tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341359843018211188.post5393416046571661989..comments2023-05-11T06:04:31.954-04:00Comments on A Morose Bookshelf: Some interesting Amazon news...Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15699242203215883961noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341359843018211188.post-48888282199456133522012-08-20T09:53:02.730-04:002012-08-20T09:53:02.730-04:00The only reason why HP got bypassed is that it cam...The only reason why HP got bypassed is that it came before in the YA timeline. The audience was already built, sold to the idea of teenage heroes and most important, growing up. The fact that it was better or worse, has unfortunately no incidence on the numbers. It's all marketing and strategy.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11483490020980574428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341359843018211188.post-76869153667493988062012-08-19T11:35:50.027-04:002012-08-19T11:35:50.027-04:00This is very true. I guess I should be glad more p...This is very true. I guess I should be glad more people are reading...even if it is a mediocre series such as HG. Astounding indeed. Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15699242203215883961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341359843018211188.post-65679415277292088212012-08-19T10:51:21.041-04:002012-08-19T10:51:21.041-04:00Hunger Games had the luck to have been printed and...Hunger Games had the luck to have been printed and sold at a time when books are far more popular than they were at the time of Harry Potter's publication. The resurgence in YA readers is astounding.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07998996750944114185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341359843018211188.post-30252714981686551432012-08-18T20:33:10.820-04:002012-08-18T20:33:10.820-04:00Oh it's definitely one of my favorites...along...Oh it's definitely one of my favorites...along with the Abhorsen trilogy. I'm glad we agree on this HG v. HP sales nonsense. Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15699242203215883961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341359843018211188.post-10119395829264823532012-08-18T18:44:32.384-04:002012-08-18T18:44:32.384-04:00HP isn't my favorite kid's series, but it&...HP isn't my favorite kid's series, but it's very good, and you're totally right.neal callhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17285975416175230777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341359843018211188.post-90350945808144781082012-08-18T13:14:32.241-04:002012-08-18T13:14:32.241-04:00I will need to recheck, but I think hg is outselli...I will need to recheck, but I think hg is outselling hp overall...I guess its surprising because I don't think hg is that amazing, whereas I loved hp. But then again it could be a generational thing. Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15699242203215883961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8341359843018211188.post-7962475817797279152012-08-18T10:51:29.292-04:002012-08-18T10:51:29.292-04:00Yeah, Harry Potter is definitely better overall, b...Yeah, Harry Potter is definitely better overall, but it's been out a lot longer, so it's inevitable that The Hunger Games will have better sales now. I'm sure HP has sold more overall...or at least I hope so!Chris Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16995942558585642314noreply@blogger.com