Interesting

[ithildin]

Saw this on a comm I'm on:

"The online storytelling community destination fuses the power of the Web with the passion of the most avid entertainment fans. FanLib.com provides fans with a new home to write, showcase, discover, rant and rave about their favorite movies, TV shows, and books.

The launch of FanLib.com represents the coming of age of fan fiction, or "fanfic." Fan fiction is the original consumer generated media — original works of fiction written by fans and based on their favorite TV, film and book characters.

FanLib.com launches with co-promotional partners including HarperCollins, Penguin Books, Showtime Networks, Simon & Schuster, and Starz Entertainment. The launch partners are heavily featured and have customized marketing integrated on the site while providing promotion for FanLib.com."

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[sophiedb.livejournal.com]

There's a thread about this on fanthropology too, mainly debating what FanLib's definition of "mainstream" means for the site's content, i.e. slash. Common as muck on LJ, read by many etc, but will the "promotional partners" find this acceptable enough to support or will they quietly sidle away from that end of the market?

http://community.livejournal.com/fanthropology/341159.html

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the link!