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I wouldn't last in a relationship that I considered "a cage." This isn't Petco. My wife and I come and go as we want. Sometimes we go together, sometimes not. It hasn't caused a nanobit of an issue. But we do enjoy each other's company enough to go together most of the time. We're also best...

Edible books are the next big thing... imagine what it would do to sales!!

Someone once said that "1984" was an indubitable work of brilliance, but unfortunately those seeking power (or those already in power) seem to look to it for what to do rather than what not to do. Doublespeak, for one, seems an inherent part of political speak. The power of "1984" will waft...

The cliché needs updating: "Certainty? In this world nothing is certain but death, taxes and lawsuits."

In trying to balance all the nonsense that whips at us on an hourly basis, I find reading for pure pleasure not usually justified... I know it sounds strange, but I can get plain old entertainment just about anywhere in the western world these days. The marketers and retailers have it out to...

As more and more of these strange schemes emerge, the entire review system will begin to break down. Which is sad, because Amazon does contain useful reviews. But, like everything else, one needs to wade through the garbage to find something of value. Unfortunately, the sheer volume of reviews...

Barnes and Noble on the Block Barnes and Noble didn't Evolve Enough

Truly, this thread has stretched the envelope of my very being.

Vanna White has had a long strange career. Out of curiosity I looked up her Wiki page and found this under "Television Career": Truly, there are 1,000,000,000 ways to make a living in this gaseous world...

Someone's either working on their PhD thesis or collecting data for a trash magazine article.

That was a jaw dropper, especially the statistic that 70% of all published books do not earn back their advances. Whoa. Amazon will prevail in the end. The 21st century has become a culture of homogenization. Paradoxically, Amazon may remain one place where diversity of reading thrives. Let's...

Wow. Thank you for sharing. Perhaps this is why I never started my novel? :lol:

...and many are subsequently remaindered each year.

I used a Nook today. A co-worker bought one over the weekend. Though it feels wrong, I actually enjoyed the experience. It was lightweight, easy to read, had search and bookmark functionality and was able to hold far more books than I have on my shelves at home. The appeal for travel definitely...

^ what he said.

Read the first two sections of the ontology section in a large book about the philosophy of Husserl. Yeah, I'm a smash at parties...

I fear the future of reading will be the tiny screen of a handheld device. The industry will likely feel pressure to go there (cut printing and distribution costs by oodles). Look at music, an industry that really hasn't cut its costs despite having its overhead slashed by who knows what...

I really really really really really really really hate to say this, but Amazon.com has, for better or worse, turned into my ideal bookstore. I used to spend millenia browsing and once something caught my eye, I'd spend another millennium deciding whether it was worth the $20 or not. Online I...

Money and "glory" can sap the scruples of even the most innocent of lambs...

Near any kind of courtyard fountain...