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Originally Posted by pwalker8
So? That doesn't make it racist, which was the assertion at the start. If it's a problem then the book seller can put copies in both places. If it's a online store, such as Amazon, it's easy enough to do.
From a pure programmer's point of view, it's easy enough to allow the customer to say "show me all romance novels that have a gay protagonist". The issue is having an accurate database, which as we programmers like to say "That's not a programming issue" 
A good decade ago, I predicted that we would see a bunch of websites dedicated to various types of books with curated lists of books and new books this month lists, kind of like the newsletters that were popular back before B&N took over. So far, that prediction hasn't come about, probably because it's hard to monetize such things these days and it's a lot of work, but it's the most likely solution to the discovery issue that I can think of. |
I have to add this--if you write Mystery Romances, or
any sort of cross-over genre, no matter who you are, who you have sex with, what your skin color is, or where you live,
guess what?
Your books will
ONLY be shelved in one damn place and then, guess what? They'll have a problem with "discoverability," too. Same exact thing. You write supernatural romance, it can be in either--but not both. You write Christian mystery, it can be in either. Not both.
This affects every single book in the universe that isn't simply "one thing." If you write supernatural cozies, ditto.
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies--horror? Comedy? Romance? Pastiche? It's
endless. But for those crossovers, it's One Shelf To Rule Them All.
Nobody's books will be in every single place where someone might look for it.
It doesn't mean that someone has Coziphobia.
(Adding this post only because it's a topic that I deal with
every. single. day. with my customers, so I am
well familiar with it. Informational only.)
Hitch