River: I know you have questions. Mal: That would be why I just asked them.

'Objects In Space'


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."


Consuela - Feb 12, 2013 6:26:44 am PST #20401 of 28354
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 28354
"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 28354
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 28354
not your mom's socks.

I'm still hoping for Random Penguin.


Amy - Feb 12, 2013 6:38:12 am PST #20405 of 28354
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 28354
"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 28354
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 28354
"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 28354
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.


le nubian - Feb 12, 2013 7:14:30 am PST #20410 of 28354
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

I agree, Amy. That's why I have rejected using it.