How is he making money? Do people advertise on the site?
See how I'm not punching him? I think I've grown.
Mal ,'Shindig'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Amy - Jan 27, 2012 7:53:50 am PST #17626 of 28261
Because books.
sj - Jan 27, 2012 8:03:23 am PST #17627 of 28261
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
How is he making money? Do people advertise on the site?
He has a book deal.
Amy - Jan 27, 2012 8:03:47 am PST #17628 of 28261
Because books.
Ah.
Polter-Cow - Jan 27, 2012 8:22:15 am PST #17629 of 28261
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
There are ads, and he sells ebooks and merch.
Jesse - Jan 27, 2012 8:23:26 am PST #17630 of 28261
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I was going to say -- just because he posts them one at a time, doesn't mean he's just watching one at a time...
Ginger - Jan 27, 2012 8:37:09 am PST #17631 of 28261
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
An essay on girls, SF and 50 years of A Wrinkle in Time: [link]
§ ita § - Jan 27, 2012 8:40:13 am PST #17632 of 28261
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
just because he posts them one at a time, doesn't mean he's just watching one at a time...
What kind of unmagical skeptic are you? I bet you tell kids there's no Santa Claus too, huh?
-t - Jan 27, 2012 9:47:48 am PST #17633 of 28261
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Think of all the instant gratification cash can give you.
I don't see "I'll wait and have more instant gratification later" being a really effective way to change behavior, but maybe that's just me.
I found the rest of the Skulduggery Pleasant books (4-6, that's it, right?) available through Powell's, who apparently has an International Warehouse. I thought that was news worth sharing, that Powell's has an International Warehouse for your imported book buying needs.
Strix - Jan 27, 2012 9:57:07 am PST #17634 of 28261
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
SQUEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
§ ita § - Jan 27, 2012 10:05:36 am PST #17635 of 28261
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I don't see "I'll wait and have more instant gratification later" being a really effective way to change behavior
Works for me, if I get a bigger bang. A really obviously bigger bang. I'm simplistic that way.