What
would Thanksgiving Day be like without turkey, football and shopping? We may
never know, for we have managed to fill a special day of thanks and peace with
messages of entertainment, consumption of goods, and distraction from events that
have nothing to do with what this day was meant for.
Thanksgiving
Day should be a day that we reflect on who and what we are thankful for. It’s a
day we should contemplate what the world could look like if we lived in harmony
and peace. It’s not a day to do a book signing.
America
has run out of off-days or moments where we can escape from the hustle and
bustle, from the ordinary, from the routine challenges, hassles,
disappointments, and frustrations.
Thanksgiving
Day used to be a welcome respite from the insanity of life. Families and friends
gathered to do nothing but enjoy one another, to sit and talk, and to eat until
one couldn’t move -- not even to unbutton their pants.
Now
it’s just a Super Bowl for shopping. It’s a day for distractions. For many
employees of retailers, it’s a day of work. So much for slowing down,
reflecting, and just sharing a free moment with loved ones.
I
am thankful for so many things and I want to feel a little bit of Thanksgiving
is with me every day, rather than feeling a little bit of every day on
Thanksgiving.
This
Thanksgiving, for Jews, is even more distracting and busy, as it also marks the
beginning of Chanukah, a weird scheduling that is not supposed to repeat for
another 70,000 years.
What
should authors and publishers be thankful for?
·
That
more books were purchased last year than in the history of America
·
That
bookstores still exist
·
That
so many platforms exist to sell and promote our books
·
That
people still buy books even though free content litters the Internet
·
That
Jon Stewart, Today Show, and so many media outlets love books and authors
·
That, thanks to digital, our words may live forever and be sold long after we die
·
That
stupid politicians, greed, Wall Street executives, scandal-riddled celebrities,
and sexy models still say, do, and show things worthy of being the subject of a best-selling book
I
am thankful for my family, chocolate, books, dogs, beauty, travel, baseball,
and humor.
Happy Thanksgiving
Day!
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Brian
Feinblum’s views, opinions, and ideas expressed in this blog are his alone and
not that of his employer, Media Connect, the nation’s largest book promoter.
You can follow him on Twitter @theprexpert and email him at brianfeinblum@gmail.com. He feels more important when
discussed in the third-person. This is copyrighted by BookMarketingBuzzBlog ©
2013
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