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Class of 2013 Storylines to Watch
Posted on: February 21, 2012 1:01 pm
Edited on: February 21, 2012 1:14 pm
Posted by Bryan Fischer
The class of 2012 is, with one notable exception, signed and done with. That means it is time to turn everybody's attention to the class of 2013 and keep it there. Here are a few storylines to follow on the road to the first Wednesday in February next year - in no particular order.
1. Will Nick Saban be able to close on the country's top prospect?
Nick Saban has certainly earned the title of the country's top recruiter after pulling in the top overall class (or close to it) since arriving in Tuscaloosa. The one thing he hasn't done, however, is land the nation's top recruit. In the class of 2012, he went after Dorial Green-Beckham but couldn't make the final cut. A year before Saban narrowly lost out on Jadeveon Clowney to South Carolina. Is the third time the charm in Grayson (Ga.) defensive end Robert Nkemdiche?
One of the top athletes to play the position coming out of high school, Nkemdiche can play multiple positions in college and has something that you rarely see in some recruits - the drive to be great. At this point, most expect him to sign with the Crimson Tide but in recruiting, as in life, things sometimes have a way of making an unexpected turn. His high school head coach played on an Alabama national championship squad and Nkemdiche has gotten the full court press from the staff for a while. Still, he's listed other schools, taken visits to some like Georgia and has his brother at Ole Miss. It looks good for Saban but we won't find out for sure until next February.
2. Who wins the battle of the Midwest behemoths?
The past year has seen Midwest recruiting go from some yawns and a few eyebrow raises to must-read headlines on a daily basis thanks to Brady Hoke and Urban Meyer recruiting like mad. Hoke had the country's top recruiting class before ever coaching a game and Meyer was able to land an impressive class doing the same. It's been an interesting transformation in the Big Ten over the past few months and turned the conference into two programs and a cloud of dust.
Both are off to a very solid start with the class of 2013 with plenty of momentum from signing top five classes earlier this month. The Buckeyes have landed elite guys like Trotwood (Ohio) linebacker Cam Burrows and are certainly in the mix for plenty of top 100 players. The Wolverines had a monster recruiting weekend to power them to a total of 11 commits, and have a headliner (and one of the top quarterbacks in the country) in Shane Morris. Should be a fun few months as each program jockey's to out do the other on the recruiting trail.
3. Is this the class where being in the SEC really comes into play for Missouri and Texas A&M?
There's no doubt the move to the SEC played a role in the Aggies landing a top 15 class and the Tigers getting a commitment from the number one player in the country but the class of 2013 can really be a selling point for both staffs. More than anything, it gives recruits a chance to watch A&M play Alabama and Florida, see how their fans travel, what the coverage of the team is like and if Mizzou's James Franklin can top Vanderbilt's James Franklin.
Already Kevin Sumlin has jumped out to a big start and has more commitments than anybody in the country right now. He's gotten quality as well as quantity to boot. What remains to be seen is what happens if things take a turn for the worse this season on the field. Will doubts creep into recruits' minds if either school has issues and struggles to get wins? It's something to keep an eye on but, for the moment, things are looking good as each joins the best conference in the country.
4. How will realignment help/hurt West Virginia?
Realignment has made the Mountaineers very interesting on the recruiting trail. There was a lot to like about Dana Holgorsen's first year, capped off with a blowout win in the Orange Bowl and Geno Smith likely entering 2012 as a legitimate Heisman candidate. The staff had a solid effort in recruiting and really got some speedsters out of Florida and from close by (such as Deontay McManus to the right) to sign up for the ride to the Big 12. Yet it's clear that there will be a emphasis on recruiting Texas and the South more with the change in conferences.
As my colleague Bruce Feldman pointed out to me yesterday, all but one of the assistants on staff has ties to the Big 12 footprint and several know the back roads in Oklahoma and Arkansas very well too. Holgorsen's wide open offense will no doubt be a good selling points for kids running the spread across the South and maybe, by hiring defensive staff members with area ties the recruits on the other side of the ball will take a look at the Mountaineers in this cycle as well. Should be an interesting look at how the program handles playing in the Big 12 this year and going forward and whether that translates in terms of recruiting as well.
5. How many does USC sign in year two of scholarship cuts?
If you doubted Lane Kiffin's ability to recruit, well, you must not pay a ton of attention. Despite getting slapped with deep scholarship cuts, the oft-bashed head coach enters 2012 with a preseason top two team and just signed a top 10 class with some elite talent. A pair of All-Americans at wide out were no deterrent to Nelson Agholor, who was lured to USC from Florida. There were a few offensive line targets that the Trojans missed out on late - they still signed a great class at the position - but that might turn out to be a blessing in disguise because they can take a few early enrollees to boost numbers.
Bottom line, who and how many Kiffin's staff sign will be a storyline worth following on the West Coast.
6. Who emerges during the spring and summer camp circuit?
One of the reasons why recruiting evaluation have tended to improve over recent years is the rise in getting a look at top players competing against other top players on the offseason camp circuit. It's also allowed those in the industry to discover more guys who don't back down from a challenge and have the speed and skills to be FBS-caliber talent. Because recruits are not in pads, we don't get a complete picture of a player but we can find out even more about how they play and how their recruitment is going. In many ways, the camps and combines that happen across the country from late February through early July will allow everybody to see who's an elite recruit and who we need to keep an eye on when the pads come on during the fall.
7. What impact will social media have on the class of 2013?
Ask any of the class of 2012 about Twitter and Facebook and they'll say it's changed recruiting. Players from across the country are getting to know each other more and more, going beyond just texting back and forth to DMing and Wall posting as early commitments explain to others why their school is the place to be. Recruiting is becoming more and more interconnected and there is no doubt that the 2013 group will be at the forfront of the new wave of change.
Forget hat dances, keep an eye on how many top 100 guys commit via Twitter. Should be a lot more than last year.
8. Who is the top quarterback nationally?
Upside, production, measurables, arm strength... there are plenty of things that go into deciding who the top quarterback in the country is. The candidates are out there and it will likely boil down to one of Max Browne, Tyrone Swoopes, Shane Morris, Ryan Brurns, Kevin Olsen and a handful of others competing to be the top signal-caller in the final rankings. It's important to keep in mind that quarterback is one position that should see plenty of movement as players go through spring ball, camps, 7-on-7, Elite 11 competitions and finally their senior season.
Olsen, Burns and Browne are your typical pro-style quarterbacks with the size coaches look for and big arms to boot. Swoopes is a dual-threat who some have compared to Robert Griffin III or Vince Young because of how electric he is with the ball in his hands. Morris is the rare lefty that is vying for top billing. Several others are hot on their heels in order to be considered part of the elite QB group in 2013 and will be interesting to see how each does as the pressure mounts each passing week.
9. Can Stanford keep things going?
When was the last time you talked about Stanford recruiting? Prior to the class of 2012: rarely if ever (provided you are not the type that tailgates with wine). All the Cardinal did this year was snag a top 10 class and land one of the best group of offensive line recruits in the modern recruiting era. But can the program keep the momentum going with out Andrew Luck leading the charge on the field? That's a question everybody is asking and at first glance, the answer appears to be yes.
Since David Shaw, a former Stanford player himself, returned to Palo Alto as an assistant under Jim Harbaugh, the program has had a remarkably high success rate when recruiting. If an offer goes out and that player qualifies, there's a very good chance that player will end up signing. The hit rate for Stanford the past few years has been nothing short of remarkable considering the restrictions the staff is under but there's no doubt the education, new stadium, major league and BCS-level success that has happened in the Bay Area has turned the program from doormat to door opener. Should be fun to follow over the next few years.
10. Does somebody finish their class before the season?
Michigan, Texas A&M, Florida and Texas are off to hot starts. The Longhorns are taking a very small class this year so they could wind up filling up with only limited room for recruits based on who leaves for the NFL early. The other schools are recruiting at a pace that will have local analysts taking a vacation much earlier than normal. So, we're left to wonder, could somebody actually get 90% or more of their commitments before the season starts?
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Things have been quiet in the print versus digital debate lately for which I am glad, what's the saying about beating a dead horse? I do understand that there is still much we don't know about our brains and how reading online and reading in print affects how we read, what we read and how well we read it and I am grateful that the debate is heading down that river and away from the techno-evangelist's books are dead digital utopia. But because it has been awhile since there has been anything "out there" about it, someone had to write an update about where we stand just in case we forget. And like a moth to the flame I had to fly right for it.
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Ironically, this falls immediately below one of the big, moving blurry blocks! Distracting, check! Overwhelming, check!
We've been trained by internet articles like this one. It isn't necessarily that I want to skim or that I purposely interrupt my reading with distractions, it's the way words have been presented on the internet since websites were invented that has made me read this way on a screen. So is it any surprise then when given an article or story to read on a screen even without all of the attendant internet bling that I might read it just as though all that bling were there?
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But the promise has finally come true thanks to a new partnership between Southwest Airlines, e-book company Kobo and Bauer Communications. Together the companies are making free e-books available to passengers on Southwest planes while the planes are in flight.
Hundreds of digital titles will be available to fliers from Kobo's digital reading platform via the airline's inflight entertainment portal. The offering includes full books and extended previews bestsellers and new releases from publishers including: Penguin Random House, HarperCollins Publishers LLC, Simon & Schuster, Inc., Hachette Book Group, Macmillan Publishers, and Open Road Media, among others.
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I love sharing poems with kids that create a sense of motion and play through the way they twist words, create movement and bounce to their own rhythm. Newbery winning author Kwame Alexander called basketball "poetry in motion", and today I'd like to flip that metaphor around to celebrate two collections that celebrate sports with poetry in motion.
Good SportsPrelutsky celebrates sports from baseball to soccer to gymnastics, gleefully swinging and catapulting through motion and emotions that will resonate with kids. They'll love his playful rhymes, and they will connect with the way these short untitled poems can get to the heart of how they feel.
by Jack Prelutsky
illustrated by Chris Raschka
Knopf / Random House, 2007
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ages 6-11
"I'm at the foul line, and I betShare these short poems with kids and ask what they notice -- do they like the rhythm and rhyming of the first two lines, or maybe the use of the "s" sounds (alliteration) in the last line, emphasizing the sound of SWISH of the basketball. Rashka's illustrations are loose and impressionistic, especially appealing to 3rd through 5th graders because they don't feel too young. I love how he incorporates diverse kids throughout--the player making the shot above has long wavy red hair, maybe a girl or maybe a boy.
The ball will go right through the net.
I'm certain I will sink this shot,
For I've been practicing a lot.
I concentrate, then let it go...
I know it's good--I know, I know.
It makes an arc, I make a wish,
Then hear the soft, sweet sound of SWISH!"
For poems that celebrate all sorts of outdoor playing, definitely look for A Stick Is an Excellent Thing, with Marilyn Singer's playful poetry and LeUyen Pham's joyful illustrations.
A Stick is an Excellent ThingKids will love the way these short poems celebrate all types of playing outside, whether it's balancing on the curb, running through a sprinkler, making stone soup with friends. Use these poems to make kids smile and also use them to show how poetry can create a freeze frame, its own small moment. Here's one that my students will definitely relate to:
Poems Celebrating Outdoor Play
by Marilyn Singer
illustrations by LeUyen Pham
Clarion / Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012
Your local library
ages 3-8
EdgesPham's illustrations are full of bouncing, running, smiling kids, in both city and suburban scenes. Kids are playing in large and small groups--I love how she shows how much kids like to play together. Her kids are modern and multicultural, and full of smiles on every page. My older students will relate to Singer's poems, but the illustrations make this collection best suited for younger kids.
I like to walk the edges--
the curbs, the rims, the little ledges.
I am careful not to tilt,
to stumble, lump or wilt.
I pay attention to my feet
so that every step is neat.
I am dancing in the air
but I never leave the street.
Both review copies were borrowed as ebooks from the San Francisco Public Library while I was on vacation. Hooray! I especially appreciate the way SFPL has ebook tutorials for first time users. If you make a purchase using the Amazon links on this site, a small portion goes to Great Kid Books. Thank you for your support.
©2015 Mary Ann Scheuer, Great Kid Books
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If you received a book over the holidays, was it digital or printed on paper? E-books (and devices on which to read them) are multiplying like rabbits, as are the numbers of eReading devotees. It's easy to assume, particularly in the United States, with the highest level of e-book sales worldwide, that the only way this trend can go is up.
Yes, there was triple-digit e-book growth in 2009, 2010, and 2011, though by 2014 those figures had settled down into the single digits. What's more, when you query people about their reading habits, you find that wholesale replacement of paper with pixels will be no slam-dunk.
Over the past few years, my colleagues and I have been surveying university students in a variety of countries about their experiences when reading in both formats. Coupling these findings with other published data, a nuanced picture begins to emerge of what we like and dislike about hard copy versus digital media. Here are five facts, fictions, and places where the jury is still out when it comes to reading on-screen or on paper.
Cost is a major factor in choosing between print or the digital version of a book.
College students are highly cost-conscious when acquiring books. Because e-versions are generally less expensive than print counterparts, students are increasingly interested in digital options of class texts if making a purchase. (To save even more, many students are renting rather than buying.)
Yet when you remove price from the equation, the choice is generally print. My survey question was: If the price were identical, would you prefer to read in print or digitally? Over 75% of students in my samples from the United States, Japan, Germany, and Slovakia preferred print, both for school work and when reading for pleasure. (In Germany, the numbers were a whopping 94% for school reading and 90% for leisure.)
The "container" for written words is irrelevant.
There's a lot of talk these days about "content" versus "container" when it comes to reading. Many say that what matters in the end is the words, not the medium through which they are presented. The argument goes back at least to the mid-eighteenth century, when Philip Dormer, the Earl of Chesterfield, advised his son:
Due attention to the inside of books, and due contempt for the outside is the proper relation between a man of sense and his books.
When I began researching the reading habits of young adults, I assumed these mobile-phone-toting, Facebooking, tweeting millennials would be largely indifferent to the look and feel of traditional books.
I was wrong. In response to the question of what students liked most about reading in hard copy, there was an outpouring of comments about the physical characteristics of printed books. Many spoke about the aesthetics of turning real pages. One said he enjoyed the feel of tooled Moroccan leather. They enthused about the smell of books. In fact, 10% of all Slovakian responses involved scent.
E-books are better for the environment than print.
Debate continues over whether going digital is the clear environmental choice. Yes, you can eliminate the resources involved in paper manufacturing and book transport. But producing – and recycling – digital devices, along with running massive servers, come with their own steep costs. The minerals needs for our electronic reading devices include rare metals such as columbite-tantalite, generally mined in African conflict-filled areas, where profits often support warlords. Recycling to extract those precious metals is mostly done in poor countries, where workers (often children) are exposed to enormous health risks from toxins. The serried ranks of servers that bring us data use incredible amounts of electricity, generate vast quantities of heat, and need both backup generators and cooling fans.
Today's young adults are passionate about saving the environment. They commonly assume that relying less on paper and more on digits makes them better custodians of the earth. When asked what they liked most about reading on-screen – or least about reading in hard copy – I heard an earful about saving (rather than wasting) paper. Despite their conservationist hearts, internal conflict sometimes peeped through regarding what they assumed was best for the environment and the way they preferred to read. As one student wrote,
I can't bring myself to print out online material simply for environmental considerations. However, I highly, highly prefer things in hard copy.
Users are satisfied with the quality of digital screens.
Manufacturers of e-readers, tablets, and mobile phones continue to improve the quality of their screens. Compared with devices available even a few years ago, readability has improved markedly. However, for university students who often spend long hours reading, digital screens (at least the ones they have access to) remain a problem. When asked what they liked least about reading on-screen, there was an outpouring of complaints in my surveys about eyestrain and headaches. Depending upon the country, between one-third and almost two-thirds of the objections to reading on-screen involved vision issues.
It's harder to concentrate when reading on a screen than when reading on paper.
True – by a landslide.
My question was: On what reading platform (hard copy, computer, tablet, e-reader, or mobile phone) did young adults find it easiest to concentrate? "Hard copy" was the choice of 92% (or more) of the students in the four countries I surveyed. Not surprisingly, across the board, respondents were two-to-three times as likely to be multitasking while reading on a digital screen as when reading printed text. It goes without saying that multitasking is hardly a recipe for concentrating.
How does concentration relate to reading? There are different ways in which we can read: scanning a text for a specific piece of information, skimming the pages to get the gist of what is said, or careful reading. The first two approaches don't necessarily require strong concentration, and computer-based technologies are tailor-made for both. We search for specific keywords, often using the 'Find' function to cut to the chase. We jump from one webpage to the next, barely reading more than a few sentences. When we wander off from these tasks to post a status update on Facebook or check an airfare on Kayak, it's not that hard to get back on track.
What computer technology wasn't designed for is deep reading: thoughtfully working through a text, pausing to reflect on what we're read, going back to early passages, and perhaps writing notes in the margins about our own take on the material. Here is where print technology wins.
At least for now, university students strongly agree.
Headline image credit: Books. Urval av de böcker som har vunnit Nordiska rådets litteraturpris under de 50 år som priset funnits by Johannes Jansson/norden.org. CC-BY-2.5-dk via Wikimedia Commons.
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About eighteen months ago, my writing career pivoted: I decided to commit to self-publishing my work. I've not talked about it much because I've been so busy being an author and publisher, but I'm going to take time to reflect on the experience and look toward the future.
There are many reasons why I decided to go this direction but in the end, it's a question of creativity. For many years, I've felt hobbled by the traditional publishing world because I can and do write a lot. Independent publishing offered me a chance to write and publish many titles in a short time period. It's also offered me the possibility of creating a steady monthly income.
Setting Up an Indie Publishing Company
When I committed to funneling all of my work though my own publishing company, I had to make business choices.
What type of company? Self-proprietorship, C or S Corporation. Name of company?
Buy a domain, set up a website, open a business bank account, get a local business license, get a sales tax ID, etc. Don't discount the business side of indie publishing; but don't fear it, either. There's lots of help for these business decisions. In the end, I set up MimsHouse.com — go take a look; I'm excited about this opportunity.
Then, to work! The first eighteen months have been about three things: production, distribution and accounting. I'm assuming that writing is always happening in the background, for it is, in fact, the foundation of everything else.
Accounting. I'm using QuickBooks and this is the hardest thing I do. I just keep plugging away at learning good business accounting and long for the day when I can afford an accountant.
Production. The first question to answer is formats. I decided to try every format possible: paperback, hardcover, eBooks. That sounds easy enough. Ha! It's complicated. After 18 months, here's my current configuration.
- Createspace.com paperback in two versions. One version is with my own ISBN and is for general distribution; a second version is with a Createspace ISBN and I only enable it for distribution to Baker and Taylor.
- LightningSource.com (NOT Lightning Spark which is the only section of the company currently open to newcomvers). I currently do paperback and hardcover books here.
- eBooks. OK, this is where it gets tricky because each platform wants a version for their proprietary platforms. Currently, you'll find my ebooks on Kindle, iBook, Nook, Kobo and various educational publisher's platforms.
File production for the print and ebooks varies depending on the type of book. Also, technology changes every six months or so, which means that each time I come back to produce files, I have to reevaluate previous production methods to see if they are still the best, are compatible with the current ebook and print standards, and are the most cost-effective.
- Novels that are mostly text-based or short chapter books with b/w drawings. I create the book in MSWord, making sure to be very strict on the style sheets. Word exports to print quality Adobe pdfs for printing on paper. I use Jutoh to convert these to ebooks.
- Color picture books are laid out in Adobe InDesign, which a access via a $20/month subscription; the October, 2014 update to InDesign has made export to ebooks simple. I mean VERY simple. I tried the mid-year release of Kindle Kid's Book Creator program and found it easy to use; however, there are two main problems with it. First, it only creates the .mobi files for Kindle, and I still had to create epub files for other distributors; second, it creates a bloated file which means you have huge download costs from Kindle. At 70% royalty, they charge the publisher $0.15/MB download fee, which amounts to a "printing cost." A file created with the Kindle Kid's Book Creator program is easily 6-8 MB, or $0.90-$1.20 per download. You have two choices: charge a lot for the book or drop to the 35% royalty which doesn't charge a download delivery fee.
$2.99 at 70% payment, 8MB file
$2.99 x 70% = $2.093 – $1.20 delivery fee = $0.893/book
$2.99 at 35% payment
$2.99 x 35% = $1.0465/book (NO delivery fees at this rate)
InDesign, on the other hand, takes the same book and creates files of 3-4MB.
$2.99 at 70%, 4MB file
$2.99 x 70% = $2.093 – $0.60 delivery fee = $1.493/book
My choices, then are to profit $0.89, $1.05, or $1.49 for each eBook priced at $2.99.
InDesign's smaller file sizes mean money in my pocket, AND flexibility in what I charge. I could drop prices to $1.99 for a sale and still make a profit of $0.79/book; it's my choice.
Math. It runs the business and it affects production methods!
Illustrations. Another problem of production has been obtaining illustrations for my color picture books. Fortunately, the first couple books were done in a joint business arrangement with Kitty Harvill. Since then, I've had to find funds to pay illustrators. Behance.net has been a great place to find new illustrators. That is Adobe's social media site for artists, where they post their portfolios. Ewa O'Neill's debut books will be out in February; and Rich Davis, a local longtime friend and amazing illustrator, struck a deal for b/w line drawings for my short chapter series. So, I drew from friendships and from an artist's social media site to find quality, exciting art. This has been one of the most creative and fun parts of the process, to work with some great talents to produce amazing books. I've learned a lot about being an art director and working with artists—it's just fun.
AudioBooks. Amazon's ACX program is in its infancy, but it offers authors an entre into the audiobook world. By hooking you up with a group of narrators who will audition for your book, you have control of the process and can end up with some exiting audio books. It's hard to say which is my favorites: I love the actress Paula Bodin's reading of my novel, The Girl, the Gypsy, and the Gargoyle; she truly brings the story to life. Monica Clark-Robinson brings her acting skills to the production of Saucy and Bubba, which is especially exciting because she's a local actress and author. Josiah Bildner knows how to crack a joke! His narration of the Aliens Inc, Series, Book 1: Kell, the Alien shows his genius in timing of comedy.
Distribution. The third piece of the puzzle for the last eighteen months has been distribution. This means I've had to think hard about where my books might sell. Who is my customer? Where does that customer already buy books? What price points do they want/need/like?
Because I mostly write children's novels and picture books, eBooks haven't been as big a factor (though, I think that is changing in interesting ways). My customers are parents, teachers, and school librarians. Teachers and school librarians buy from education distributors, rather than from the trade markets. They can and they do buy from Amazon, B&N and other online places, of course. But the bulk of their budget is spent at places that cater to their needs.
I've picked up distribution from Follett School Solutions, Mackin, Permabound, and Child's Plus. The first three also have emerging eBook platforms which I think will become increasingly important. It means more production work because they want yet another format! It's just a different type of pdf to export, but it means another step.
Pricing. Also, this sales channel brings some challenges in pricing. 1-to-1 pricing means a school building buys one ebook and has the rights to put it on one device only. 1-to-many pricing means a school building buy one book and has the right to put it on an unlimited number of devices.
Naturally, educators prefer the 1-to-many pricing structure; but this is so new that there's no best-practices standards on how much extra to charge. You don't want to leave money on the table; however, you want the pricing to be attractive.
I'm told that some publishers are asking 2x, 5x or even 15x the 1-to-1 price. But no one really knows what price structure will work. For a Newbery Award winning book, you could likely charge 20x—which in effect gives a full class set to a school building—and educators will gladly pay it. In other words, the popularity of a title, the likelihood of its use as a class set, and factors such as this should determine the 1-to-many pricing.
Also interesting is that the school pricing tends to stay at or near the suggested retail pricing, with few discounts. Translation: you'll make more per book.
The first eighteen months have been busy. I've learned to pace the writing with production and marketing efforts. I've set up production protocols that allow me to be efficient in putting the books into multiple markets. And I've picked up distribution from education publishers, while also making sure I cover the digital and print distribution channels.
Marketing. Because I come from the traditionally published world, I also decided early on that I would submit books for awards. That meant Mims House joined the Children's Book Council, which gave me access to a variety of programs. In November, 2014, I learned that my nonfiction picture book, Abayomi, the Brazilian Puma: The True Story of an Orphaned Cub was named a 2015 NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book.
I was ready. I already had the book in distribution to all major channels, including education distributors. Immediately, I sent press releases to those channels—and sales have picked up. I expect that early next year will bring even more sales for this award-winning book.
Someone once said that marketing means you produce demand for your books. You do that first and foremost by writing and publishing a great book. After that, you have to break through the noise and get noticed; and then you need to keep the book in the foremost of your customer's mind for as long as possible.
Marketing is what I'll focus on for the next year. I'm trying everything from online ads to awards programs to social media blasts. Ask me at the end of 2015 what I've learned about marketing.
- Indie publishing is refreshingly creative. It's not about control for me, though, I hear that sentiment often. Instead, it's about creativity. It's opened creative channels for me in the production of the books; and it will continue to challenge my creativity in marketing. Both of those have challenged the foundation of selecting stories to write: I now start out with a stronger consideration of audience. I like how the creativity builds as I engage in more aspects of the book production, distribution and marketing. Working with creative artists and audio narrators is inspirational, too.
- Patience is crucial. I went into this with a long-term perspective. As an indie publisher, I am a small business owner. In the U.S., most small businesses fail in the first year; most don't make a profit until their fifth year. From day one, I had books in distribution so I've made money. I sold a website domain for a nice profit and that added to my reserves. Financially, the cost to enter this business is extremely low, and it's been easy to build up the income levels.
Still, patience is crucial because as an indie publisher I can't afford the book launch splash; instead, I must rely on a slow growth of a title as word-of-mouth grows. You hear stories of fantastic sales of ebooks—but that's rarer for children's books. It's just a different market, and I constantly remind myself that I am building for a future so I don't need to be impatient.
- Try everything. Test everything. This year, I've said YES to everything I could. I'm testing to see where and how I can reach an audience that likes and will buy my work. I've done Facebook ads, GoogleAdwords, displayed at various local and regional events, set up a sales channel on my own website, and much more. I don't have lots of capital, so I'm careful in choosing where to put effort; but my attitude is to try something new if at all possible. Take risks.
- Write. Through all of this, the writing remains. It's the foundation for everything else.
CHALLENGES AND PREDICTIONS FOR 2015: Indie Books for Children
- Pay attention to the education market. The education market for ebooks is poised to explode; I hear of more and more schools going 1-1, or one ipad/tablet for each child. I think the education distributors such as Follett, MackinVIA, and Permabound are going to be players, but also look for the sleeping giant, Apple, to come on strong. Since the iOS8 update this fall included iBooks as a native app, I'm moving many more books on Apple than on Kindle. It's going to be a wild ride as companies jockey for position and as the pricing structures shake out. I'm working hard to put more books on the iBook platform; see my author page on iBooks.
- Hard work. Indie publishing will continue to expand, but I think the boom of 2008-2014 has played out. Now, you'll have to dig in and work harder to get noticed. It's only limited by your imagination, your work ethic and a bit of luck. And beware of rip-offs who promise to make your book a best seller!
- Change is inevitable; be ready to adapt or pivot. 2014 saw a rise in the subscription model of selling books and a host of startups that touted one way or another of promoting, marketing and selling books. Inevitably, most of these will fail; but no one knows which will fail and which will succeed. You'll have to pay attention to the unfolding events and take advantage of sales opportunities as they arise.
- Global media company. One interesting idea is to consider myself a global media company. This year, I did an online video course of 30 Days to a Stronger Novel to accompany a book's launch. And illustrator Kitty Harvill, who lives in Brazil half the year, is working on a Portuguese translation of Abayomi, the Brazilian Puma. (If it goes through that will be my 9th language! English, Spanish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Arabic, German and Taiwanese Chinese.) Will the digital world allow for an expansion into other media and a global market? Of course. It's a question of how to approach it. It's one area I'll be paying attention to in 2015, whether or not I actually make direct moves on either front. I'll be reading anything possible about the expanding German market, and perhaps experiment (Try anything!) with more video or audio.
- One key to success: own your own audience. You'll see less emphasis on social media activity such as growing a Facebook Fan page. As the major social media companies work to expand income, they continually change the rules. In essence, they own your audience, not you. Instead, smart authors will build their own mailing lists of loyal fans who want to hear about new releases. Get the Fiction Notes newsletter and the MimsHouse newsletter here.
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Marc Coker, CEO of self-publishing site Smashwords, has outlined his predictions for publishing this year.
He expects the self-publishing stigma to continue to go away; indie authors to face more competition from traditional publishers in 2015; and free eBooks to lose their cache. Here is an excerpt from his blog:
Many indies will quit in 2015 – Authorship is tough work. Discouraged by weak or slumping sales, many indie authors in 2015 will either give up on publishing or will decrease their production rates. With the rapid rise of anything – whether we're talking tulips, dot com stocks or real estate – bubbles form when the market becomes too frothy, too optimistic, too euphoric, and too crowded. All markets are cyclical, so this boom-to-bust pattern, while painful for many, is healthy for the long term, especially for authors who stick it out.
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The executives at Scribd have managed to raise $22 million in financing.
One new backer and three previous investors have contributed to this pool of funds: Khosla Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Charles River Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank. In addition, Khosla Ventures partner Keith Rabois has signed on to join the company's board to serve as a board observer.
Scribd CEO Trip Adler gave this statement in the press release: "We had a fantastic 2014 at Scribd. We launched audiobooks with 30,000 titles from publishers like Blackstone and Scholastic. We also doubled our e-Book titles, adding content from 1,000+ publishers – including Big 5 publishers Harper Collins and Simon & Schuster – along with industry leaders like Harlequin, Houghton Mifflin, Lonely Planet, Perseus and Wiley. This new funding round will enable us to work towards achieving our goal of creating the most comprehensive library of the future for our millions of users around the world."
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I recently watch Miss Potter, the movie based on the life of children's book author and illustrator Beatrix Potter. It's a fascinating look at the life of one of the all-time best selling authors of children's books. When my children were small, I read The Tale of Peter Rabbit to them so many times that I've memorized it.
One line in the movie caught my interest, though. When the publishing company was first discussing her book, Beatrix had definite opinions on how it should be published: black and white illustrations so that the price could be kept low. However, the publisher had another idea on how to keep the price low. If the book's interior pages could all be printed on a single sheet of paper, it would be economical and the price could be kept at an attractive low price.
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Standard offset printing places a children's 32-page picture book on a single sheet. 32 page books are the standard in the industry, not because it's the best length for a story, but because the printing was economical.
However, because that length became a standard, there's now, more or less, a standard type story told in children's picture books.
If you have a title page, half-title page, copyright page and dedication page, that takes up 3-5 pages of "front matter," leaving 27-29 pages for the story itself. Stories usually start on page 5 (though it could be page 3 or 4). Then illustrations are laid out in double-page spreads. That gives you about 14 double-page spreads (give or take). When I write a children's picture book, I divide my story into 14 sections. Each section must 1) advance the story, 2) make the reader want to turn the page, and 3) give visual possibilities to the illustrator. For more on writing a children's book, see How to Write a Children's Picture Book.
Many conventions have grown up around the 32-page picture book: the page 32 twist, the character opening, the use of double-page spreads, and so on. All that is good. Writers and illustrators took the restricted format and made it into a thing of beauty.
Print on Demand and eBooks: How Many Pages in a Children's Book?
But the question for today is this: what is the most economical way to produce a children's illustrated story today? That answer varies because of print-on-demand and eBook technologies.
Print-on-demand (POD) means that your book is stored on a printing company's computers. When a book is ordered, the book is printed, bound and delivered. This eliminates the need for warehousing, and has the advantage of bundling the fulfillment (mailing the book) with the printing. Instead of buying 1000 copies of a book, publishers/authors/self-publishers can set up a book with a POD company with very little up-front investment. It's perfect for the self-publisher or small publisher who don't want to invest a lot in stock.
However, POD's biggest disadvantage is price. Because you print one book at a time, the until cost is often two or three times that of offset printing. This is usually fine, because selling online eliminates the extra cost of wholesaling to a bookstore.
POD also means that the 32-page picture book is no longer mandatory! For example, Createspace.com requires a minimum of 24-pages, but after that you can add as many or as few pages as you like. 26 pages? That's fine for a POD printer.
Likewise, digital books can be any length you want. 2 pages? Well, most of us wouldn't all that a BOOK! But if can make the case for it, it is possible.
The 32-page illustrated picture book made sense for years because the offset printing presses could accommodate huge sheets of paper that would hold 32 pages EXACTLY. The process made sense economically.
The options are open.
Offset printing: Much lower unit cost are possible if you stick to the 32-page standard book.
POD printing: You accept higher per-unit costs because you don't have to warehouse. The length is up to you.
eBook: You accept that this is only delivered and read digitally. Page length is variable.
I still design my books for 32-pages because I do both print and eBooks and because I've learned to write to that length. But also, it leave me open to short-run offset printing for special orders where it makes sense to go for a smaller per unit cost. By sticking with the industry standards, I have even more options.
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text: Wow, several of our favorite Creator/{{Nintendo}} characters [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros competing against one another]] [[UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny in pitched combat]]! [[TemptingFate How could that be]] [[TearJerker tear-jerking...?]]----* The ending to [[SuperSmashBros64 the original.]]** To explain, [[spoiler:After you defeat Master Hand, the character you played as is dropped on a table in what appears to be a kids room, where they lay motionless for the rest of the cutscene. All the while, emotional music plays in the background while the camera zooms out and the screen fades to white. The screen then cuts to black to the sound of a door closing before cutting to the credits.]] One of the most tissue-reaching endings is [[{{Pokemon}} Pikachu's,]] who [[spoiler:sits there staring at the camera with [[GoOutWithASmile an honest-to-Arceus smile on his face.]]]]* During ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Brawl''. [[spoiler: During the Ancient Minister's HeelFaceTurn. It involves him [[IncendiaryExponent being set on fire]] by his MechaMooks while a somber version of the main theme plays in the background.]]** Gets even worse when you think about it: HIS OWN KIND HAS TURNED ON HIM.** Though the following CrowningMomentOfAwesome makes up for it.** It'll probably fly over your head the first time, but during the cutscene after [[spoiler:you battle various enemies summoned by Ganondorf after the Ancient Minister's HeelFaceTurn, the camera shows that the R.O.B.s eyes are turning blue before they close their eyes for the final time. Also, before the next playable section, while the rest of the characters are running, Donkey Kong has to carry the playable R.O.B., who also has blue eyes at this point. Throughout the game, it's seen that their eyes turn appropriate colors depending on what's happening, such as going red when Ganondorf takes control of them. So when they go blue... they're pretty much crying.]]** Watching one of the R.O.B.s waved goodbye to the Ancient Minster right before getting blown to smithereens. *** To put that scene into more detail, [[spoiler:the Ancient Minister is attacked by Mario and Link, with Pit, Yoshi and Kirby not far behind. A group of R.O.Bs come in to help their master and hold the heroes back. As the Minister prepares to leave, he looks down and notices another R.O.B clinging onto him, attempting to drag the Subspace Bomb down to the ground. He succeeds, then he falls with the bomb but his head '''breaks off.''' As two of the remaining R.O.Bs activate it, a third turns to the fleeing Minister, doing the aforementioned wave. The bomb then explodes, showing in full detail the R.O.Bs being pulled in and torn apart.]] [[TheWoobie ...Wow]].** [[CulturalTranslation Oh God,]] [[https://41.media.tumblr.com/90501ceba5aedce6279ea85ab1a1313d/tumblr_nuvlk1dzth1tswdslo1_500.jpg it's canon.]][[note]]In Super Smash Brothers 4, there is a Boxing Ring stage for Little Mac, the Punch Out!! Representative. Affectionately, each playable character was given a boxing name. While most are fitting, and sometimes funny, R.O.B.'s is [[LastOfHisKind "The Last of His Kind."]] So the Subspace Emissary not only is [[WordOfGod canon in the Super Smash Bros. franchise,]] but this R.O.B. is the Ancient Minister; the same Ancient Minister that witnessed the Genocide of his entire race, and has been carrying the weight of his own sins as well as knowing that it is all his fault that the R.O.B.s are dead. This is the '''''same R.O.B.''''' that has human feelings. And now he lives with the utter trauma of his entire species turning on him and setting him on fire, just before their destruction. That was the moment where his world comes crashing down (Quite literally once the island is destroyed). And to top it all off, after the Subspace Emissary ends, he's all alone until Super Smash Brothers 4. Feel horrible yet? It gets worse. While it is also a CrowningMomentOfAwesome, when R.O.B. blasts down a bunch of enemies, he looks... sad.* The codecs, while [[Funny/SuperSmashBros drop dead hilarious]], had one line that was particularly emotional:-->'''Mei Ling''': Marth was betrayed by his most trusted friend. I can't imagine what that feels like...\\'''Snake''': ...I can.** On the topic of Marth, one of his win quotes can be translated as "''Today, I was able to survive again.''" It is quite possible that this is referencing the Perma-death system in his own series. And when one looks into them it's also possible to interpret his other quotes, ("It is my victory today", "I cannot afford to lose!", and "Everyone, please watch me!", said with a rather pleading tone) as further evidence that [[ShellShockedVeteran the war never ended for him]]. Even in a friendly competition like Smash, [[TheWoobie the poor guy still can't get the battlefield and its constant threat of death out of his mind]]. On a similar note, Roy describes the battle he just fought as "painful" in one of his victory quotes.* Everybody trying in vain to stop the Island of the Ancients exploding, and combined with the aforementioned HeelFaceTurn.* All of the characters you obtained after the Meta Ridley battle travel to Subspace where they meet TheManBehindTheMan. [[spoiler:Tabuu unleashes an attack that instantly turns everyone into trophies. The scene plays in slow motion as each character are floating from the attack, with shock and fear in their eyes, and are turned back into trophies one by one. You then see all the characters in trophy form lying on the ground as Tabuu begins to absorb the Smash Bros world. After that, you see Luigi, Ness, and King Dedede who are also trophies and it seems all is lost until Dedede's badges revive Luigi and Ness. Ness then revives King Dedede and he glomps him and Luigi as thanks before they go and rescue everyone]]. OK, so death doesn't totally exist in the Smash Bros world for the main characters, but this comes close for me to welling up.** Heck, one moment could give a tear of joy to even the most beleagured, fed-up [[SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]] fan: ''[[spoiler: [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Sonic saves everybody.]] ]]''* The Ancient Minister has a horrible story, really. [[spoiler: His best friend forces him to use his people (the R.O.B.s) to drag the world into Subspace, sacrificing many of them in the process. When the heroes and the bombs have killed most of the R.O.B.s, Ganondorf orders the remaining ones to blow up the Island of Ancients. When the Minister tries to stop them, Ganondorf provokes them to attack their true master with the press of a button. As the heroes left the island, they brought with them the Ancient Minister, the very last sane R.O.B., and just managed to escape the complete and permanent obliteration of the Island of Ancients, with every last one of the Minister's people and comrades. And, finally, close to the end, the Minister's best friend is mortally wounded when he attempts to attack TheManBehindTheMan.]]* In the Subspace Emissary, when Lucas is running away from the Porky Statue. The moment he trips and looks at the statue... You can almost ''see'' him thinking: "Crap, not again!"** The worst scene with Lucas is when Ness gets turned into a trophy.* Hearing the Codec with Solid Snake describing Lucas is filled with this. The fact that [[NotSoDifferent Snake himself understands the hardships Lucas has gone through]] is heartbreaking. But this line is enough to make anyone bawl:-->'''Mei Ling:''' [[HarsherInHindsight I sure hope Lucas will be okay.]] **Oh Mei Ling, you must not have finished ''VideoGame/MOTHER3'', have you?*** Though if this is post-Mother 3 Lucas, this wraps around to heartwarming. Even a character not from his own world is wishing him luck.* The [[NostalgiaLevel Mushroomy]] [[Videogame/SuperMarioBros1 Kingdom]] stage is a little sad, considering the opening stage that many gamers know and love has since turned into a barren wasteland.* Reading the translations text to the game's main theme after beating the Subspace Emissary will surely make anyone who has a heart cry. [[LudwigVanBeethoven Especially if you know what influenced the music and text.]]* [[http://mynintendonews.com/2013/06/18/sakurai-says-character-selection-for-super-smash-bros-is-stressful-almost-to-the-brink-of-death/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter This news from Sakurai in regards to making a character for Smash Bros. It shows he has a heart for his fans. Sure, he may add unexpected characters like the Wii Fit Trainer, but that doesn't mean that he tries to ruin the franchise for his fans, even the ones that constantly ask him for a character in the next installment.]]* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xUWnQu2Grs&feature=youtu.be&t=34m52s At the end of the]] [[WebVideo/NintendoDirect Super Smash Bros. Direct]], we see Creator/MasahiroSakurai painfully struggling to preform the [[Creator/SatoruIwata Iwata]] [[MemeticHandGesture Salute]],[[note]]He has calcific tendinitis in his right shoulder.[[/note]] driving home just what pain he's working through to made this game its best.[[/note]]* Towards the end of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9ytrX0wweA Robin and Lucina trailer]], a beaten-up Chrom gives a very disheartening quip: "I suppose I'll get my chance... another day...", as he watches Robin and Lucina fight Captain Falcon before going unconscious. It's alleviated a bit with the reveal that he's in as Robin's Final Smash, but you can't help but feel bad for the guy not being able to actually fight against Marth, Ike, or the other Nintendo greats.** It seems the devs knew he was a popular request, but since the roster had been finalized well before, they wanted to make it up to the fanbase. They really do care!* Lucas's Japanese Trophy description in Smash Bros. 3DS isn't actually about the character. Instead, it goes on to say how Lucas may well have made a family and have lived a happy life... then says how he and Ness may well be kids forever to MOTHER fans. Not bad at first, until you realize it's referring to how we'll probably never see another MOTHER game, and never see how their lives went... although the localized Trophies are slightly more upbeat about it.--> "Lucas used to be weak-willed, and cry all the time. However, he overcame unimaginable hardships, and must surely be out adventuring somewhere right now. Or perhaps, he's found a partner and made a family of his own... No, no, that feels too soon. To fans of the MOTHER series, both Lucas and Ness might be young boys for all eternity."* On the Magicant stage, one of the Flying Men from ''VideoGame/MOTHER1'' and ''{{VideoGame/Earthbound}}'' shows up on the top right corner. If you approach it, it'll come assist you until it falls off the stage somehow. However, after it's gone, a grave marker will note its KO (implying that it ''[[HeroicSacrifice died for you]]''), [[MythologyGag just like in their native game.]] Eventually, another Flying Man will come to that same spot, rinse repeat until you have [[KillEmAll all five Flying Man graves on that corner.]] And what's more- once they're gone, [[DownerEnding they're not coming back.]] ''Ever.'' [[labelnote: *]] Well, at least for that round.[[/labelnote]]** The hauntingly beautiful Magicant Theme playing in the background makes it that much worse.* Duck Hunt's Star KO has him whimpering in the background.** In general, most Star KO voice clips that are of cute characters sounding terrified (Lucas and Bowser Jr., for instance) will make you feel bad if you're the one who landed the finishing attack on them.* When female Robin suffers a fall from the stage, her cry sounds very painful (probably because it is more realistic than other over-the-top female deathcries, such as Zelda or Palutena) and it makes you feel bad if you are using her.** When male Robin suffers a fall, he'll occasionally say [[HeroicSelfDeprecation "Worthless fool..."]]** One of Lucina's two K.O. screams is a lot like female Robin's aforementioned scream in that both sound like they're really hurting upon their falls, but Lucina's is also short and rather abrupt, which may indicate how much more painful it is for the heir to the exalted blade to fall in battle. It really may not help matters at all if you're playing as Lucina against a Captain Falcon player...* Zapdos' trophy description may bring a tear to your eye (and a [[HeartWarming fuzzy feeling in your heart]]) from nostalgia:--> "Gazing up at dark storm clouds gathering in the sky, many children must have once wondered if the Pokémon they saw in the [[Anime/{{Pokemon2000}} second movie]] was in the clouds. An innocent and children dream, perhaps... but even today as adults, the sound of thunder might just bring back memories of this Legendary bird Pokémon."* Sure, it's just a game, but if you had a favorite character in a previous installment who didn't return in the following one, or had a character you really wanted to become playable but didn't make the cut, then it's natural to feel disappointed. The BrokenBase for some characters ([[VideoGame/IceClimber Ice Climbers]], [[Franchise/{{Metroid}} Ridley]], and [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Mewtwo]] come to mind) only makes it worse, with many detractors mocking character supporters.** In general, just how willing people are to viciously mock characters who didn't make it in the game because they know it upsets their fans. It makes the Smash fandom seem very mean spirited and unwelcoming.* On the other side, though, finding out a beloved character is making his debut [[spoiler: or unexpectedly returning]] can bring tears of joy to your eyes. Especially watching reaction videos on Youtube and seeing people literally ''scream'' in joy. One Lets Player literally did cry after a moment of stunned silence when he found out [[spoiler: Mewtwo]] was going to be in Smash Bros 4.* Every previously playable Smash Bros character is commemorated in the 3DS version's trophies. There's Mewtwo, and Pichu, and the Ice Climbers, and Wolf, and Lucas, and Pokémon Trainer, and Ivysaur, and Squirtle, and... and... where are Young Link, Roy, and Snake? (Dr. Mario also lacked a Trophy in Brawl, but the blow is lessened a lot by him returning in the next installment.)** This has been alleviated by the confirmation of DLC characters being made available for ''Wii U/3DS'', with Mewtwo confirmed in October 2014 (for release in April 2015), Lucas announced in April 2015 (for release in June 2015), and Roy announced in June 2015. Hope springs eternal.* Thought that the Smash Bros games don't have canon? On the NTSC version of the Punch-Out stage, [[spoiler: ROB's title is TheLastOfHisKind]]. Ouch.* If you are a fan of ''VideoGame/{{Pikmin}}'' and main Olimar (or Alph) losing Pikmin can become this, especially when he is knocked out from the stage, as this cause all Pikmin to die. This can also be applied when they are killed by other players (or even Olimar himself, in order, for example, to block projectiles). Try to pintpoint it, they are putting their lives in peril just for letting Olimar win matches and even if he uses them as a HumanShield, they will keep on helping him.** On top of that, their new up special in ''Super Smash Bros. for the 3DS and Wii U'' encourages throwing away Pikmin to lighten the load.** Similarly, when playing as Rosalina, losing your Luma can qualify as this, especially considering the fact that Rosalina considers the Lumas to be her surrogate children. The cry that they make upon being knocked out doesn't help matters. The sting is lessened somewhat by the fact that they become stars afterward, however.* The ending picture for Peach in All Star Mode in Smash Bros for Wii U. It shows Pit and Sheik lying around an unconscious Peach, making it look like she died.* In Lucas' reveal trailer, just before the ending shot, it shows Lucas approaching one of his alternate colors on the Onett stage. [[spoiler:The recolor is of his twin brother, Claus. It just zooms in on both of them staring at one another before cutting to the final shot. No fighting, no taunting, nothing funny. Just two brothers seeing each other once again.]]** Perhaps even more emotional is a scene earlier in the trailer, showing Lucas fall on the ground in front of another alternate color. [[spoiler: This time, it's the new costume based on the Masked Man, aka brainwashed Claus, who also is holding a Beam Sword, and Lucas is equipped with a Franklin Badge. Basically, the final battle of MOTHER 3.]]** Also in the trailer, watching Ness get repeatedly smacked around by the other fighters can be quite sad to watch. Whether he's suffering from homesickness like he does in Earthbound or he misses Lucas is anyone's guess.* Arguably mild, but in ''Melee'' after you and your character struggled through adventure mode together, he or she becomes nothing more than a lifeless trophy while a sad music box tune plays in the background.* Though Ganondorf's "hurt" sound is pretty humorous if you don't really listen for it (It sounds like "Ooooohh"), putting on Headphones/earbuds (or listening very hard) reveals a very pained breathing noise after the mentioned "oh", almost wheezing. It's very jarring to hear and rather out of place. He may be the king of evil, but...* Many of the remixed songs sound [[AwesomeMusic/SuperSmashBros absolutely epic]]. Destroyed Skyworld on the other hand, has a chorus added to it that only makes [[spoiler: [[PlayerPunch Pit seeing everything he ever stood for fall apart]] [[TearJerker/KidIcarusUprising in Chapter 20 ]] when Palutena attempts to kill him under the Chaos Kin's control]] even more heartbreaking.----


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