Festivals Extra: A Couple Of BEA-Related Links

I haven't seen a whole lot of analysis of the recently-concluded Book Expo America as of yet. There were several things that were going on that were sort of interesting and might inform comics more than the usual clap on the back that show provides the funnybook side of things, that way of letting comics know the category is still doing well, and, you know, thank God. Other factors might include the book industry's wobbly nature more generally, the idea that digital media somehow isn't growing in leaps and bounds right now and that this may provide solace to the physical-print crowd, the show bringing in Comic-Con elements... I'm sure there are a few more. For instance, the idea that digital galleys and non-paper review copies may have at the very least isolated the mostly long-denied collectible elements tied into that part of the publishing process appeals to me on a lot of levels.

I thought this PW piece caught a few survey-style facts or at least anecdotes about the people attending the Readers Day elements of the show, while this Huffington post round-up was a halfway decent stab at a "what does it all mean?" summary of the Expo's various events. Both pieces mention one element I'd completely forgotten concerning the idea of having readers come in on weekends: the weekends at BEA have long been relatively perfunctory when compared to the Thursday/Friday parts of the show.
 
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