My local paper comes with a copy of the New York Times Book Review. Contrast the combined print and Ebook vs Print/hardcover. Colleen Hoover appears 4 out of 10 entries for Ebook/physical combined listing, but none for physical books. She has been named in Time mag's "100 most influential people in the world" 2023 edition and in 2022 held 6 of the top 10 spots. 



but if you take out e-books, she doesn't make the top 10 at all. Most of her writings are in the "romance and young adult fiction genres" (Mass market romance novels). What kind of effect will the most popular books being consumed mainly through e-formats have on publishing and the publishing industry? Are the sales numbers inflated by "Free ebook download" offers provided by popular platforms like kindle and audible? Are women ruining yet another hobby?



Discuss

This isn't reddit

???? this is the literature board and this is a thread on the book industry. Go back.

>>21990322 (OP)

she got famous on tiktok, zoomers must be getting it from the Kindle promo and making this their introduction to reading.(sad). but i don't think that ebooks being better for CH will have a bigger impact on the industry since on average physical book copies are doing ok compared to e-book copies (just not with CH). if any book leans more on ebook it would have to be YA romance or other genre made for teens. classics and normal books will remain on paper because that's their only advantage over downloading the book for free. 

>Are women ruining yet another hobby?

no, it's zoomers. women are to blame for buying shit books and men are to blame for not buying books at all. the industry is to blame more than anyone for always going with the safest bet and killing creativity in the name of profit

>>21990322 (OP)

ok

>she got famous on tiktok

that explains a lot, if you get famous on a certain form of media you're probably going to stay on the same device. tiktok zoomers aren't going to read something that's not on the device they're already using for 6 hours a day. I don't think it's correct to say it won't have a bigger impact on the industry- they will cater to market forces always. It reminds me of that one post where someone said 90% of published books sell less than a dozen copies.

sry I should have just posted a "recommend me a book for this feel" with a picture of pepe or a soijack or something.

>>21990322 (OP)

Queen Hoover is slaying.

>>21990322 (OP)

Reading those summeries and jeez, what a bunch of horseshit. Were things always this bad?

>>21990322 (OP)

All goyprose to keep the population as stupid as possible.

I want to say no, but the answer is probably yes. I mean, isn't it survivorship bias? Old books people still read survive the test of time, in a few years will anyone remember these books? The same apply to movies. How many people will remember or re-watch capeshit of the month? I think it's easy to look back and say "Things weren't this bad" when you only see the surviving best examples.

lol, at least they're reading unlike you.

Speak for yourself you queer cunt reading YA doesn't even count as reading

struck a nerve?

Reading does not necessarily convey value. How much time do you spend reading shitposts on 4chan? That's reading as well.

>>21990322 (OP)

>Are women ruining yet another hobby?

Ruined. Not ruining.
