Howard Hughes Against the World Crime League

[greygirlbeast]

Nobody knew what to do with Buckaroo Banzai. There was no simple way to tell anyone what it was about - I'm not sure anybody knewYesterday was. Sometimes, isn't it enough to say no more or less than that about any given day? After all, this is what most days of any given life are. That day....was. A life is a compilation of days that mostly just

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[r_darkstorm]

Once again, I wish you luck. And may the pirates have their reproductive organs wither and fall off/out, then come to horrible unlife and consume their flesh. While they watch.

[greygirlbeast]

And may the pirates have their reproductive organs wither and fall off/out, then come to horrible unlife and consume their flesh. While they watch.

How about while I watch?

[r_darkstorm]

Either way. The most important part is the rotting, followed by the unlife and flesh consumption. Though... Perhaps tickets could be sold to the event. I'm sure a number of people would enjoy watching.

[greygirlbeast]

Perhaps tickets could be sold to the event. I'm sure a number of people would enjoy watching.

Yes!

[greygirlbeast]

And if there's a book I want to read that was published only by Subterranean, but is no longer available, there's always inter-loan.

One, I think most people on Earth are unaware of this service. Two, humans are all about the instant gratification.

[whiskeychick]

My first exposure to Aunt Beast was via inter-library loan. My dear brother, taste maker that he is, told me to check out WRONG THINGS. Been trying my best to support since then.

[sovay]

There was no simple way to tell anyone what it was about - I'm not sure anybody knew.

"Why is there a watermelon there?"

[greygirlbeast]

"Why is there a watermelon there?"

"I'll tell you later."

[sovay]

"I'll tell you later."

I doubt it's related to the newly discovered amber-preserved dinosaur feathers, but I still saw the link and thought of you.

[greygirlbeast]

Thank you! Someone else sent me that link today, and someone else sent me the article from Science.

[nihilistic_kid]

The question is one of ethics, and there is nothing ethical about Amazon or Barnes & Noble or Penguin or any of those corporations, not when the bottom line is involved, the bottom line being profit margins.

Oh yes. It's always amazing when I hear someone say, "But how could [big company] do that?!" I laugh and laugh...mostly internally.

[greygirlbeast]

"But how could [big company] do that?!"

They were only following orders.

[greygirlbeast]

So really, the best thing to do is buy the actual book (not ebook) from a legit online or brick & mortar bookstore?

If you want the ebook, and but it from a reputable source, buy the ebook.

The more electronic life becomes, the harder it is for artists to profit from their work because electronic media is so easily pirated. Remember napster?

Bingo. And, bit torrent aside, these outlaw days will end, as they largely have for music.

[opalblack]

If you want the ebook, and buy it from a reputable source, buy the ebook.

Which, sad to say, kind of pushes me back to Amazon. I don't always know which ebook sellers other than Amazon are legit. I loathe them, and would rather buy from independents or direct from publishers. But how to know which independents are actually independent e-booksellers, and which are scumbags? I mean thieving profiteering piratey scumbags, not just regular corporate monster scumbags.

Personally, I like to have both. I like to have the option of carrying 4000 books on a plane, I have ADHD and read quickly and voraciously. I also like books a whole lot more than ebooks. I prefer pages to a screen, and always will, no matter how handy my e-reader is.

So there you go. You can count on 2-3 sales per title from me. 3 per title for most of the ones currently in print, since I've had to shed the hard copies for the move (I only kept my OOPs & signed copies), and will be replacing them when I make landfall.