Miscellaneous news, some of which may be ridiculous

2 comments on “Miscellaneous news, some of which may be ridiculous”

1. Nicole says:
   August 25th, 2009 at 9:57 am

   The Amis slideshow should be subtitled, “What Cigarettes Did to a Once-Handsome Man.” Good anti-smoking ad.

2. lauren says:
   September 9th, 2009 at 6:37 am

   While I like the idea of the Antique Book Roadshow–having a fetish for obscure books myself!–I’m not seeing how it would benefit the authors (if still living) and/or the publishers.

   Case in point: I donated a signed copy of my first novel to my local train station’s library/book swap, just for fun. A few weeks later, Google Alerts let me know that someone had swiped the book and put it up for sale on a rare/antique book site, advertising the “first edition, author-signed” book for ten times its cover price.

   Nice of them to be so optimistic about its potential value, I suppose. But it leaves me and my publisher out of the loop completely.

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