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The path to getting this game published was not easy. At one time, Barnes and Noble rejected the idea of publishing and selling the game because “Not enough pe

The path to getting this game published was not easy. At one time, Barnes and Noble rejected the idea of publishing and selling the game because “Not enough people know who Kurt Vonnegut is” [1]. [1]. https://web.archive.org/web/20211201220314/https://www.getrevue.co/profile/gengelstein/issues/gametek-the-vonnegut-files-875015 https://web.archive.org/web/20211201220314/https://www.getre...

failrate 2y ago
And now his board game is sold in Barnes and Noble.
Daub 2y ago
> "Not enough people know who Kurt Vonnegut is” Barnes and Noble can go take a flying fuck at a rolling donut [1] [1] Vonnegut, Kurt. "Slaughterhouse-Five, or, The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death". Delacorte Press, 1969. p147
- JoeDaDude 2y ago
  Indeed! Why [doesn't Barnes and Noble] take a flying fuck at the mooooooooooooon? [1]. [1]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slapstick_(novel)#Anthropological_social_plan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slapstick_(novel)#Anthropologi...
dosinga 2y ago
By now I wouldn't be surprised if more people know who Kurt Vonnegut is than Barnes and Noble, at least globally
bunderbunder 2y ago
This from the store that commissioned a portrait of Vonnegut (among other authors) that featured prominently in their branding and store decor? https://www.behance.net/gallery/15574393/Barnes-Noble-Author-Brand https://www.behance.net/gallery/15574393/Barnes-Noble-Author...
- jgalt212 2y ago
  At large orgs, the left hand rarely knows what the right hand is doing. Meetings, in general, are a waste of time, but there's something to be said about keeping everyone on the same page.
mmooss 2y ago
I walked into a B&N in a wealthy neighborhood of a major city. I went looking for the literature section, couldn't find it, and was finally directed to a narrow set of shelves at the end (i.e., the narrow edge) of an aisle. That was all they had. Why and when did we discard all that literature?
cwyers 2y ago
I remember one time going into a Books-A-Million and being flabbergasted when I asked someone at the Information desk to look and see if they had anything by T.S. Elliot in stock, and she said, "What does the T. stand for?"

failrate 2y ago

And now his board game is sold in Barnes and Noble.

Daub 2y ago

> "Not enough people know who Kurt Vonnegut is” Barnes and Noble can go take a flying fuck at a rolling donut [1] [1] Vonnegut, Kurt. "Slaughterhouse-Five, or, The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death". Delacorte Press, 1969. p147

JoeDaDude 2y ago
Indeed! Why [doesn't Barnes and Noble] take a flying fuck at the mooooooooooooon? [1]. [1]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slapstick_(novel)#Anthropological_social_plan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slapstick_(novel)#Anthropologi...

dosinga 2y ago

By now I wouldn't be surprised if more people know who Kurt Vonnegut is than Barnes and Noble, at least globally

bunderbunder 2y ago

This from the store that commissioned a portrait of Vonnegut (among other authors) that featured prominently in their branding and store decor? https://www.behance.net/gallery/15574393/Barnes-Noble-Author-Brand https://www.behance.net/gallery/15574393/Barnes-Noble-Author...

jgalt212 2y ago
At large orgs, the left hand rarely knows what the right hand is doing. Meetings, in general, are a waste of time, but there's something to be said about keeping everyone on the same page.

mmooss 2y ago

I walked into a B&N in a wealthy neighborhood of a major city. I went looking for the literature section, couldn't find it, and was finally directed to a narrow set of shelves at the end (i.e., the narrow edge) of an aisle. That was all they had. Why and when did we discard all that literature?

cwyers 2y ago

I remember one time going into a Books-A-Million and being flabbergasted when I asked someone at the Information desk to look and see if they had anything by T.S. Elliot in stock, and she said, "What does the T. stand for?"