Tuesday
Mar272012
Ep. 99 - Pecs a Plenty
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at 12:01AM 
This week we continue our look at A Princess of Mars as we consider the nature of pulp fiction. Is it really just over muscled men and scantily clad women and if so is that a problem?
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Reader Comments (1)
I got a real kick out of the Burroughs' episodes. I especially enjoy episodes where you tackly books I've read, just to see what the other side thinks (yes, girl here. Girl in her forties, in fact).
When you were talking about episodic books, one thing that came to mind was an experiment back in the mid-nineties where publishers did episodic thin volumes (about 100 pages) of overall stories by big name authors. For example, there was a 'VC Andrews' book (not your cup of tea, I'm sure), and some romance writer.
But also, Stephen King's novel, The Green Mile, was published this way. Also there was John Saul's The Blackstone Chronicles (which I did read).
However, getting people to pay $3.99 per volume for six volumes that later gets reprinted in a single volume just did not work for long. The only thing that kept it going for a bit was the novelty, and the fact that it involved some big names.
But today, with ebooks, that model could be ready for a resurgence. For example, I enjoy the slightly sf thriller series by Jeremy Robinson, who does both hardcovers through a major publisher, and self-published books. His Chess series (specialized team with chess-based code names) is a lot of fun. And he's been putting out novellas focusing on individual characters and co-written with up and coming authors. These are published through Smashwords, and I've really been enjoying them.
So, don't count the episodic book out yet, guys
(PS, speaking of Smashwords, is Nikolas and Company going to be available there? I'd love to get a copy for my Sony Reader)