Monthly Archives: February 2010
A Call For Author Support
Posted on February 2, 2010 327 Comments
I want to talk to you all about other authors today, and why they need your support right now, but to do that, I need to talk about my own situation first. So hang with me for a few paragraphs, please, until I get to the point. A quick check of Amazon shows my Tor […]
Just Arrived, 2/1/10
Posted on February 1, 2010 33 Comments
Even in the midst of a publishing industry fracas, new and upcoming books make their way to the Scalzi Compound. Here’s today’s stack: * Dragon Keeper, by Robin Hobb (Eos): First book in “The Rain Wilds Chronicles,” Hobb’s latest series, featuring dragons and those who tend to them (I was going to say “and those […]
Procedural Notes, 2/1/10
Posted on February 1, 2010 35 Comments
Couple of things: 1. Today’s traffic is the highest it’s been since I moved Whatever to the WordPress VIP backend, and it’s not quite yet 2pm. Damn, y’all. However, Ghlaghghee partisans will be glad to know Bacon Cat is still the highest visit day ever. Because how can you beat bacon on a cat? You […]
And Now, For Those Who Need It, For Whatever Reason: A Picture of My Cat
Posted on February 1, 2010 26 Comments
Ghlaghghee believes this is all very silly indeed. As well she should.
Seriously? Now They’re Just Being Dicks
Posted on February 1, 2010 164 Comments
On one hand, Amazon has returned a “buy” button to the page of at least one of my Tor/Macmillan books. On the other hand, it’s to buy used copies of the book. So this is Amazon saying that they’re happy to sell you my book, as long as they’re the only ones making money off […]
All The Many Ways Amazon So Very Failed the Weekend
Posted on February 1, 2010 393 Comments
Leaving aside the moral, philosophical, cultural and financial implications of this weekend’s Amazon/Macmillan slapfight and What It All Means for book readers and the future of the publishing industry, in one very real sense the whole thing was an exercise in public communications, a process by which two very large companies made a case for […]
Whatever Everyone Else is Saying