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MIND MELD: How will Science Fiction Weather the Recession? (flag)
www.sfsignal.com — It's official, the U.S. economy is in a recession and may be heading for a depression. This means that the average consumer of SF will have to make some tough choices on how and where to spend their money. With people spending less the science fiction publishing industry could be hit hard.  ...

vote down QuasarDragon found this 12/4/2008
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  • EmilyBlips EmilyBlips
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    "...but it's worth remembering that a mass market is $7.99, and it can be read numerous times, unlike a $12 movie or $20 DVD."

    You can't watch a DVD more than once?

    "Books are a small ticket item that provides hours, days, even weeks of enjoyment, and so, when the economy forces people to forgo the big expenses (vacations, vehicles, luxury items, that flat screen TV), they reward themselves with the small things."

    That makes more sense to me.

    Posted 12/4/2008 respond (flag)
  • TV_Cyn TV_Cyn
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    I think more people turn to SciFi and fantasy during a recession - we want to be taken away from life.
    Posted 12/5/2008 respond (flag)
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Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Cory Doctorow, Christopher Lee, and More
QuasarDragon — ... reviews and links to a free online version of "Through Thy Bounty" by Lucy A. Snyder, about a chef who is forced to cook humans as gourmet meals for ruthless aliens. The review and link are HERE. SF Signal's Mind Meld asks "What can the SF industry do to weather a prolonged economic downturn? Will new authors have an even harder time breaking into the field?" Read a few SF worthies' answers HERE (and add your own, if you like). And, to end on a light ...

Lou the Economist
Bowing to the Future — SFSignal's latest Mind Meld is up, this one asking, "What can the SF industry do to weather a prolonged economic downturn? Will new authors have an even harder time breaking into the field?" I'm not sure what the very small pool of respondents indicates - are the rest of us too glum to comment? But some very good answers from Diana Gill, Mark Newton, and Justina Robson. I'm in there too, pontificating away... ...

Daily Scan for 12.05.08 - They Live Lives Again, World War Z Saves Structure
SciFi Scanner — ... • SF Signal has another Mind Meld: How will scifi weather the recession? Quite well, I imagine: People like escapism, especially when they have no money and nothing to do. ...

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