So I’d like to talk about disenfranchisement of readers. It’s happened twice in this political season, and I think we need to talk openly about it before it becomes a serious trend. You all remember that little issue with Chelsea Green and the decision to bypass traditional bookstores in order to make a POD splash at the Democratic Convention? These deals seem sexy, with tossing off the words like “exclusive” in the press release. Now we have Globe Pequot Press offering biographies of the potential First Ladies (in 2008, that’s a slightly annoying term), prior to print release, to Kindle

[BS: For those who don’t know, we have an intern at BS. She nearly quit (due to the situation noted in paragraph two below), so we had a “negotiation”. She will be allowed, under limited circumstances, to write for this site. She will also take over daily BS cat maintenance responsibilities. You know what that means.] When I started working in the Booksquare mail room, I mistakenly assumed it was going to be some kind of a dream job. Blogger’s hours, free books, and plenty of wine. What could possibly be better? Little did I realize the Booksquare wine cellar