Facebook 62 % and Author Websites 63 % were virtually tied for first when readers were asked where they get their information about their favorite authors
Young people often want to
know about a favorite author or illustrator because they feel that the author or illustrator is speaking to them directly through their work, writes Kay E. Vandergrift, whose Web site provides links to many authors.
The publisher is justifying the move by saying it is satisfying the demands of modern readers who want «readily available and entertaining information both
about their favorite authors and those they're considering reading,» as stated by Simon & Schuster EVP and chief digital officer Ellie Hirschhorn, «Video is now a critical part of that mix.»
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