Well, technically, Gaiman didn't get any money from that transaction, right? Heh.
Mal: How drunk was I last night? Jayne: Well I dunno. I passed out.
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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."
Polter-Cow - Mar 04, 2008 7:31:38 am PST #5174 of 28344
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
sj - Mar 04, 2008 7:37:47 am PST #5175 of 28344
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
No, but his point was more that people would still buy books, even if some were offered free. He didn't get into new versus used, but it was more about the booksellers than his making money or not.
Volans - Mar 04, 2008 7:38:42 am PST #5176 of 28344
move out and draw fire
It helps that the online version was basically scanned pages and not at all satisfying in a bookish way.
DavidS - Mar 04, 2008 8:34:56 am PST #5177 of 28344
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Speaking of online books I guess I should note that my second book Lost in the Grooves is now online in Google Books.
So if you were at work and wanted to look something up in it, it is no further away than your browser.
I'm sure this will do wonders for sales. Hmph.
sumi - Mar 04, 2008 10:05:48 am PST #5178 of 28344
Art Crawl!!!
The next installment in A Song of Ice and Fire is up for pre-order . . . I can barely believe it!
Hayden - Mar 04, 2008 11:21:44 am PST #5179 of 28344
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
It doesn't look like that much of Lost In The Grooves is on Google Books. Enough to tempt readers to buy it, I think.
DavidS - Mar 04, 2008 11:24:21 am PST #5180 of 28344
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
It doesn't look like that much of Lost In The Grooves is on Google Books. Enough to tempt readers to buy it, I think.Temptation is good.
megan walker - Mar 04, 2008 11:33:11 am PST #5181 of 28344
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Temptation is good.
I can resist everything but.
Toddson - Mar 04, 2008 11:49:22 am PST #5182 of 28344
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Did anyone see the story in the NY Times about a woman who sold her memoir about growing up with the gangs of LA ... and, just before it hit the stores, it turned out it was a fake?
sumi - Mar 04, 2008 11:54:50 am PST #5183 of 28344
Art Crawl!!!
Strangely, that is being discussed in natter.