Collaborate Disseminate
New submitter dkoneill writes: A soon-to-be-released, crowdfunded book based on the personal archives of Douglas Adams (author of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, episodes of Doctor Who and other beloved science fiction), reveals that he occasiona… Continue reading Personal Archives Reveal Douglas Adams Found Writing Torturous
Lockdown is boring. No, let’s emphasize that, lockdown is really boring. Walking for exercise is much less fun than it was last year because it’s a wet and muddy February, …read more Continue reading A Lockdown Brightened By A Library Of Vintage Usborne Books
The CBC Radio show Quirks and Quarks shares an interesting theory:
If you find yourself pondering the marvel of aerodynamics when you fly on a plane, or if you concentrate on the structure of music as it plays, rather than simply listening, you may sc… Continue reading Is Autism the Legacy of Humans Evolving the Ability to Innovate?
Amazon is withholding ebook and audiobook versions of works it publishes through its in-house publishing arms from US libraries, according to a new report from The Washington Post. The Verge: In fact, Amazon is the only major publisher that’s doing thi… Continue reading Amazon Withholds Its Ebooks From Libraries Because It Prefers You Pay it Instead
Online retailer eBay has announced it is working to remove sales of some books from Dr. Seuss over offensive imagery. The Hill reports: A spokesperson for the company told The Wall Street Journal that it is “currently sweeping our marketplace to remove… Continue reading eBay To Remove Dr. Seuss Books From Sale Over Offensive Imagery
Morgan Housel, on the art and power of storytelling: C. R. Hallpike is a respected anthropologist who once wrote a review of a young author’s recent book on the history of humans. It states: “It would be fair to say that whenever his facts are broadly … Continue reading Best Story Wins
The Internet Archive: The Internet Archive has reached a new milestone: 2 million. That’s how many modern books are now in its lending collection — available free to the public to borrow at any time, even from home. “We are going strong,” said Chris F… Continue reading Internet Archive’s Modern Book Collection Now Tops 2 Million Volumes
Amazon.com and the “Big Five” publishers — Penguin Random House, Hachette, HarperCollins, Macmillan and Simon & Schuster — have been accused of colluding to fix ebook prices, in a class action filed by the law firm that successfully sued Apple an… Continue reading Amazon.com and ‘Big Five’ Publishers Accused of eBook Price-Fixing
For a limited time, I am selling signed copies of Click Here to Kill Everybody in hardcover for just $6, plus shipping.
Note that I have had occasional problems with international shipping. The book just disappears somewhere in the process. At this price, international orders are at the buyer’s risk. Also, the USPS keeps reminding us that shipping — both US and international — may be delayed during the pandemic.
I have 500 copies of the book available. When they’re gone, the sale is over and the price will revert to normal.
Order here.
EDITED TO ADD: I was able to get another 500 from the publisher, since the first 500 sold out so quickly…
Long-time Slashdot reader serviscope_minor wanted to remind us that 2020 also saw the death of science fiction/fantasy author Debra Doyle at the age of 67 from a sudden cardiac event. “Her works were co-written with her husband, James D. Macdonald,” no… Continue reading Fantasy and Sci-Fi Author Debra Doyle, 1952-2020