While this would not be appealing to many authors, I would suggest that showing actors reading books would be helpful.
Humans are social animals and are given to imitative behavior. The visual acceptance of book reading and the resultant conversations would build a readership.
Or even if the books aren't actually read, would lead to additional sales.
And how would authors "get" actors to advertise their books by seeming to read them? Actors cost money to hire (a LOT of money). Not very practical. The only books publishers would pay actors to advertise are those that don't need the boost--the bestsellers that already exist. Publishers spend a teeny bit of money for promotion of most books.
All over our library, but particularly in the community room where our SF bookgroup meets, are posters of mostly actors but some musicians and other famous people with books and a phrase or two of why they read. It's not really helpful for the bookgroup, but a lot of other groups meet in the community room and people spend time in the library.
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ellen_datlow) wrote2007-12-08 12:55 pm
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Humans are social animals and are given to imitative behavior. The visual acceptance of book reading and the resultant conversations would build a readership.
Or even if the books aren't actually read, would lead to additional sales.
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I could expand my point and say that it's all about having persons/media of influence catching on and promoting.
I mentioned actors in the earlier post.
It's fair to suggest that this is beyond the realm of possibility but I mention it as who knows what will come of the suggestion.
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