But the demand was always there in other markets. (Or at least has been for 20 years or so.) We only think it was in one market because we were looking at some very particular sub-forms that are associated with the pulp SF magazines and SFWA. What's suffering is those sub-forms, and their associated markets.
And I think we need to be careful when talking which parts are failing. It's obvious that the magazines are failing (I don't think that can be seriously disputed), but there are lots of *book* titles published still. It's just that right now, most of them are military SF and dramedic vampire titles. They're sucking up the oxygen, just like LOTR knockoffs sucked up the oxygen in fantasy in the '70s-'80s. On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 2:55 PM, Jonathan Sherwood < [email protected]> wrote: > Certainly the appetite for science fiction and fantasy is strong - movies > and video games make that point solidly. > I think the real question is: Does the decline of traditional markets > indicate that the demand for spec literature is decreasing? Or is the same > demand shifting to other markets? > > > -- > Jonathan Sherwood > Sr. Science & Technology Press Officer > University of Rochester > 585-273-4726 > > > -- eric scoles ([email protected]) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
