‘Do Twitter and blogs really drive book sales?’

June 28, 2009 | 2:49 pm

By David Rothman

The answer, as discussed in the Follow the Reader blog, is far from absolutely clear.

My impression is that this is a book-by-book issue. A popular book appealing to 20-somethings might be far more Twitterable than a scholarly wok directed at an older audience.

(Via DearAuthor.)

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