So, taking a look at the figures for the first month of my blog, I see it attracted some 5200 views by some 3000 separate
viewers. Thanks to the fellow bloggers who covered my story and linked to my blog. The most referrals came
from Kathy Shaidle's Five Feet of Fury. Thanks, Kathy.
Accordingly, while I was engaged in a four year long battle with Chapters over their virtual "banning" of my book, which,
had they not banned, would have sold in the range of 5000 books maximum, I now realize that a good blogger attracts that many
readers in one month!
So, the power of Chapters, which controls over 70% of the retail book market in Canada is starting to slip because fewer and
fewer people will trust the folks at Chapters to stock what is important, and instead insist that the reader make the decision
of what information and viewpoints should be accessed.
As Chapters morphs more into a retailer of gift items and CDs, and more people shop for books on-line, there is a question
of the future relevance, and even viability, of big box book retailers which are more interested in profits than books.
Already the readers are voting with their computers to read more on-line content and less mass marketed books controlled by
retailers, publishers and literary agents whose sensibilities are out of sync with intelligent readers - who understand what is
happening to freedom of expression in such a tightly controlled system.
If Chapters insists on putting Heather's face on everything, what if intelligent readers realize that Heather is no more
committed to our cultural freedoms and liberal values than the late Dave Thomas of Wendy's was to good nutrition and the fight
against heart disease, diabetes and obesity. At least Dave Thomas came across as very knowledgable about
hamburgers; at recent in store interviews with such authors as Mark Steyn, Barbara Walters, etc., Heather Reisman came
across as something of an embarassment.
In other words, while I was fighting the battle against nonsensical decisions by Chapters, i began to realize that this is
the beginning of the end of Chapters' power. Consumers who read about books on the internet do not need Chapters buyers
to tell them what is politically correct. They make their own decisions and order the books from on-line retailers.
I predict that the future will see more and more on-line books to get around the narrow left-liberal bias of publishing
houses and literary agents, who fancy themselves experts but are really just chasing more of what sold last time.
Perpetuating an ever narrowing political correctness leaves the mainstream book publishing and marketing industry in the same
position that the big record labels and music stores were in a few years ago, before internet consumers got their revenge and
destroyed a corrupted business model.
The medium is the message. Thanks Professor McLuhan.
You are correct about the direction of the infomation wave Howard. The Internet, and those who know how to electronically
expose a better idea and spawn deeper, diverse 2-way dialogue on current affairs, will become tomorrow's media heros.
Regarding Ms. Reisman and her little smug censoring and hobby culture retail monoply, I have never had to darken her
doorstep with my search for PC-dissenting tastes in literature. I can read more and better online reviews of
"controversial" books and buy them online cheaper at Amazon Canada where it appears PC-prescribed "controversy" does not limit
a book's availability.
In the near future I can see us following Kathy's lead in dealing directly with the author of a book and paying to download
an E-copy. This cuts out the biased censorship, corrution and nepotism of the publishing-retailing industry and saves untold
numbers of trees.
You are an inspiration! My heart skipped a beat when I read about the outcome.
I dropped in at Chapters in Oakville after Church last Sunday... and the ominous warning sign was blatantly obvious.. No
coffee shop! Just a recently gutted area filled with tables of remnant bric-a-brac.
I got my son, at UofT, to go to the Indigo's paperback release where the aforementioned and hillariously awkward
Steyn/Riesman live event occurred. That was a lesson as valuable as anything a whole year of University could impart.
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