Potter insanity`

MaybeI'm a cynical bastard, but the buzz over Potter always kind of sickens me. I don't rejoice in the success of Harry Potter and how it lines Rowling's pockets with money. And maybe what stops me from enjoying the books as decent reads is my dislike for what they do to the publishing industry. and maybe there is some jealousy there too, but I see it as unhealthy for the industry to turn into the same machine as Hollywood, where it's all about the big blockbuster. The new book sold over 250,000 copies an hour, more than most in their lifetimes. That's what bothers me. Why these books? Why do they succeed when so many other great works don't get to. Why can't all my favorite authors get these paychecks? It's certainly not pay for talent. Nah, I'm clouded here. I write too, so I'm just envious. But I feel partly she's entitled to the success and partly that so much of this is marketing and it unevens the field. I find that it narrows publishing to let's do more like this. I just find the superstar book sad and Potter's success mysterious. But that's marketing and how you do it in the 21st century.
Now, it's also sad for readers. Oh, but wait, kids love reading now. No, they don't. People still don't read and these sales figures don't translate to other novels. So everyone picks this up, reads it and then waits for the next. They read nothing in between. That's what gets me most. As if nothing else is worth reading. Far, far from the truth. Don't tell me how this bumps reading levels. It can't possibly be doing that.