Today’s MUSING MONDAYS post is about publishing houses …
Do you have a favourite publishing house -- one that puts out books that you constantly find yourself wanting to read? If so, who? And, what books have they published that you've loved? (question courtesy of MizB)
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I can’t say that I have a favourite publishing house, at least not consciously. And a quick scan of my bookshelf didn’t show a large preference one way or the other – larger numbers falling with Penguin, Random House and A&R. I tend to buy books based on past history with the author, rather than the publisher.
Having said that, however, I do subscribe to several email newsletters from publishing house - again, Penguin and A&R (several from A&R, actually… maybe I do have a preference?) – and this does sway my choices a little.
I am very curious to see how publishing houses effect the choices of others though.
29 comments :
I would say, not much!
Mondays: Musings/Whereabouts
Awesome question.
I just posted my answer here.
posting third again....
I have to agree, not really, as I explain in My Post Here.
I don't pay attention so much. Here is mine
Seems like a silly thing to base your reading on, but I'm interested to see what others have to say...
Here's my response.
My response is up Debbie's World of Books
My post is up!
http://pageafterpage-kim.blogspot.com/2009/08/monday-monkey-business.html
Mine is here
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I also think it's kind of silly to base your decision to read something on which publishing house put it out. My answer's here.
Mine's here
I don't think it's about reading certain things because you like the publishing house, but liking things that are put out by a certain publisher, yes?
My Musing Mondays post.
Here's my answer: http://www.rulethewaves.net/wp/?p=806
I was actually surprised that my answer was yes, and I was able to come up with it pretty quickly.
Read the details here.
My answer is up here:
http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com/2009/08/10/musing-mondays-aug-10/
~MizB
I really could not care less. Here's my response.
For the most part, I don't notice the publisher beforehand, but looking at the books that became keepers as opposed to donations, there are some houses that are stronger in certain genres or subgenres than others. A little more info on my answer is here.
Just posted my musing . . .
http://mdenisec.blogspot.com/2009/08/musing-mondays.html
My answer is here http://vampira2468.wordpress.com/2009/08/10/say-hello-to-the-monster/#respond
and here is mine...
I did a combo of all of my Monday Meme that I participate it (including my own) however, to answer the question I think I have two publishing houses I lean towards the most see here
Good question. I never actually thought about looking at the publishing company before.
I have some additional thoughts here.
http://balletbookworm.blogspot.com/2009/08/musing-mondays.html
Mine is up:
http://talesofabookaddict.wordpress.com/2009/08/10/monday-musings-aug-10-2009/
Here's our entry:
http://loveandfiction.wordpress.com/2009/08/11/publishing-house-extravaganza/
Great question! Here is my answer.
My answer is here: http://bryansbookblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/musing-mondays-question-of-publishing.html
There are a couple of small publishers that I like but mainly I buy the books I want to read, without considering who published them.
My answer
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