April 2012
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Apr 13th
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Why the price of your e-book matters
nocureforcuriosity: rachelfershleiser: annadevries: The recent news that the DOJ has brought a lawsuit against major publishers over e-book pricing with tales of secret meetings and greedy publishers has pushed the industry into the headlines. Even Brian Williams covered it. For people who don’t work in publishing or who can’t quite wrap their head around agency pricing, here’s a quick...
Apr 13th
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February 2012
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Feb 5th
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January 2012
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Jan 12th
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Jan 12th
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Jan 6th
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November 2011
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Nov 30th
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Nov 28th
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'Hugo' author's latest leaves readers... →
Interesting little interview with Brian Selznick.
Nov 28th
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Nov 25th
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Nov 21st
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Nov 19th
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Nov 17th
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Nov 17th
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Nov 17th
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The SOPA Silver Lining
soundcheckyrself: explosiveoctopus: quick you guys print out all the homosexual fanfiction you can before the internet is censored #black market fanfiction #slash for a price #I see the world clearly now #there will be backdoor deals at cons #in the dark alleys behind the hotel #slips of white paper being passed around #hushed discussion over a trashcan fire #and then the cops rolls up and...
Nov 17th
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Nov 14th
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“Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some...”
– George Orwell, Why I Write (via fortuneandglory)
Nov 12th
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Nov 6th
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So last night I hit 10k.  On day three.  Woot!
Nov 4th
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We Have Always Had Creepy Covers
I love Shirley Jackson.  She’s one of those authors I fell in love with in high school. She’s most famous for The Lottery, and for good reason.  Alas, Lottery has some hilariously terrible covers in it’s history. As interpreted by Leatherface. Spaaaaaace stones. Her milkshake brings all the villagers to the yard. Here’s a decent, much more recent one: Heh. ...
Nov 3rd
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October 2011
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Oct 31st
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Oct 29th
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Oct 27th
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September 2011
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Sep 25th
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Sep 23rd
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Sep 13th
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What's in a Bear's Picnic Basket?
If you go out in the woods today You’re sure of a big surprise. If you go out in the woods today You’d better go in disguise. For every bear that ever there was Will gather there for certain, because Today’s the day the teddy bears have their picnic. Every teddy bear, that’s been good Is sure of a treat today There’s lots of wonderful things to eat And...
Sep 13th
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Sep 11th
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Project Gutenberg founder dies →
azspot: “What kind of a man wants to put the 10,000 most important books online by 2002 and make them available for free?” Late ’90s Wired article on Project Gutenberg founder Michael S. Hart, who died this week at age 64. :(
Sep 10th
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