Comments on: An Interesting Conundrum For Black Authors http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/12/06/an-interesting-conundrum-for-black-authors/ A personal finance blog dedicated to discussing such topics as budgeting, asset allocation, 401K, IRA, cash flow, insurance, financial planning, portfolio management, and other areas in personal finance. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:32:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: udandi http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/12/06/an-interesting-conundrum-for-black-authors/comment-page-1/#comment-54985 udandi Mon, 18 Dec 2006 02:16:49 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/12/06/an-interesting-conundrum-for-black-authors/#comment-54985 I think it get crazy when stores put books into too many sub-categories for the same reason it gets crazy at a public library when one branch has a strong readership in mystery and another classics so they are contained in special sections but no two branches are alike so browsing is slightly harder for the patrons who frequent multiple branches. by the way, you asked who would name a girl Jeffery? There's a female author, Jeffery McClanahan, who writes with her sister, Pamela Cumbie, under the name Dixie Cash :) I think it get crazy when stores put books into too many sub-categories for the same reason it gets crazy at a public library when one branch has a strong readership in mystery and another classics so they are contained in special sections but no two branches are alike so browsing is slightly harder for the patrons who frequent multiple branches.

by the way, you asked who would name a girl Jeffery? There’s a female author, Jeffery McClanahan, who writes with her sister, Pamela Cumbie, under the name Dixie Cash :)

]]> By: JLP http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/12/06/an-interesting-conundrum-for-black-authors/comment-page-1/#comment-52076 JLP Thu, 07 Dec 2006 15:29:37 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/12/06/an-interesting-conundrum-for-black-authors/#comment-52076 Andy, I think it is a convenience for those who like to support those of the same color. Andy,

I think it is a convenience for those who like to support those of the same color.

]]> By: Andy http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/12/06/an-interesting-conundrum-for-black-authors/comment-page-1/#comment-52074 Andy Thu, 07 Dec 2006 15:17:07 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/12/06/an-interesting-conundrum-for-black-authors/#comment-52074 Why does it matter what race the author of a book was? Everyone complains that we should be equal, but still we do stupid stuff like seperate books by the race of the author. Group them together by genre, let the book stand on the merits of it's writing, and not on a trait of the author that has no affect on the quality of their writing. Why does it matter what race the author of a book was?

Everyone complains that we should be equal, but still we do stupid stuff like seperate books by the race of the author. Group them together by genre, let the book stand on the merits of it’s writing, and not on a trait of the author that has no affect on the quality of their writing.

]]> By: MsMiniducky http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/12/06/an-interesting-conundrum-for-black-authors/comment-page-1/#comment-52021 MsMiniducky Thu, 07 Dec 2006 05:19:59 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/12/06/an-interesting-conundrum-for-black-authors/#comment-52021 Odd, I just got home and read that article myself. I know that authors about whom bookstores are confused [ie: did they write a comic/graphic novel? Or horror? Can it be a children's book if he "normally" writes adult books?] sometimes find their books miscategorized or placed in a more specialized section and it's difficult both for the readership to find the books and for the mainstream public to discover their books. For that reason, I do think it's preferable to categorize it primarily by genre rather than AA authorship. But, I've seen bookstores shelve most of the books by a particular author according to genre and place a token couple wherever the book might also qualify. I'd much rather see that because I search by genre and would hate to miss out on a particularly good author who happened to be AA, Asian, or what have you. Odd, I just got home and read that article myself. I know that authors about whom bookstores are confused [ie: did they write a comic/graphic novel? Or horror? Can it be a children's book if he "normally" writes adult books?] sometimes find their books miscategorized or placed in a more specialized section and it’s difficult both for the readership to find the books and for the mainstream public to discover their books. For that reason, I do think it’s preferable to categorize it primarily by genre rather than AA authorship. But, I’ve seen bookstores shelve most of the books by a particular author according to genre and place a token couple wherever the book might also qualify. I’d much rather see that because I search by genre and would hate to miss out on a particularly good author who happened to be AA, Asian, or what have you.

]]> By: Foobarista http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/12/06/an-interesting-conundrum-for-black-authors/comment-page-1/#comment-51987 Foobarista Wed, 06 Dec 2006 23:59:36 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/12/06/an-interesting-conundrum-for-black-authors/#comment-51987 And February is "Black History Month", when lots of bookstores do up-front displays featuring famous Black authors. And February is “Black History Month”, when lots of bookstores do up-front displays featuring famous Black authors.

]]> By: Savvy Steward http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/12/06/an-interesting-conundrum-for-black-authors/comment-page-1/#comment-51981 Savvy Steward Wed, 06 Dec 2006 23:21:07 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/12/06/an-interesting-conundrum-for-black-authors/#comment-51981 I think its the best to put them all in the same category. When I'm looking for a book in a certain topic, I want them all next to each other at the book store. BTW, Single Ma, the Black author mentioned above is an author of horror novels. I think its the best to put them all in the same category. When I’m looking for a book in a certain topic, I want them all next to each other at the book store.

BTW, Single Ma, the Black author mentioned above is an author of horror novels.

]]> By: Single Ma http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/12/06/an-interesting-conundrum-for-black-authors/comment-page-1/#comment-51967 Single Ma Wed, 06 Dec 2006 21:39:42 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/12/06/an-interesting-conundrum-for-black-authors/#comment-51967 @ dime - That was such an asinine response! And not funny at all, even if you meant it in jest. @ dime – That was such an asinine response! And not funny at all, even if you meant it in jest.

]]> By: sam http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/12/06/an-interesting-conundrum-for-black-authors/comment-page-1/#comment-51938 sam Wed, 06 Dec 2006 19:23:04 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/12/06/an-interesting-conundrum-for-black-authors/#comment-51938 I buy my books mostly online, so don't much care. I buy my books mostly online, so don’t much care.

]]> By: dimes http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/12/06/an-interesting-conundrum-for-black-authors/comment-page-1/#comment-51932 dimes Wed, 06 Dec 2006 19:03:02 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/12/06/an-interesting-conundrum-for-black-authors/#comment-51932 Mainstream them, otherwise you hurt the author's sales. Maybe in February you could pull them out and put them on a display, but the rest of the time they should go into the horror section of the store. Mainstream them, otherwise you hurt the author’s sales. Maybe in February you could pull them out and put them on a display, but the rest of the time they should go into the horror section of the store.

]]> By: MoneyFwd http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/12/06/an-interesting-conundrum-for-black-authors/comment-page-1/#comment-51927 MoneyFwd Wed, 06 Dec 2006 18:07:27 +0000 http://allfinancialmatters.com/2006/12/06/an-interesting-conundrum-for-black-authors/#comment-51927 I think they should all be mixed together. Bookstores can do a lot of extra things to make it easier to identify the culture of the author (or the book). Displays are often used, and identifying the books on the binding as Single Ma has said would also work. As for having the same book in two sections, it doesn't really affect the bookstore at all. They can have 2 in each section and that wouldn't be a big deal, as long as they ahve it correctly in the computer as being in 2 sections. I think they should all be mixed together. Bookstores can do a lot of extra things to make it easier to identify the culture of the author (or the book). Displays are often used, and identifying the books on the binding as Single Ma has said would also work.

As for having the same book in two sections, it doesn’t really affect the bookstore at all. They can have 2 in each section and that wouldn’t be a big deal, as long as they ahve it correctly in the computer as being in 2 sections.

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