You're right. HP fandom is the way it is in large part because of the internet, and that same influence shapes a whole lot of other areas too.
And I expect you're right about the editors too, re. time and money. Someone on the Smart Bitches blog said it would be interesting to see if she did this stuff in her earlier books, when Google wasn't around. I'd guess she started off with a little bit more integrity in her work and she's got sloppier as the editors have become more complacent about her. She sells, so who cares?
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Date: 2008-01-09 05:03 pm (UTC)And I expect you're right about the editors too, re. time and money. Someone on the Smart Bitches blog said it would be interesting to see if she did this stuff in her earlier books, when Google wasn't around. I'd guess she started off with a little bit more integrity in her work and she's got sloppier as the editors have become more complacent about her. She sells, so who cares?