www.inkthinkerblog.com — The evil/cool phenomenon that is MySpace is expanding into the literary world, according to an e-mail newsletter my friend Tom (you know, THE Tom) sent me yesterday. MySpace recently launched its Books section.
Says the newsletter, “This new section will highlight young, up-and-coming authors and give MySpace members tips about new books and cool book groups to join. The Top Books chart shows what MySpace members are reading, based on their blog links. We’re even featuring blogs, too, so even if you don’t have a book, your writing could still end up getting featured!”
I’m not sure how I feel about this. Part of me says, “Well it’s about time!” since they have a huge musician community, but part of me says, “Well there goes the neighborhood!”
The pros are that the great writers out there who need another venue to promote their books are going to find it in this. Cons? Well, I feel like it opens up a whole new arena in which scammers can take advantage of hopefuls. I also feel like it’s going to encourage an even greater influx of junk into the marketplace right now because it’s making it too easy to get “published.” Does that make me cold hearted? I can’t decide.
What are your thoughts?
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What’s with the age discrimination? Why only young writers, huh?
Because old people are smart enough to know that MySpace is a waste of time? :]
Kristen
yeah but they’re not printing anything right?
Not that I’m aware of…but I’m not too up on MySpace despite the fact that I buckled and joined. This is me hanging my head in shame. Honest. I am.
verification word: ydygv.
Ydygv indeed.