Well, if cows aren't scary but bird flu IS, then they just chose the wrong anthropomorphic farm animal. I see the WoW chickens as sort of a death cult, spreading pestilence and worshipping fowl gods.
Memoir on the jacket of a novel is a big no-no. Another trap to avoid is a novel consisting of a persons first and last name. Some bookseller will inevitably not consume enough coffee and shelve DANIEL MARTIN by John Fowles as though Mr. Martin had created Mr. Fowles and not the other way round. Bless their pointy little heads.
This is true. According to at least one of my coworkers, Kris Longknife writes books about someone called Mike Shepherd. I used to laugh at books subtitled A Novel; when I'm trying to sort and shelve a few hundred books at a time, it's very helpful.
I've only done that once, because I wanted Threshold subtitled A Novel of Deep Time. But it's a holdover convention from Victorian and earlier publishing, when books were often accompanied by long and explanatory subtitles.
I just cannot get into the idea of a Nook/Kindle/iPad as a way to read. I can't. It just doesn't compute with me. (Also, I take a precise delight in book browsing and shopping. Don't take that away from me, technology!) My husband loves reading on his iPad--what I would give for him to just read a real book these days--so when I heard about Amazon's plan re: books, I was horrified. Is it really so hard for people to enjoy the sensation of an actual book anymore?
Hold on, I've got to go tell some kids to get off my lawn, apparently.
While I don't truly believe that real live actual books will truly go the way of the dodo, what I fear is not being able to afford to purchase them eventually. When you can pay a pittance to download a book to a device but should you want a hard copy, be ready to pay: that's the end I fear as well as beloved authors not being able to write anymore (or rather, afford to write).
I picture dozens of little workers, sort of like Damien Hirst's interns, doing the work of Dan Brown/Stephanie Meyer/and such like because they trick those little workers into believing that what they do matters. (Of course, James Frey has already figured that shit out.)
While I don't truly believe that real live actual books will truly go the way of the dodo, what I fear is not being able to afford to purchase them eventually.
Well, while I can foresee an eventual future where new analog books are not being published, I think we will first pass through that transitional phase, where the actual books are just really expensive. We're getting there.
And it makes me ill.
that's the end I fear as well as beloved authors not being able to write anymore (or rather, afford to write).
Exactly. Frankly, I'd say it's time to call for a strike, but no one has the savings. Maybe if the BIG NAMES would strike for fair ebook deals for all, but they have no vested interest in doing so.
The whole memoir debacle is fucking pathetic. Would Amazon then shelve, say, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes under biography? Bah. I'll refer to the novel by its full name, if it cheers you.
The Dranei, which were actually my favorite race after the Blood Elves. Still, they were only chimeras. Some creature designer smushed fauns, Klingons, and Nebari together and got the Draenei. Oh, and they have Russian accents.
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You're forgetting mad cow disease.
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Bless their pointy little heads.
Off with their point little heads.
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I've only done that once, because I wanted Threshold subtitled A Novel of Deep Time. But it's a holdover convention from Victorian and earlier publishing, when books were often accompanied by long and explanatory subtitles.
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Hold on, I've got to go tell some kids to get off my lawn, apparently.
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Is it really so hard for people to enjoy the sensation of an actual book anymore?
It's all just zeroes and ones, as Mr. Reznor pointed out.
Hold on, I've got to go tell some kids to get off my lawn, apparently.
I'm resorting to buckshot.
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I picture dozens of little workers, sort of like Damien Hirst's interns, doing the work of Dan Brown/Stephanie Meyer/and such like because they trick those little workers into believing that what they do matters. (Of course, James Frey has already figured that shit out.)
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While I don't truly believe that real live actual books will truly go the way of the dodo, what I fear is not being able to afford to purchase them eventually.
Well, while I can foresee an eventual future where new analog books are not being published, I think we will first pass through that transitional phase, where the actual books are just really expensive. We're getting there.
And it makes me ill.
that's the end I fear as well as beloved authors not being able to write anymore (or rather, afford to write).
Exactly. Frankly, I'd say it's time to call for a strike, but no one has the savings. Maybe if the BIG NAMES would strike for fair ebook deals for all, but they have no vested interest in doing so.
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The whole memoir debacle is fucking pathetic. Would Amazon then shelve, say, The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes under biography? Bah. I'll refer to the novel by its full name, if it cheers you.
"I truly do give humanity too much credit."
And not enough rope.
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Space goats? Truly?
The Dranei, which were actually my favorite race after the Blood Elves. Still, they were only chimeras. Some creature designer smushed fauns, Klingons, and Nebari together and got the Draenei. Oh, and they have Russian accents.
And not enough rope.
Agreed.
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I read Cat's entry - every time I read the words "e-book" now, I just feel dread, I really do.
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That's quite a handsome design. Not sure I can imagine the accent, though.
It sort of works, actually.
I read Cat's entry - every time I read the words "e-book" now, I just feel dread, I really do.
The potential of ebooks is being turned against authors.
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What are the agents doing about Amazon's experiments with new content streams?
There's very little they can do. There's not enough money in NYC publishing to fight Amazon.
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