The Daily Square – Walking In L.A. Edition
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The Daily Square – Where The Boys Are Edition
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See, It’s Because Women Can’t Review Military History…
It’s a funny thing, isn’t it, how the New York Times Book Review — or rather its editorial staff — keeps digging holes and then tripping headfirst into them. You’d think they’d absorb the knowledge that their male-to-female reviewer ratio is woeful, maybe take some conscious steps to correct the problem, and, well, move on. You wouldn’t, not for one moment, think that anyone associated with the publication would go out into the public sphere and stick his foot in his mouth. You’d be wrong. By failing to include a broad range of readers, dedicated book review sections are hurting
The Daily Square – Score From Augusta Edition
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On Cross-Media Inspiration
“Some women writers take offense at being lumped into the category, but I really don’t,” says Hsu Gee. “It’s all just marketing, at the end of the day. Publishing is a business and, you know, it’s like Laurence Fishburne told Keanu Reeves in ‘The Matrix’: If you’re going to play in this world, there are certain rules you have to follow. The physics of the real world doesn’t necessarily apply.” Bridget Jung’s Diary
A Brief Overview of Creative Commons
As many of you are aware, we strongly advocate a little thing called “knowing what you’re doing”. This does not contradict our position when it comes to Making Stuff Up. Quite the contrary. We believe, among other things, that people who sign contracts should know what the contracts say. We also believe that people who utilize Creative Commons licenses should understand what they are keeping…and what they’re giving away. Creative Commons licenses are not licenses to steal This thought arose, oh, last week, when marketing guru Seth Godin complained that someone was selling unauthorized physical copies of his free e-book.
The Daily Square – Ca Plane Pour Moi Edition
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What, Exactly, Is A Sale, Anyway?
Tell us, dear friends, are you as amused as we are by the coverage of the Clive Cussler versus Philip Anschutz debacle? You know the one — Mr. Anschutz is accusing Mr. Cussler of, gasp!, overstating his sales in order to receive a bigger paycheck. Somehow (and this has never really been made clear), this egregious (alleged) falsehood led to the failure of the fine motion picture picture Sahara to ignite at the box office. The question of what constitutes “books in print” or “books sold” or even “books shipped” is a bit fuzzy. That’s neither here nor there —
On Laws Not Unique To The Publishing Industry, Reporter Assertions Notwithstanding
But even those figures raise questions, given the long time it takes for a book to complete its sales life, first as a hardcover and then as a paperback. Indeed, publishers are burdened by the law of returns, which is unique to the book world. To the despair of many in the business, bookstores can return unsold copies of a title to publishers for full credit. This means that a book with an impressive first printing, accompanied by a media splash, could wind up tanking if many copies are returned. Trust Them, It’s a Hit