So the public is looking for the next great Nordic writer, eh? - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T06:27:54Zhttp://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/so-the-public-is-looking-for?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A281467&feed=yes&xn_auth=nowherein the lips are so pucke…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-04-07:537324:Comment:2825852011-04-07T16:43:04.741ZCaroline Trippehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CarolineTrippe
<p><em>wherein the lips are so puckered people have to talk with their mouths closed</em></p>
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<p>Probably they aren't drinking enough aquavit! :) That stuff is like antifreeze! Like? I think it is antifreeze!<em><br/></em></p>
<p><em>wherein the lips are so puckered people have to talk with their mouths closed</em></p>
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<p>Probably they aren't drinking enough aquavit! :) That stuff is like antifreeze! Like? I think it is antifreeze!<em><br/></em></p> He is. Besides, he had writte…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-04-03:537324:Comment:2817322011-04-03T22:02:17.336ZDortehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Dorte
<p>He is. Besides, he had written five novels pre-Stieg Larsson.</p>
<p>These marketing stunts are silly, and don´t think Scandinavian writers like the clone idea more thsan you do. Scandinavian crime fiction is as varied as American novels.</p>
<p>He is. Besides, he had written five novels pre-Stieg Larsson.</p>
<p>These marketing stunts are silly, and don´t think Scandinavian writers like the clone idea more thsan you do. Scandinavian crime fiction is as varied as American novels.</p> Unfortunately, I.J. that has…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-04-02:537324:Comment:2814672011-04-02T07:11:40.148ZMark Porterhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/MarkPorter
Unfortunately, I.J. that has failed to prevent Jo's UK publisher from slapping huge 'The Next Stig Larsen' stickers to the covers of all his books.
Unfortunately, I.J. that has failed to prevent Jo's UK publisher from slapping huge 'The Next Stig Larsen' stickers to the covers of all his books. As I recall, Jo Nesbo is much…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-04-01:537324:Comment:2813582011-04-01T21:05:14.051ZI. J. Parkerhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
As I recall, Jo Nesbo is much better than Stieg Larsen.
As I recall, Jo Nesbo is much better than Stieg Larsen. They are already trying to ma…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-04-01:537324:Comment:2813862011-04-01T20:47:22.483ZMark Porterhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/MarkPorter
<p>They are already trying to make Jo Nesbo sound like a Stig clone.</p>
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<p>Record companies and publishers have done it for years. Merseybeat, Madchester, Seattle's grunge. Everybody looks for the next big 'version' of the blueprint.</p>
<p>They are already trying to make Jo Nesbo sound like a Stig clone.</p>
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<p>Record companies and publishers have done it for years. Merseybeat, Madchester, Seattle's grunge. Everybody looks for the next big 'version' of the blueprint.</p> Talk about fallout, there is…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-04-01:537324:Comment:2813512011-04-01T19:48:41.469ZBenjamin Sobieckhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/BenjaminSobieck
<p>Talk about fallout, there is STILL heavy snow pack here in Minnesota. And we're set to get more this weekend.</p>
<p>Talk about fallout, there is STILL heavy snow pack here in Minnesota. And we're set to get more this weekend.</p> Laughing again. Scandinavian…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-04-01:537324:Comment:2813472011-04-01T17:35:14.721ZI. J. Parkerhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
<p>Laughing again. Scandinavian serial killer. Scandinavian Serial-killing Vampires?</p>
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<p>Amazon already has recommendations for "Books you may also like". I never do, but it may work for other people. I'm just an ornery reader.</p>
<p>Laughing again. Scandinavian serial killer. Scandinavian Serial-killing Vampires?</p>
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<p>Amazon already has recommendations for "Books you may also like". I never do, but it may work for other people. I'm just an ornery reader.</p> This does show that the pubis…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-04-01:537324:Comment:2813462011-04-01T13:56:29.112ZJohn McFetridgehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JohnMcF
<p>This does show that the pubishers don't really know what it is about books that gets people to buy them. Well, we've always known it was a crapshoot.</p>
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<p>Now there's some interesting technology. A few years ago Netflix realized that many of their customers signed up and were very active for a few months and then cancelled their subscriptions. One of the maon reasons given was, "too much selection, too hard to find something I like." Then Netflix introduced the "Recommended for…</p>
<p>This does show that the pubishers don't really know what it is about books that gets people to buy them. Well, we've always known it was a crapshoot.</p>
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<p>Now there's some interesting technology. A few years ago Netflix realized that many of their customers signed up and were very active for a few months and then cancelled their subscriptions. One of the maon reasons given was, "too much selection, too hard to find something I like." Then Netflix introduced the "Recommended for you," feature and since then have been refining it as much as they can. To do this they need to collect a lot of data on each movie - beyond just category and stars and director. It worked well for a while but then seemed to plateau so they had something the called The Netflix Prize (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netflix_Prize">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netflix_Prize</a>) to, "to substantially improve the accuracy of predictions about how much someone is going to enjoy a movie based on their movie preferences," and gave a million bucks to the team of BellKor labs for their algorithm.</p>
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<p>Last week Netflix announced their first original series so they're going to be using this kind of data when picking future projects.</p>
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<p>I suppose we'll see Amazon doing this kind of thing, too, once they figure out how to data mine past, "Scandavian serial killer."</p> LOL!tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-04-01:537324:Comment:2813242011-04-01T13:42:47.695ZI. J. Parkerhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
LOL!
LOL! If they want, I can be Albert…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2011-04-01:537324:Comment:2813232011-04-01T13:09:23.797ZAlbert Tucherhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/AlbertTucher
If they want, I can be Albert Tuchersson.
If they want, I can be Albert Tuchersson.