Comments on: Survey says http://www.dystel.com/blog/2013/05/survey-says/ Mon, 26 Jun 2017 15:15:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.15 By: Kevin A. Lewis http://www.dystel.com/blog/2013/05/survey-says/comment-page-1/#comment-36169 Fri, 31 May 2013 20:43:16 +0000 http://www.dystel.com/?p=8805#comment-36169 Actually, PW’s BEA coverage isn’t bad-I’ve just gotten used to skimming and spending time elsewhere-like here!

]]> By: Kevin A. Lewis http://www.dystel.com/blog/2013/05/survey-says/comment-page-1/#comment-36143 Tue, 28 May 2013 19:15:13 +0000 http://www.dystel.com/?p=8805#comment-36143 Sorry to be slagging on James Joyce, Rachel, but I went to a very exclusive prep school that had a strictly no-bullying policy, except in cases of James Joyce enthusiasm, when it was considered an extenuating circumstance…. (Anderson Cooper was excused for giving the Athletic Director a severe knuckle rub on these grounds, if I recall correctly…)

]]> By: Emily Carter http://www.dystel.com/blog/2013/05/survey-says/comment-page-1/#comment-36142 Mon, 27 May 2013 19:17:13 +0000 http://www.dystel.com/?p=8805#comment-36142 Loved the survey!

My fun questions:

Do you write in books! Not just yes but H___ YES. Are you kidding? How could I not write in books — there’s so much going on.

Do you use the library?

Not only do I use the library, I’m a Board member for the Friends of the Library

]]> By: Julie Nilson http://www.dystel.com/blog/2013/05/survey-says/comment-page-1/#comment-36141 Mon, 27 May 2013 18:10:48 +0000 http://www.dystel.com/?p=8805#comment-36141 Do I read used books? I rarely read UNused books anymore. We have an outstanding library nearby, so I haven’t bought a book in a very long time.

]]> By: Kevin A. Lewis http://www.dystel.com/blog/2013/05/survey-says/comment-page-1/#comment-36137 Sat, 25 May 2013 20:57:03 +0000 http://www.dystel.com/?p=8805#comment-36137 I agree, and I have to say that this kind of fluff is all too typical of PW these days… About the only thing I bother to check with these guys is the Book Deals section to see what kind of stuff is being repped by who; the new Publishers Lite format is otherwise pretty empty unless you’re following the latest digital litigation news from the e-book market. As another writer I know put it, “Every week Publishers Weekly gets weaker and weaker. ” And I’m a little concerned that you’re that into Ulysses, Rachel-I thought most people got over that one by the time Prohibition ended… If you want to do a seriously anachronistic sensation from a Long Time Ago, I suggest The Monk by Matthew Gregory Lewis-it’s the world’s first racy horror novel from the late 18th Century which actually shocked Lord Byron (complete with poetry breaks every second chapter or so) and it’s a lot more coherent than Ulysses, begging your pardon. Make a helluva movie too, although dumbing it down to a PG-13 level would probably ruin it…

]]> By: D. C. DaCosta http://www.dystel.com/blog/2013/05/survey-says/comment-page-1/#comment-36131 Sat, 25 May 2013 17:33:44 +0000 http://www.dystel.com/?p=8805#comment-36131 Well…I have to say, that’s not much of a survey. If it was meant for anything other than the entertainment of the participants, the person who commissioned it should get a refund, and the person who approved its use should be fired. (Sorry, my background is in marketing research.)

I was heartened to see that I was not in the minority on most answers. But, as you pointed out, there were no opportunities for “none of the above” or “other”. And three choices simply aren’t enough.

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