Why "Punishing the Publisher" doesn't work the way you think it will....

[lagilman]

In which Lili points out that Scalzi said it so I don't have to.

And yes, I know you know this. But you might know someone who doesn't, and needs it explained....

Comments

[chaoticgoodnik.livejournal.com]

Huh. Reading the comments over at Scalzi's has made me think that I don't understand people. Hardly for the first time, of course!

The only times I've even semi-actively tried to send a message to a publisher, it's been along the lines of "I'll take a risk on this book by a midlist or new author, or buy this anthology because I think it's conceptually interesting."

Which isn't to say that I've never stopped buying a series because I felt like I'd had enough of typos everywhere and/or I'd stopped liking it* -- but I never felt like I was sending a message by doing so.

*It's surprising how often many typos and "I think this series is going downhill and not in a good way" go together. But maybe I'm the only one who's noticed that.

[mtlawson.livejournal.com]

I boosted the signal on this, if you don't mind. I think it needs to be widely disseminated.