thank dog someone's picking up the brain-slack...

[lagilman]

I love it when other people are smart/wise/thoughtful so I can just point you to their soapbox and say "yes, that, there, what s/he said."

In this case, Michelle Sagara, on why it's okay if you're here for the not-books stuff.


[Mind you, we also love it if you ARE here for the books stuff. We write to entertain, amuse, eddicate and occasionally horrify you, after all...]

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[blitheringpooks.livejournal.com]

I agree with what she said, 100%.

I'm also compiling links/quotes for a blog entry when it comes time to pimp books.

I was taken aback when my first book was published and my husband's friend asked where to buy it so he could buy "a few." He said he always bought girl scout cookies and such from people at work so the least he could do was buy a few books for me.

My expression must have been horrified because I was so young and naive, I wanted somebody to want to buy my book and actually read it, not look at me as a potential charity donation.

Stupid pooks.

Now I say, "Buy three, tape them together, wrap in pretty fabric, they make great doorstops!"

Ahem.

I have found a few posts that echo my sentiment. Crass, vulgar pimpitude.

So, feel free to tell me you haven't read it, seriously. But people who buy even though they don't intend to read? Jewels.