Amy, Bookish looks curated! That is exciting.
Well some friends of Buffy played a funny joke and they took her stuff and now she wants us to help get it back from her friends who sleep all day and have no tans.
Xander ,'Lessons'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
hippocampus - Feb 12, 2013 2:39:55 am PST #20400 of 28573
not your mom's socks.
Consuela - Feb 12, 2013 6:26:44 am PST #20401 of 28573
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
According to Metafilter, Bookish belongs to a major publisher, I forget which one.
megan walker - Feb 12, 2013 6:30:10 am PST #20402 of 28573
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
They say on the site, it's Hachette/Penguin. Unfortunately, I tested the couple of random French books on my nightstand and got nothing.
Amy - Feb 12, 2013 6:30:49 am PST #20403 of 28573
Because books.
Well, there aren't many left, so there are only a few candidates. I'd guess Penguin or Random House. Or ... Penguin House.
hippocampus - Feb 12, 2013 6:37:10 am PST #20404 of 28573
not your mom's socks.
I'm still hoping for Random Penguin.
Amy - Feb 12, 2013 6:38:12 am PST #20405 of 28573
Because books.
If Hachette/Penguin is what they're going with, it's booooring.
megan walker - Feb 12, 2013 6:40:51 am PST #20406 of 28573
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
No, that was me. From the site:
Bookish, LLC was founded by Hachette Book Group, Penguin Group (USA) and Simon & Schuster.
Amy - Feb 12, 2013 6:44:57 am PST #20407 of 28573
Because books.
Oh, so it's joint then. Unless Simon & Schuster has been subsumed by one or the other and I missed it.
megan walker - Feb 12, 2013 6:48:54 am PST #20408 of 28573
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I'm assuming joint venture to get a site out there where they might have more control of content.
Amy - Feb 12, 2013 6:55:00 am PST #20409 of 28573
Because books.
Goodreads exploded too quickly, I think, and a lot of it is a junior high bitchfest/popularity contest.
I don't really care if it's pub-run -- it's going to be all algorithms like anything else. And Goodreads friending and "top friending" and blah blah has gotten too much like Facebook with all the clutter.