tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6727653.post1524780186011538447..comments2023-10-27T00:42:05.512+13:00Comments on Books and Writing: Melbourne Writers' Festival - 1Sherrylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04405534589743973581noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6727653.post-82866035442974307072009-08-29T17:58:04.511+12:002009-08-29T17:58:04.511+12:00I think the effect of online communities is harder...I think the effect of online communities is harder to quantify here in Australia - proportionately there are less people interested in that stuff. And while someone like John Green, who has developed a huge online YA following, is undoubtedly getting sales out of it, many other authors would question the effect they're having.<br />I tend to think it's a trickle effect, perhaps. A little bit of this, a little bit of that - and the next time someone goes to buy a book, they might remember yours?Sherrylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04405534589743973581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6727653.post-81129592269675461532009-08-29T15:49:05.295+12:002009-08-29T15:49:05.295+12:00Thanks for a really interesting discussion, Sherry...Thanks for a really interesting discussion, Sherryl.<br /><br />I'd have been interested in their response to book trailers too. Cyber promotion seems to have been a big thing in USA for years, but in Australia, it doesn't seem to have really taken off yet. Lots of teens I speak to that are interested in writing don't even have their own blogs, and tend not to follow other people's. <br /><br />I know that I got around 1000 hits for my blog tour (250 on cyber launch day) - don't know how many sales that translated to; but people at the Byron Bay Writers Festival said they came to my Byron Bay launch, and bought copies of my book because they had followed my blog tour.Dee Whitehttp://deescribewriting.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6727653.post-72711959507055065342009-08-29T15:05:40.134+12:002009-08-29T15:05:40.134+12:00Ford Street (www.fordstreetpublishing.com) has pro...Ford Street (www.fordstreetpublishing.com) has produced a stack of trailers for kids' books. A few have topped the 120 viewer mark on youtube alone (not counting other places they appear, of course). Hard to quantify if those viewers actually sourced the book. If you can get trailers done cheap enough, you have little to lose. The main thing with trailers is that kids can "view" the book in question rather than have to "read" parts. As we know, kids are digital natives -- so it's preferable for them to view a snippet rather than read it.Paul Collinshttp://www.paulcollins.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6727653.post-39814927703452891552009-08-29T14:25:20.473+12:002009-08-29T14:25:20.473+12:00A good wrap-up - thanks Sherryl - I almost feel li...A good wrap-up - thanks Sherryl - I almost feel like I was there!Meredith Costainhttp://www.meredithcostain.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6727653.post-39989518909243942642009-08-29T14:18:11.913+12:002009-08-29T14:18:11.913+12:00Don't parents buy the books for the under-12s?...Don't parents buy the books for the under-12s? And they network. I think twitter is good, and within that I've noticed a discussion group for kidlit.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6727653.post-63935550865557616682009-08-29T13:57:09.816+12:002009-08-29T13:57:09.816+12:00I really wanted to know what they thought about th...I really wanted to know what they thought about the book trailer thing! But it did seem like marketing has moved to the internet and the networking is important, as we thought - that word 'community' came up a few times.<br />I'm not so sure how all of this affects children's publishing though. I can see that YA readers would embrace it - but where do the under 12s fit?Sherrylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04405534589743973581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6727653.post-87388715478272265052009-08-29T13:21:24.882+12:002009-08-29T13:21:24.882+12:00A lot to absorb! It will be interesting--very inte...A lot to absorb! It will be interesting--very interesting--in the coming years to see how this all plays out. I don't think I'll be writing any books with unlikeable heroines for a while though--*I* wouldn't enjoy writing about her. 8-) Did you come away with information that is going to change how you write or do business?<br /><a href="http://kristiholl.com/" rel="nofollow">Kristi Holl</a><br /><a href="http://institutechildrenslit.net/Writers-First-Aid-blog/" rel="nofollow">Writer's First Aid blog</a>Kristi Hollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01480214912307187314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6727653.post-38856513491648831592009-08-29T13:10:03.490+12:002009-08-29T13:10:03.490+12:00You could well be right! But that was what he said...You could well be right! But that was what he said Tao did. Whether the share-holders got their money or not, it did what it was meant to, I guess - publicity.Sherrylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04405534589743973581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6727653.post-41346989351244874882009-08-29T13:06:12.864+12:002009-08-29T13:06:12.864+12:00I don't think Tao Lin actually got the $12,000...I don't think Tao Lin actually got the $12,000; rather, that he was seeking publicity. I also don't think Dennis prints enough copies of Tao's books for the plan to be profitable for him, since he sold 60% of his royalties. It doesn't quite make sense in terms of arithmetic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com