having to read it. They <i>needed</i> spoilage.<br /><br />I've heard there was a shift sometime in the last decade or so. I believe that now there are at least as many personal buyers as institutional ones, and, yes, people who are buying for their own reading aren't going to want to put down good, hard cash for books if they know what's going to happen. (We may be talking paperback personal buyers as well as hardcover.) <br /><br />The market for reviews has thus changed.<br /><br />I must say, though, that I've heard some concern about the change voiced by professionals who need the reviews with spoilage.If "holding back" in reviews becomes common practice, it could become a problem for them.Gail Gauthierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01673131515563387968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3377586.post-32977121550582824762009-06-08T16:39:59.634-04:002009-06-08T16:39:59.634-04:00I'm not sure about the twitter aspect, but I f...I'm not sure about the twitter aspect, but I for one am happy about the change to direct reviews more towards readers. I've tended to steer away from the professional reviews, because I hate spoilers (and, of course, I'm looking more for books to read myself than books to buy for other people). Thanks for sharing this news.Jen Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10343476550309656223noreply@blogger.com