Comments on: 200 free copies of my next YA novel, FOR THE WIN, for young reviewers http://boingboing.net/2010/03/11/200-free-copies-of-m-1.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Tue, 21 May 2013 17:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/03/11/200-free-copies-of-m-1.html#comment-733188 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-733188 Thanks for this. :) Thanks for this. :)

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/03/11/200-free-copies-of-m-1.html#comment-733706 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-733706 this is very cool. thank you for doing this. and i agree with katanagunslinger's tagline suggestion. maybe the next cover... anna koval:) bighouselibrary.com this is very cool. thank you for doing this. and i agree with katanagunslinger’s tagline suggestion. maybe the next cover…

anna koval:)
bighouselibrary.com

]]> By: Mark Temporis http://boingboing.net/2010/03/11/200-free-copies-of-m-1.html#comment-733207 Mark Temporis Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-733207 Eliz, that was actually one of Cory's, from "True Tales...". I was actually wondering if that story and this book are in the same universe -- I'd like to hear about those characters again. Eliz, that was actually one of Cory’s, from “True Tales…”. I was actually wondering if that story and this book are in the same universe — I’d like to hear about those characters again.

]]> By: Patient http://boingboing.net/2010/03/11/200-free-copies-of-m-1.html#comment-733211 Patient Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-733211 I wrote out a very long comment about my experiences with those that deal with the trade of Virtual Currency, but it seems it was lost in the abyss. What I find surprising about the premise of this book if I understand it correctly is that some RMT <i>themselves</i> are objecting to the nature of the trade and are banding together with others. Interesting indeed. In one MMO in particular, I rallied with a group of like-minded <i>honest</i> players against RMT when the caretakers of the game themselves were too ashamed to admit it had been overrun. We used every means at our disposal to thwart their progress, bent every mechanic the game had to interrupt them, even if for a just brief moment in their 365 day a year struggle to make money. It didn't last long, as we soon realized the absurdity that we were actually <i>paying</i> money to spend our time combating those that were <i>making</i> money in our beloved virtual countryside. Perhaps if I was RMT I would feel differently. I will no doubt find the book a fascinating read. I thank the author for taking the time to write about such a hidden and often neglected reality behind Online Games. I wrote out a very long comment about my experiences with those that deal with the trade of Virtual Currency, but it seems it was lost in the abyss.

What I find surprising about the premise of this book if I understand it correctly is that some RMT themselves are objecting to the nature of the trade and are banding together with others. Interesting indeed. In one MMO in particular, I rallied with a group of like-minded honest players against RMT when the caretakers of the game themselves were too ashamed to admit it had been overrun. We used every means at our disposal to thwart their progress, bent every mechanic the game had to interrupt them, even if for a just brief moment in their 365 day a year struggle to make money. It didn’t last long, as we soon realized the absurdity that we were actually paying money to spend our time combating those that were making money in our beloved virtual countryside. Perhaps if I was RMT I would feel differently. I will no doubt find the book a fascinating read. I thank the author for taking the time to write about such a hidden and often neglected reality behind Online Games.

]]> By: shainer http://boingboing.net/2010/03/11/200-free-copies-of-m-1.html#comment-734241 shainer Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-734241 This is a great idea! I'm not American or Canadian otherwise I would have asked if being 19 would be ok. An ebook for someone whose age is "on the edge" is out of the question? (just an attempt...). Anyway, I'm looking forward to read it...the story seems so interesting and I will wait for the normal edition. Lisa This is a great idea! I’m not American or Canadian otherwise I would have asked if being 19 would be ok. An ebook for someone whose age is “on the edge” is out of the question? (just an attempt…).
Anyway, I’m looking forward to read it…the story seems so interesting and I will wait for the normal edition.

Lisa

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/03/11/200-free-copies-of-m-1.html#comment-733229 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-733229 It goes both ways. Aside from Cormac McCarthy I'm hard-pressed to think of any contemporary adult fiction that wouldn't be accessible to youngsters. I think it's just a sign the reading population as a whole is getting less sophisticated. It goes both ways. Aside from Cormac McCarthy I’m hard-pressed to think of any contemporary adult fiction that wouldn’t be accessible to youngsters. I think it’s just a sign the reading population as a whole is getting less sophisticated.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/03/11/200-free-copies-of-m-1.html#comment-733235 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-733235 will tor also send copies to YA librarians who can distribute them to teens? or do you only want them to go directly to teens? will tor also send copies to YA librarians who can distribute them to teens? or do you only want them to go directly to teens?

]]> By: lasttide http://boingboing.net/2010/03/11/200-free-copies-of-m-1.html#comment-733237 lasttide Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-733237 When is the release date for the rest of us? When is the release date for the rest of us?

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/03/11/200-free-copies-of-m-1.html#comment-733238 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-733238 Sent an email. I hope I did it in time! Sent an email. I hope I did it in time!

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/03/11/200-free-copies-of-m-1.html#comment-733251 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-733251 Ah Cool! More Cory to read (and I'm not even a young adult any more). Looking forward to it. I'm a little late to the Cory bandwagon but I just finished "Someone Comes to Town . . " and enjoyed it immensely. Reminded me of Slaughterhouse Five". Loved that I wasn't able to see plot lines coming up and the character naming scheme was brilliant. Great stuff. Ah Cool! More Cory to read (and I’m not even a young adult any more). Looking forward to it. I’m a little late to the Cory bandwagon but I just finished “Someone Comes to Town . . ” and enjoyed it immensely. Reminded me of Slaughterhouse Five”. Loved that I wasn’t able to see plot lines coming up and the character naming scheme was brilliant. Great stuff.

]]> By: Ziaix http://boingboing.net/2010/03/11/200-free-copies-of-m-1.html#comment-733266 Ziaix Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-733266 Awesome! I love Little Brother, so I'll certainly sign up for this is you do it in the UK! Awesome! I love Little Brother, so I’ll certainly sign up for this is you do it in the UK!

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/03/11/200-free-copies-of-m-1.html#comment-733269 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-733269 Santa's Knee here: Please tell me that two of the kids have the online monikers of Locke and Demosthenes? :^) Santa’s Knee here:

Please tell me that two of the kids have the online monikers of Locke and Demosthenes?

:^)

]]> By: beckiejean http://boingboing.net/2010/03/11/200-free-copies-of-m-1.html#comment-733270 beckiejean Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-733270 Sadly, I fall a little out of the under 18 range, but I really look forward to reading it. I loved your short stories I read in grad school, and Little Brother which kept me enthralled on a roadtrip last year! Sadly, I fall a little out of the under 18 range, but I really look forward to reading it. I loved your short stories I read in grad school, and Little Brother which kept me enthralled on a roadtrip last year!

]]> By: EliZ http://boingboing.net/2010/03/11/200-free-copies-of-m-1.html#comment-733271 EliZ Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-733271 Ah, cool. Yes, I actually started to like the main character. I think the kick-butt female organizer archetype needs to be explored more. Ever since the inquisition it's been suppressed. Time for a comeback and Tom Robbins isn't doing it anymore. Tanks for the informunitions. Ah, cool. Yes, I actually started to like the main character. I think the kick-butt female organizer archetype needs to be explored more. Ever since the inquisition it’s been suppressed. Time for a comeback and Tom Robbins isn’t doing it anymore.

Tanks for the informunitions.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/03/11/200-free-copies-of-m-1.html#comment-733273 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-733273 Amazing, Cory. You are a whirlwind and a powerhouse (and a braniac). Congratulations. I wish you every success. Amazing, Cory. You are a whirlwind and a powerhouse (and a braniac). Congratulations. I wish you every success.

]]> By: nerdo22 http://boingboing.net/2010/03/11/200-free-copies-of-m-1.html#comment-734561 nerdo22 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-734561 loved Little Brother!!!! can't wait for this to come out! I hope I'm not too late to sign up. loved Little Brother!!!! can’t wait for this to come out! I hope I’m not too late to sign up.

]]> By: Paulwh80 http://boingboing.net/2010/03/11/200-free-copies-of-m-1.html#comment-733283 Paulwh80 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-733283 I'd like to sign up too, but live in the Netherlands. Would an ebook be a possibility? I’d like to sign up too, but live in the Netherlands. Would an ebook be a possibility?

]]> By: katanagunslinger http://boingboing.net/2010/03/11/200-free-copies-of-m-1.html#comment-733285 katanagunslinger Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-733285 I absolutely LOVE the idea for this book! My only issue is that tagline on the cover. Not very catchy... shoulda been "Overthrowing corrupt global authorities.... LFG." I absolutely LOVE the idea for this book! My only issue is that tagline on the cover. Not very catchy… shoulda been “Overthrowing corrupt global authorities…. LFG.”

]]> By: KanyonKris http://boingboing.net/2010/03/11/200-free-copies-of-m-1.html#comment-733289 KanyonKris Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-733289 My teenage daughter is a voracious reader and I'll bet she'd like to read a pre-release and write about (she has written a few short stories just for fun). Very cool that you (and Tor) are giving preference to the younger readers. BTW, could you please give me an idea of the level of mature content (expletives, sex, violence, drug use, etc.)? My teenage daughter is a voracious reader and I’ll bet she’d like to read a pre-release and write about (she has written a few short stories just for fun). Very cool that you (and Tor) are giving preference to the younger readers.

BTW, could you please give me an idea of the level of mature content (expletives, sex, violence, drug use, etc.)?

]]> By: johnnyaction http://boingboing.net/2010/03/11/200-free-copies-of-m-1.html#comment-733120 johnnyaction Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-733120 It may be targeted at YA but it sounds like a good read to me! It may be targeted at YA but it sounds like a good read to me!

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/03/11/200-free-copies-of-m-1.html#comment-733377 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-733377 Cory's short story mentioned above is "Anda's Game", from the collection "Overclocked" and later turned into graphic novel form in "True Tales.." http://craphound.com/overclocked/Cory_Doctorow_-_Overclocked_-_Andas_Game.html Cory’s short story mentioned above is “Anda’s Game”, from the collection “Overclocked” and later turned into graphic novel form in “True Tales..”

http://craphound.com/overclocked/Cory_Doctorow_-_Overclocked_-_Andas_Game.html

]]> By: Cory Doctorow http://boingboing.net/2010/03/11/200-free-copies-of-m-1.html#comment-733123 Cory Doctorow Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-733123 Yeah, I think that it's a mistake to think that YA != appropriate for adults. YA means "young adults and adults may both enjoy this book." Yeah, I think that it’s a mistake to think that YA != appropriate for adults. YA means “young adults and adults may both enjoy this book.”

]]> By: johnnyaction http://boingboing.net/2010/03/11/200-free-copies-of-m-1.html#comment-733149 johnnyaction Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-733149 Prime example of that is Harry Potter. Prime example of that is Harry Potter.

]]> By: Tdawwg http://boingboing.net/2010/03/11/200-free-copies-of-m-1.html#comment-733411 Tdawwg Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-733411 Those are some terrifyingly well-organized riot police on the cover! I hope they read this book, especially the young-adult riot police, and take its valuable lessons to heart! Those are some terrifyingly well-organized riot police on the cover! I hope they read this book, especially the young-adult riot police, and take its valuable lessons to heart!

]]> By: EliZ http://boingboing.net/2010/03/11/200-free-copies-of-m-1.html#comment-733158 EliZ Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-733158 Sounds like a good read. I have to say it also sounds very similar to a short story that I read in Fiction not to long back about a gamer whose clan was a mercenary organization of kick-@$$ warriors that killed gold farmers. Very cool sociopolitical commentary in it. Anyway, I look forward to reading it. If I give you a reverse fake-id saying I'm only 18, can I have a free copy? Sounds like a good read. I have to say it also sounds very similar to a short story that I read in Fiction not to long back about a gamer whose clan was a mercenary organization of kick-@$$ warriors that killed gold farmers. Very cool sociopolitical commentary in it.

Anyway, I look forward to reading it. If I give you a reverse fake-id saying I’m only 18, can I have a free copy?

]]> By: teh_chris http://boingboing.net/2010/03/11/200-free-copies-of-m-1.html#comment-733162 teh_chris Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-733162 primer example is cory's other YA novel, "Litte Brother" which is not just one of my favorite books, it changed the way i see the world. primer example is cory’s other YA novel, “Litte Brother” which is not just one of my favorite books, it changed the way i see the world.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/03/11/200-free-copies-of-m-1.html#comment-733930 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-733930 Cory, You have just earned so many Karma points for your generosity. This is so cool and I offer up my sincerest Waynes World "I'm not worthy!" salute to you. I also promise to purchase the book when it comes out and pass it on to my friends kids after reading it myself, which is what I did with "Little Brother". Cory, You have just earned so many Karma points for your generosity. This is so cool and I offer up my sincerest Waynes World “I’m not worthy!” salute to you. I also promise to purchase the book when it comes out and pass it on to my friends kids after reading it myself, which is what I did with “Little Brother”.

]]> By: Toby http://boingboing.net/2010/03/11/200-free-copies-of-m-1.html#comment-733422 Toby Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-733422 Amazon says it's due out May 11th. Amazon says it’s due out May 11th.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/03/11/200-free-copies-of-m-1.html#comment-733170 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-733170 Everyone must watch this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5L6lwkF3AM Everyone must watch this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5L6lwkF3AM

]]> By: arkizzle / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2010/03/11/200-free-copies-of-m-1.html#comment-733435 arkizzle / Moderator Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-733435 New C.D. book! Yay :) New C.D. book! Yay :)

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