that book meme #16
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orangerful16: Rant about anything book related
Two trends that I cannot stand right now in publishing:
1. Making books into comic books. Just to cash in. GUESS WHAT - Percy Jackson sold FINE in book form! They made a movie out of it! We don't need THE EXACT SAME STORY told in comic book form. I mean, if it was like the WARRIORS series where the comics were separate stories, I could deal with it, but just taking books and making them comics, with no real style, just an obvious cash-in, blah.
2. "Young Reader Editions" that are the same damn size as the adult book. Look, if you're in middle/high school and want to read 'Unbroken', just read 'Unbroken'. If you're interested in Malala, read her autobiography, not the "sanitized" version that is the "young reader's edition". Either your kid is ready for this, interested in this, or they are not.
The ABSOLUTE WORST is when they make a young reader's edition, a picture book edition and then a comic book. (okay that last one hasn't happened yet, but give it time!)
Anyone else have any book/publishing trends that are pet peeves at the moment?
Two trends that I cannot stand right now in publishing:
1. Making books into comic books. Just to cash in. GUESS WHAT - Percy Jackson sold FINE in book form! They made a movie out of it! We don't need THE EXACT SAME STORY told in comic book form. I mean, if it was like the WARRIORS series where the comics were separate stories, I could deal with it, but just taking books and making them comics, with no real style, just an obvious cash-in, blah.
2. "Young Reader Editions" that are the same damn size as the adult book. Look, if you're in middle/high school and want to read 'Unbroken', just read 'Unbroken'. If you're interested in Malala, read her autobiography, not the "sanitized" version that is the "young reader's edition". Either your kid is ready for this, interested in this, or they are not.
The ABSOLUTE WORST is when they make a young reader's edition, a picture book edition and then a comic book. (okay that last one hasn't happened yet, but give it time!)
Anyone else have any book/publishing trends that are pet peeves at the moment?
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Date: 2016-07-04 01:28 pm (UTC)I love the new U.K. illustrated editions! I don't usually buy the whole series, just the first book, but these are so nice I might buy all seven. (I already have the first book.) The new American paperbacks illustrated by Kazu Kibuishi are nice, too - when you line them up on the shelf, the spines make an image of Hogwarts Castle.
If you wanna save on shipping for the U.K. editions, maybe try Abe Books or Book Depository?
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Date: 2016-07-05 01:43 am (UTC)I've seen the new Kibuishi and they're nice but...I don't think I could ever get new paperbacks like that. My first four books are all paperbacks...another reason my mom and I were thinking about a replacement set. For the first four, I would read the hardback from the library and buy the paperback once it came out but by OotP, I needed to read it IMMEDIATELY!!! So, I have 5,6 and 7 in hardback.
Hmm, those are good ideas. I'll compare them with UK Amazon...I've heard the shipping for UK Amazon really isn't that much and the last time I looked with the conversion rate, the UK version on their site was actually cheaper than the American version on the American site!