Comments on: Scholastic Claims Harry Potter Successsor http://dearauthor.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fdearauthor.com%2Fwordpress%2F2007%2F12%2F20%2Fscholastic-claims-harry-potter-successsor%2F&seed_title=Scholastic+Claims+Harry+Potter+Successsor Book reviews, industry news, and commentary from a reader's point of view Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:12:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Julie Leto http://dearauthor.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fdearauthor.com%2Fwordpress%2F2007%2F12%2F20%2Fscholastic-claims-harry-potter-successsor%2F&seed_title=Scholastic+Claims+Harry+Potter+Successsor/comment-page-1/#comment-112051 Julie Leto Fri, 21 Dec 2007 21:27:12 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2007/12/20/scholastic-claims-harry-potter-successsor/#comment-112051 <blockquote> books are authored by several individuals and Scholastic hopes to cash in on the “series” rather than any particular author. books are authored by several individuals and Scholastic hopes to cash in on the “series” rather than any particular author.</blockquote> How very Harlequin of them.

books are authored by several individuals and Scholastic hopes to cash in on the “series” rather than any particular author. books are authored by several individuals and Scholastic hopes to cash in on the “series” rather than any particular author.

How very Harlequin of them.

]]> By: Erastes http://dearauthor.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fdearauthor.com%2Fwordpress%2F2007%2F12%2F20%2Fscholastic-claims-harry-potter-successsor%2F&seed_title=Scholastic+Claims+Harry+Potter+Successsor/comment-page-1/#comment-111868 Erastes Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:46:42 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2007/12/20/scholastic-claims-harry-potter-successsor/#comment-111868 Plus the fact that the Potter series was made successful by the children, not the hype. Plus the fact that the Potter series was made successful by the children, not the hype.

]]> By: Angie http://dearauthor.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fdearauthor.com%2Fwordpress%2F2007%2F12%2F20%2Fscholastic-claims-harry-potter-successsor%2F&seed_title=Scholastic+Claims+Harry+Potter+Successsor/comment-page-1/#comment-111697 Angie Fri, 21 Dec 2007 04:36:25 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2007/12/20/scholastic-claims-harry-potter-successsor/#comment-111697 I agree. Aside from the fact that it just doesn't sound like something that's likely to have all that much appeal out of its target age group, something like Harry Potter is an unpredictable phenomenon born of serendipity. I think it's incredibly arrogant, to say nothing of foolish for Scholastic to announce that they've got "the Harry Potter successor" coming up. [sigh] My guess is that they've pretty much guaranteed that it's <i>not</i> going to be anywhere near that popular, and that it'll attract at least some snarking when it's not. I mean, seriously, who could live up to that sort of bragging? Angie I agree. Aside from the fact that it just doesn’t sound like something that’s likely to have all that much appeal out of its target age group, something like Harry Potter is an unpredictable phenomenon born of serendipity. I think it’s incredibly arrogant, to say nothing of foolish for Scholastic to announce that they’ve got “the Harry Potter successor” coming up. [sigh] My guess is that they’ve pretty much guaranteed that it’s not going to be anywhere near that popular, and that it’ll attract at least some snarking when it’s not. I mean, seriously, who could live up to that sort of bragging?

Angie

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