A Call For Author Support « Whatever
A Call For Author Support « Whatever. Yes, this is exactly what I’m talking about. I’ll very likely not give any more of my business to Amazon, but rather, I’ll give that same business to other retailers and purveyors of fine fiction (and non-fiction). Amazon screwed over a lot of my favorite authors with this [...]
All The Many Ways Amazon So Very Failed the Weekend « Whatever
All The Many Ways Amazon So Very Failed the Weekend « Whatever. If you missed the Amazon/Macmillan pissing contest this weekend, check out this article over at John Scalzi’s website. It’ll give you a pretty good look into the petulant hissy-fit that Amazon threw over the weekend.
Book Reviews for an Alien
Check it out – my first set of book reviews for someone other than myself. Awhile back, Jason Sizemore, the editor-in-chief of Apex Digest put out a call for a part-time book reviewer. I responded, gave him some past samples of a couple of books reviews I’ve done here, and then he shipped a book [...]
Happenings and Happenstance
Ok, apparently, I’ve been terribly neglectful of my blog these past few days. I’ve actually got two entries in draft form that I just haven’t quite finished yet. So, in an effort to catch myself up on some of my happenings the last few days, here’s a short bullet-list: Remember when I posted a visual [...]
Book Giveaway: The Gunslinger
I’m giving away books, or at least in this case, a single book. I’ve an extra, lightly used copy of Stephen King’s debut Dark Tower novel The Gunslinger that I’d like to give away to one of my readers. For a chance to receive a copy of this book, simply comment on this entry. Next [...]
Rama
I haven’t read Arthur C. Clarke’s Rama series yet (even though it’s on my list), but this student-created video makes me want to run out and grab the books I’m missing and give them a read-through. (Source: SF Signal)
eBooks Are Bad
I could list for you 10 reasons why ebooks suck, but Rob does it so much better. Personally, I’d much rather hold a book printed on paper in my hands than try to read it off a screen. For one thing, all that scrolling makes my head hurt after awhile, whereas turning a page certainly [...]
A Less Charming Harry Potter
Brandon Sanderson has read the final Harry Potter installment. He had, in part, this to say about it: Initial thoughts: I liked it, as I’ve liked all of the other HP books. However, it lacked the charm of the books that occurred inside of Hogwarts. (Source: Brandon Sanderson) That, for me, was probably the main [...]
Pottered
The Harry Potter discussion continues apace – albeit at a bit of a slow pace. Go check it out and add your two cents!
Delivery Woes
Well, I’m a little bummed because I was eagerly anticipating being able to get my hands on the final installment of Harry Potter today and ravenously devouring it whole before nightfall. Unfortunately, due to a little problem with delivery (i.e. the UPS guy not leaving the package on the porch the way they usually do [...]
