Anodyne
Monday, March 17, 2008
 
Novelists Strike Fails to Affect [North America] Whatsoever

"While the strike has been joined by an estimated 250,000 novelists—225,000 of whom have reportedly stopped in the middle of their first novel—it has done no damage to any measurable sector of the economy, including bookstore chains, newspapers, magazines, all major media, overseas markets, independent film studios, major film studios, actors, editors, animators, carpenters, those in finance or banking, the day-to-day lives of average Americans, or anything else anyone can think of as of press time.

A report published last week by the University of Pennsylvania Annenberg School for Communication found that the strike has thus far had an economic impact of approximately 0.00 to 0.01 percent. In addition, consumer habits remain unaffected, with 0 percent of those polled saying their reading habits had changed 'significantly,' 0 percent saying they had changed 'somewhat,' and an additional 0 saying they had changed 'slightly.' A significant number of respondents reported no reading habits."
- posted by cjb @ 11:18 AM


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