Comments on: Reading Pynchon on a Kindle

By: Giving Away Free Content As Publishing Industry Shakes Down | Kim Werker

Giving Away Free Content As Publishing Industry Shakes Down | Kim Werker — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 02:14:56 +0000

[...] will be pirated? The ones Kindle and other e-reader owners can’t pay to download because they aren’t available. And while I’m on the topic, another thing publishing should learn from the debacle of the [...]

By: Kirk Biglione » Blog Archive » Looking Beyond Oprah’s Kindle Moment

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 23:57:15 +0000

[...] Reading Pynchon on a Kindle: After spending some time with the Kindle I discovered that many of my favorite backlist titles aren’t available in the Kindle format. However, I had no problem tracking down pirated versions of many of those titles. That’s a shame given how easy it is to buy a book on the Kindle. This is classic example of how withholding digital distribution rights can lead directly to digital piracy. [...]

By: 1st October Weekly Roundup | Kim Werker

1st October Weekly Roundup | Kim Werker — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:13:06 +0000

[...] at Booksquare makes some excellent (and—given the history of music, television, and movie distribution as he [...]

By: Julia

Julia — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:50:15 +0000

I didn’t think I wanted a Kindle — but just the suggestion of an e-book reader at less than $100 made me salivate. Read a book review on line with a link for instant download/gratification? I could do that.

By: Stop Press for September 29th | booktwo.org

Stop Press for September 29th | booktwo.org — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:30:46 +0000

[...] Reading Pynchon on a Kindle | Booksquare – “Yes, piracy is wrong. That should go without saying. But, another thing we?ve learned from digital music piracy is that taking the moral high ground doesn?t get you very far. Sometimes it?s easier (and more profitable) to give consumers what they want.” [...]

By: From Print to E, Some Items To Consider | Booksquare

From Print to E, Some Items To Consider | Booksquare — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:11:04 +0000

[...] example, look no further than Kirk’s post on reading Thomas Pynchon on the Kindle. Given the number of times he’s purchased various versions of Miles Davis’s Kind of [...]

By: Austin

Austin — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:59:48 +0000

A thoughtful argument – thanks Kassia (and commenters). We wrote a riposte here:

http://abbeville.wordpress.com/2008/09/29/the-great-debate-e-readers/

Enjoy! – The Abbeville kids

By: Kirk Biglione

Kirk Biglione — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:13:28 +0000

“The Crying of Lot 49″ is the gateway for a lot of people.

I’m not sure Clive is learning the right lesson from my experience.

By: Pete Tzinski

Pete Tzinski — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:23:51 +0000

I think you have to have the right toolset to get into, and appreciate, Pynchon. Particularly Gravity’s Rainbow (someone, on Amazon, suggests reading “V” first, and I think that’s good advice).

Reading Pynchon out loud is a blast.

By: Clive Warner

Clive Warner — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 01:29:34 +0000

Good. That’s appropriate for Pynchon, possibly the worst author I have ever tried to read. Gravity’s Rainbow, bahaha, absolute tripe.