More debate of book review sections
I have to smile when I hear that supporters of the under-threat newspaper book review sections are blaming book bloggers. It sounds very familiar to the “Internet is killing bookshops.” The New York Times looks at the whole book review section dilemma this morning.
 All I know is that book review sections are published once a week, bloggers publish five days a week and sometimes more frequently. Book review sections too often review deadly dull books from past-their-sell-by-date authors, bloggers are constantly looking for new exciting talent. Book review sections give me virtually zero book-related news, bloggers give me book news all day long. Book review sections are humorless, bloggers thrive on the funny and unusual.
May 2nd, 2007 at 12:37 pm
definitely the internet makes a lot of things quicker and bigger in terms of amount. i’m no fan of the traditional book review for reasons you’ve given, but i think if the reviewer is a good one, or a book review column has a good selection of reviewers, it shouldn’t be affected by internet reviews. after all, quantity does not equate quality.
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