tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post724977335318029863..comments2023-12-16T16:50:25.810-08:00Comments on The Heart of the Matter: We Don't Want You To Get Robbed, So We'll Just Take Your Wallet NowBarry Eislerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785333622697500192noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post-86184346845851920412012-04-27T07:53:43.352-07:002012-04-27T07:53:43.352-07:00I was impressed by the courtesy and restraint of y...I was impressed by the courtesy and restraint of your replies to those Guardian commenters who took a rather trollish approach to your article. There was no point repeating yourself forever to people who were beating their drums too hard to listen, but you told 'em, then you told 'em what you told 'em, and in so doing, you performed a real service for writers everywhere.Bridget McKennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03551190428721385000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post-81723505344409123532012-04-26T18:13:35.866-07:002012-04-26T18:13:35.866-07:00While I don't agree with you 100%, I find it s...While I don't agree with you 100%, I find it stunning that my fellow writers call Amazon a heartless corporation, yet believe publishing companies are "just good folks who love books." <br />Sure, the editors and the front line troops perhaps, but it's a corporation. The bean counters will choose Snooki over the great American novel every time. There seems to be a cognitive disconnect, they believe they will sell a book that someone "loves," and not one that will sell. Haven't they read the stories of all the mid-listers who've been dropped like a live grenade when book 2 sells 5% less than book 1 did?<br /><br />I don't get it. I want "traditional" publishing to survive, personally. But they'll have to compete to do that.Thomas Pluckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17008022962076648740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post-47195154638813998662012-04-26T10:55:39.813-07:002012-04-26T10:55:39.813-07:00You might even get to see some sunshine up here in...You might even get to see some sunshine up here in the PNW this weekend. Watch out for drivers confused by the big bright thing in the sky....We born and bred PNW-ers get a little silly and giddy when it gets above 65 degrees in April. <br /><br />The comments for the Guardian piece were interesting and entertaining.<br />KatherineKatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16626556232680220701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post-83108896263818903532012-04-26T10:07:50.884-07:002012-04-26T10:07:50.884-07:00May I draw your attention to this atrocious bit of...May I draw your attention to this atrocious bit of illogical tripe that was on slate.com about amazon and ebooks.<br /><br />http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2012/04/e_book_price_fixing_amazon_is_the_real_bad_guy_.html<br /><br />subtitled <b>Amazon’s continued domination of the publishing industry will hurt the book market.</b><br /><br />I swear he is arguing that publishers being able to gouge readers and authors is somehow a good thing.Doc Johnnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06000248472155769816noreply@blogger.com