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Originally Posted by fjtorres
Books aren't essential like food, no.
But a lot of people seem to care about the ethics and/or practices of their food sources.
And some make a big fuss over retailer employee practices without blinking an eye at the reprehensible or even illegal practices of manufactures and content producers. I prefer to be as informed as possible about all of them so I understand who I'm voting my wallet in favor of. Informed choice over "see no evil" willful ignorance.
Just me, mind you.  |
By the time I buy a book, I am often plenty informed. I research and vet the books I buy. The most important thing to me as a reader is if I am going to like the book, is it an interesting concept. As nice as it is to know the author gets more money, it is not my first deciding factor. I want to read books I like is the first.
No ignorance on my part. I never blindly buy any books. Vetting is most important. My time and money are valuable, so I like to spend it to get the most for it.
I sure hope Kensington is not next. They have Zebra. This reader needs the publishers. Self publishers do not satisfy my voracious reading habits. There are some back list titles I get that are put out by SP's, but as far as new releases, there aren't as many I want to read.
Some of that is what Blossom said, the road to drama lama land is where self publishers are going these days in romance. Where there was unique stuff coming out, there is now mostly cookie cutter sameness with the same tropes again and again. Which is a bit baffling to me to be honest. I expected more unique stuff coming from the SP front.
And like Blossom said, in historical especially, Harlequin has been willing to paint outside the lines. They are covering era's and themes most nobody else is. I sure hope that doesn't change now with the buy out.
I don't really want to see any publishers go away. I'd rather them adjust and find a way to survive in this new world.