tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post4044548371128036739..comments2024-03-25T10:22:04.995-07:00Comments on Ed Gorman's blog: In books, what looks like death is really progressEd Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-84750058599064745252010-02-05T06:40:35.945-08:002010-02-05T06:40:35.945-08:00That's terrific.That's terrific.Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-44452184406555133742010-02-04T18:15:14.977-08:002010-02-04T18:15:14.977-08:00Matt:
The 1s and 0s comprising a digital document...Matt:<br /><br />The 1s and 0s comprising a digital document actually take up physical space, whether they are stored as magnetized sectors on a hard drive or microscopically sized pits on a cd. If a digital file was totally immaterial, data storage media would have an infinite carrying capacity.Peter L. Winklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005846686173676213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-86377378662772211492010-02-03T16:08:26.490-08:002010-02-03T16:08:26.490-08:00Mr. Pearlstein's version of the conflict is th...Mr. Pearlstein's version of the conflict is the third or fourth variation I've read, and I have been unable to sort them out. He states (later in his piece) that Macmillan threatened to keep Amazon from receiving Macmillan titles until months after they were made available elsewhere if Amazon rejected Macmillan's agency offer. I can't find any evidence for that and don't think it is true. <br /><br />All I know is that Amazon continues to refuse to sell Macmillan titles, including mine, even as I write.Richard S. Wheelernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-72850858355482094132010-02-03T16:05:13.514-08:002010-02-03T16:05:13.514-08:00VINCENT: Did you just order a $15 .pdf file?
MIA...VINCENT: Did you just order a $15 .pdf file?<br /><br />MIA: Sure did.<br /><br />VINCENT: A .pdf file? 0's and 1's?<br /><br />MIA: Uh huh.<br /><br />VINCENT: It costs 15 dollars?<br /><br />BUDDY: Yep.<br /><br />VINCENT: You don't put movies or music in it or anything?<br /><br />BUDDY: Nope.<br /><br />VINCENT: Just checking.<br /><br /><br />Matt Tarantino is currently reading Robert Campbell's "Sweet La-La Land." 4 bucks from Powell's. He will lend it free of charge to anyone who provides an email address.Mattnoreply@blogger.com