tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post6967735218800471960..comments2023-09-29T05:32:04.308-07:00Comments on StrangePegs: Go Local! (or "Why You Should Buy My Book")Andrew Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-74920782755293311152011-04-07T13:33:27.849-07:002011-04-07T13:33:27.849-07:00Yeah... I hate the whole copycat thing. Perhaps, I...Yeah... I hate the whole copycat thing. Perhaps, I am more sensitive to it after watching the comic book industry nearly destroy itself through that behavior in the early- to mid-90s. Of course, people buy into it, so they just keep right on doing it.<br />At any rate, good choice, Michael.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-92102064107423555232011-04-07T10:58:07.552-07:002011-04-07T10:58:07.552-07:00I try to support the people that have a direct inf...I try to support the people that have a direct influence in my life. I buy books from authors that I've gotten to know and from people I may know in person. It makes complete sense to me because there's such a deluge of stuff out there that there has to be some kind of factor that determines choice. As far as books concerned, the traditional publishing houses don't have much that appeals to me in terms of stories as they are generally copycats of successful ones. Some author like J.K. Rowling or Stephenie Meyer comes out with a huge bestseller and a million ppl jump on the bandwagon pumping out similar crap with no disparity. It's all so transparently capitalist (Give me my money now!)Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.com