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Isaac Fitzgerald
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Do Publishers Have the Upper Hand?
“With the impending arrival of digital books on the Apple iPad and feverish negotiations with Amazon.com over e-book prices, publishers have managed to take some control — at least temporarily — of how much consumers pay for their content.” The…
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Rick’s Kindle
“Why is the Kindle my enemy, you ask? Because I mostly write books, and when the list price of my book is $27.95, I make 15% of list price if it sells more than 15,000 copies. But if my book…
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The February Monthly Rumpus
The February Monthly Rumpus will be at The Make-Out Room tonight! Featuring authors Tony Dushane, Robin Ekiss, Ethan Watters, Kevin Sampsell, and Daniel Handler! Along with the hilarious DJ Real and music by The Yellow Dress. Plus a special hoopdance…
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“I’m Not Making a Dime.”
”This isn’t about making money, you negative pricks: it’s about making movies.” Kevin Smith addresses the pros and cons of directing a fan-financed movie and how if (if being the key word here) he did he would refuse to take…
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Patti Smith Reads Just Kids
Yesterday we published Blythe Sheldon’s review of Patti Smith’s Just Kids, her memoir about life with Robert Mapplethorpe. Now you can hear Smith herself read from the book, thanks to KQED‘s reading series podcast, The Writers’ Block.
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Timothy McSweeney
“Readers of this site and of McSweeney’s generally may be aware that this enterprise was named after a real man named Timothy McSweeney. […] We bring today the news that Timothy McSweeney passed away on January 24.” McSweeney’s has announced…
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“Murse”
“Enjoy your final moments of freedom and independence. Go to movies as often as possible. Do a lot of things that you know are not going to be possible once you’ve got a baby around. Go to two movies in…