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1:07 pm Mon
Jan 12, 2009
The folks at Macmillan digital in NYC produced this thigh-slapping contrafactual account of the internal workings of book publishing. I especially like the idea that "Second Life and World of Warcraft Avatars" constitute the bulk to digital publicity spending, and result in the majority of book sales.
From the Typewriter to the Bookstore: A Publishing Story
Rep. Jaime Andrade (D-Chicago) was giving a TV interview about the pigeon poop problem at a train station when a pigeon promptly illustrate the lawmaker’s point. “I’ll just have to go clean up,” Andrade said. “That’s what happens to my constituents. They get [expletive] on all time.” (UPI)
Choices. https://t.co/o3bJPCDApG pic.twitter.com/uYrI6mype5 — Cliff Pickover (@pickover) August 10, 2019 I can only hope that there was a second chance. (via Daily Grail)
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If you’re part of the maker community, you know Make:. Though Make: magazine is off the shelves as of this year, the eBooks and resources put out by Maker Media are still a fantastic resource for the new generation of tinkerers, hackers, and robotics geeks. If you’re in that tribe, listen up: they’ve released a […]
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