People have been talking a lot lately about the evils of Amazon and about how the digital book trend excludes those who are poor. I’m a little amused by it, because I’ve been saying both things for years now and getting barely a blip here on the blog, but hey that’s what having a better platform … Continue reading
This is the first day off I’ve had in about a month where I didn’t have plans. Well, I did have an appointment this morning, but it was real early, so I’ve had the whole day to do stuff I haven’t been doing in a while. Like look at articles I’ve missed. And it’s been … Continue reading
I encountered an interesting post about people’s reactions to Banned Books. In fact it’s becoming a bit of a 2010 Banned Books Week trend. So here’s my take (and here’s a list of the Most Banned Books) I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou I don’t remember much of this book, though … Continue reading
If you’ve read my guidelines on BookLove you know I’m exceedingly picky about books that include questionable consent. My tolerance varies by genre as I see rape as a more acceptable issue to tackle in science fiction fantasy and especially horror. Horror, especially, is meant to make you feel uncomfortable and little works as well … Continue reading
Last night I had the pleasure of talking to a manager at my local Borders store (which by the way, is the only bookstore within a reasonable distance to my house. I live in the older–read poorer–section of town and therefore if it wasn’t for this store I’d have to drive over 20 minutes to … Continue reading
Last Friday I blogged about why all those “end of publishing” people are wrong. Today I have just a bit more to add on the topic. First Jim Hines, who has more experience in the commercial publishing field than I, also blogged on the topic. His conclusion? The same as mine, only with more concrete … Continue reading
