http://boingboing.net/2013/02/01/u-of-chicago-press-launches-dr.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sun, 19 May 2013 17:24:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://boingboing.net/2013/02/01/u-of-chicago-press-launches-dr.html#comment-1644545 Saltine Sat, 02 Feb 2013 14:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=210167#comment-1644545 I'll reply to myself to add that their regular e-books are priced at $7 or print price (say, $20). The seven-buck chuck version is a "rental"--in Adobe DRM format for 30 days. So slow readers who use calibre could, um, extend the loan period indefinitely on those $7 "loaners." I’ll reply to myself to add that their regular e-books are priced at $7 or print price (say, $20). The seven-buck chuck version is a “rental”–in Adobe DRM format for 30 days. So slow readers who use calibre could, um, extend the loan period indefinitely on those $7 “loaners.”

]]> http://boingboing.net/2013/02/01/u-of-chicago-press-launches-dr.html#comment-1644542 Saltine Sat, 02 Feb 2013 14:33:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=210167#comment-1644542 I would love to be party to the decision-making process at the U. Chicago Press. Are they trying to go for a larger public image? At any rate, there's one free book a month; this series currently only has nine titles. And for people who read UCP books, here's a better teaser: Richard Posner and Wayne Booth are on the list. I would love to be party to the decision-making process at the U. Chicago Press. Are they trying to go for a larger public image? At any rate, there’s one free book a month; this series currently only has nine titles. And for people who read UCP books, here’s a better teaser: Richard Posner and Wayne Booth are on the list.

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