tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post115939079917365949..comments2024-03-10T20:46:19.274-04:00Comments on In the Middle: Do blogs sell books?Cord J. Whitakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06224143153295429986noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-1159466699165545062006-09-28T14:04:00.000-04:002006-09-28T14:04:00.000-04:00Dr. V: thanks! Now when you cite them, I will have...Dr. V: thanks! Now when you cite them, I will have cracked the mystery of who you really are.<BR/><BR/>Eileen: Some products (enemas, dead puppies, MIMs) just can't be pushed. But thanks for your efforts!Jeffrey Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346504393740520542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-1159458978313778662006-09-28T11:56:00.000-04:002006-09-28T11:56:00.000-04:00Gosh--are you telling me that all my raving on thi...Gosh--are you telling me that all my raving on this blog about "Medieval Identity Machines" has not helped to ratchet up its sales [except, of course, for Dr. Virago's purchase]? Damn! I *will* tell you that my ENG505 [The Posthuman Middle Ages--a course on giants/demons/monsters in medieval lit. and the contemporary horror film] students next semester will be reading hefty excerpts from both "Of Giants" and "MIM."Eileen Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756965845120441308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-1159448720889551762006-09-28T09:05:00.000-04:002006-09-28T09:05:00.000-04:00Karl: shatter not my dreams of large readership. A...Karl: shatter not my dreams of large readership. And your teeth will thank you if you concentrate on them rather than this blog, which is in fact cavity-inducing.<BR/><BR/>GC: Yes, André was literally and metaphorically a giant. I can think of at least one film that would not have been the same without him. Who knew, by the way, that friends like Tommy Usk were macrophiles? Talk about "New Light on Usk."<BR/><BR/>N50: You've outed me! I am in fact developing a scholarly version of Mall Madness called "Biblio Frenzy!!" The problem is, it takes six to eight years to get through all the directions and qualify to play, and even then you have to go through a demeaning job search process several times before you get your playing piece. The worst fate that can befall you in this boardgame, by the way, is to be savaged by an anonymous reader of your newly completed manuscript, sending you either (1) back to start or (2) to a low paid adjunct teaching position for all eternity.Jeffrey Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17346504393740520542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-1159448544292369632006-09-28T09:02:00.000-04:002006-09-28T09:02:00.000-04:00I am one of the people who bought Of Giants and Id...I am one of the people who bought Of Giants and Identity Machines in the time period you mention and it was in part because of the blog. At least, the blog reminded me that they were on my wish list. But there's another factor: the boyfriend signed us up for a free trial of Amazon Prime, and so the whole instant-gratification, no-shipping-charges thing has made me more likely to buy books one at a time instead of waiting for more to get Super Savings (or whatever it's called).<BR/><BR/>In other words: results still inconclusive.Dr. Viragohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960384082670286328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-1159430530317821952006-09-28T04:02:00.000-04:002006-09-28T04:02:00.000-04:00No I haven't bought them - but I do want to read s...No I haven't bought them - but I do want to read some more of them - and that might lead to buying...<BR/><BR/>So - JJC - this blog is just another exercise in marketing and consumerism is it? Shame on you! You'll be playing Mall Madness with your daughter by Christmas at this rate!N50https://www.blogger.com/profile/02927387227571782287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-1159421866747326562006-09-28T01:37:00.000-04:002006-09-28T01:37:00.000-04:00Y shal yive yower boke on gigantz to all of myne f...Y shal yive yower boke on gigantz to all of myne frendes this yere for yuletyde. My fauorite beth André, requiescat in grande pace. <BR/><BR/>Yowers treuli,<BR/>GCEYYÜP HANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08545687042079466887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21165575.post-1159416333168946932006-09-28T00:05:00.000-04:002006-09-28T00:05:00.000-04:00I think of those 100 daily visits, about 60 of the...I think of those 100 daily visits, about 60 of them are me, procrastinating and hoping for a new comment: RSS feed for comments perhaps?<BR/><BR/>For instance, right now, I'm looking for something new to read while I brush my teeth.Karl Steelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03353370018006849747noreply@blogger.com