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Des (Des)
Username: Des

Registered: 09-2010
Posted From: 81.131.175.213
Posted on Wednesday, December 07, 2011 - 07:32 pm:   

I hope the spate of ebooks (from Ash Tree Press, Tartarus Press and elsewhere) creates a bigger readership for their authors but without this new culture’s risk of piracy or plagiarism sneaking in between the cracks – Or, even, the end of the book itself.

RIP, if so.


Do we realise the enormity of what we are encouraging by simple acceptance?
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Mick Curtis (Mick)
Username: Mick

Registered: 03-2008
Posted From: 86.176.254.46
Posted on Wednesday, December 07, 2011 - 07:39 pm:   

Gawd... Des, in my case they're doing better as I'm considering buying Ash Tree ebooks of hardbacks I already own.
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Mick Curtis (Mick)
Username: Mick

Registered: 03-2008
Posted From: 86.176.254.46
Posted on Wednesday, December 07, 2011 - 07:41 pm:   

What do you mean by "simple acceptance", by the way? If you wanted, I guess you and Weber could hold a two-man march on Downing Street (or "Downton Street" as an actor from that programme accidentally called it on Have I Got News for You the other week).
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Zed (Gary_mc)
Username: Gary_mc

Registered: 03-2008
Posted From: 81.96.253.77
Posted on Wednesday, December 07, 2011 - 08:35 pm:   

Sigh.
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Des (Des)
Username: Des

Registered: 09-2010
Posted From: 81.131.175.213
Posted on Thursday, December 08, 2011 - 08:30 am:   

Let's see what happens. Mettalica can't make money from records but they can from live concerts in Europe (concerts being brought forward in case the Euro collapses). Japan seems to be reacting en masse against ebooks. Started there. Now the end's started there? I hope everyone gets the readership they deserve, and if ebooks help with that - that's fine, I guess, unless... Well, let's see, as I say. Good luck in the coming storm.
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Des (Des)
Username: Des

Registered: 09-2010
Posted From: 81.131.175.213
Posted on Thursday, December 08, 2011 - 08:30 am:   

Metallica!
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Weber (Weber_gregston)
Username: Weber_gregston

Registered: 03-2008
Posted From: 194.66.23.11
Posted on Thursday, December 08, 2011 - 10:45 am:   

But to be fair, Death Magnetic and St Anger are both pretty shit albums...
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Weber (Weber_gregston)
Username: Weber_gregston

Registered: 03-2008
Posted From: 194.66.23.11
Posted on Thursday, December 08, 2011 - 10:47 am:   

And the clips I've heard of their collaberation with Lou Reed are complete rubbish...
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Stevie Walsh (Stephenw)
Username: Stephenw

Registered: 03-2009
Posted From: 194.32.31.1
Posted on Thursday, December 08, 2011 - 11:53 am:   

What's this about a collaboration with Lou Reed?!?!

The man is one of my idols! Metallica somewhat less so... but then there is a precedent for this, kind of, as he did much the same thing with Kiss (remember them) back in the day.
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Jonathan (Jonathan)
Username: Jonathan

Registered: 03-2008
Posted From: 91.143.178.131
Posted on Thursday, December 08, 2011 - 12:05 pm:   

Why have I got the Magic Roundabout music stuck in my head on an endless loop?
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Weber (Weber_gregston)
Username: Weber_gregston

Registered: 03-2008
Posted From: 194.66.23.11
Posted on Thursday, December 08, 2011 - 12:17 pm:   

Did metallica do a cover of it?
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Jonathan (Jonathan)
Username: Jonathan

Registered: 03-2008
Posted From: 91.143.178.131
Posted on Thursday, December 08, 2011 - 12:19 pm:   

Nope. But that would be wicked had they done so. They did do a cover of the Imperial March from Star Wars which is pretty entertaining.
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Craig (Craig)
Username: Craig

Registered: 03-2008
Posted From: 99.126.164.88
Posted on Thursday, December 08, 2011 - 08:04 pm:   

I just got this from Kindle, must be on some mailing list. It appears, from my un-careful reading of this, that Amazon is now getting into some kind of "lending library" aspect?....

Hello from KDP!

We're excited to introduce KDP Select - a new option dedicated to KDP authors and publishers worldwide, featuring a fund of $500,000 in December 2011 and at least $6 million in total for 2012! KDP Select gives you a new way to earn royalties, reach a broader audience, and use a new set of promotional tools.

Here's how KDP Select works:

When you make any of your titles exclusive to the Kindle Store for at least 90 days, those with US rights will automatically be included in the Kindle Owners' Lending Library and can earn a share of a monthly fund. The monthly fund for December 2011 is $500,000 and will total at least $6 million in 2012. If you haven't checked it out already, the Kindle Owners' Lending Library is a collection of books that eligible US Amazon Prime members can borrow for free once a month with no due dates.

You'll also now have access to a new set of promotional tools, starting with the option to promote your KDP Select-enrolled titles for FREE for up to 5 days every 90 days.

How your share of the monthly fund is calculated:

Your share of the monthly fund is based on your enrolled titles' share of the total number of borrows across all participating KDP titles in the Kindle Owners' Lending Library. For example, if total borrows of all participating KDP titles are 100,000 in December and your book was borrowed 1,500 times, you will earn $7,500 in additional royalties from KDP Select in December. Enrolled titles will remain available for sale to any customer in the Kindle Store and you will continue to earn your regular royalties on those sales.

What this means to you:

KDP Select gives you access to a whole new source of royalties and readers- you not only benefit from a new way of making money, but you also get the chance to reach even more readers by getting your book in front of a growing number of US Amazon Prime customers: readers and future fans of your books that you may have not had a chance to reach before! Additionally, the ability to offer your book for free will help expand your worldwide reader base.

How to enroll:

KDP Select is available for titles participating in both the 70% and 35% royalty options. You can immediately start by enrolling a single title, your whole catalog, or anything in between.

If you're interested in enrolling a title that's already uploaded, simply click "Enroll" next to the book in your Bookshelf. To enroll multiple titles that are already uploaded, select the boxes next to any number of titles, then click "Actions" and choose "Enroll these books in KDP Select." The titles you choose will be enrolled immediately.

If you're interested in enrolling a new title, simply check the "Enroll this book in KDP Select" box while submitting details about your book and proceed to publish the book as you normally would. For new titles, enrollment takes effect once the book is available for sale on our website.

To learn more about KDP Select, visit: http://kdp.amazon.com/self-publishing/KDPSelect

To learn more about the Kindle Owners' Lending Library, visit:
http://www.amazon.com/kindleownerslendinglibrary

Thanks again for choosing KDP to publish your work.


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Carolinec (Carolinec)
Username: Carolinec

Registered: 06-2009
Posted From: 92.232.199.129
Posted on Thursday, December 08, 2011 - 08:59 pm:   

I think there have been some kind of legal challenges to this, Craig - something to do with it only being available through Amazon Prime? Others may know more than I do about this ...
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Carolinec (Carolinec)
Username: Carolinec

Registered: 06-2009
Posted From: 92.232.199.129
Posted on Friday, December 09, 2011 - 10:07 pm:   

Here we are, Craig, everyone - here's a link explaining why KDP isn't such a good idea perhaps ...

http://blog.smashwords.com/2011/12/amazon-shows-predatory-spots-with-kdp.html?sp ref=fb
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Des (Des)
Username: Des

Registered: 09-2010
Posted From: 81.131.175.213
Posted on Saturday, December 10, 2011 - 03:16 pm:   

http://etepsed.wordpress.com/weirdmonger-wheel-2/
Massive 'Weirdmonger Wheel' (inaugurated in 2004) is today re-opened to slow my pace down so that ebooks can keep up with me! It's still free. :-)
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Des (Des)
Username: Des

Registered: 09-2010
Posted From: 81.131.175.213
Posted on Saturday, December 10, 2011 - 03:45 pm:   

...and this is to celebrate the discovery of the Higgs Boson next week
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Carolinec (Carolinec)
Username: Carolinec

Registered: 06-2009
Posted From: 92.232.199.129
Posted on Monday, December 12, 2011 - 01:07 pm:   

Hey, great to see you've reassembled the Weirdmonger Wheel, Des. You know I was saddened by its original passing.

For anyone who's interested, I saw an ad on BBC last night - apparently their "Imagine" arts/culture programme on Tuesday night is called "Is this the end for books?" or something similar. Could be interesting to hear others' views on this ...
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Des (Des)
Username: Des

Registered: 09-2010
Posted From: 86.156.32.78
Posted on Monday, December 12, 2011 - 03:26 pm:   

To celebrate today’s re-launching of THE WEIRDMONGER WHEEL you will find a free competition to win from me the increasingly valuable book: WEIRDMONGER (Prime 2003).

This simple competition is described at the beginning of the Wheel itself: http://etepsed.wordpress.com/weirdmonger-wheel-2/
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Des (Des)
Username: Des

Registered: 09-2010
Posted From: 86.156.32.78
Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 09:58 am:   

Caroline said: For anyone who's interested, I saw an ad on BBC last night - apparently their "Imagine" arts/culture programme on Tuesday night is called "Is this the end for books?" or something similar. Could be interesting to hear others' views on this ...
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Blurb for this BBC programme tonight: IMAGINE

"With the rise of electronic books, is the final chapter about to be written in the long love story between books and their readers? Will the app take the place of the traditional book?

Alan Yentob discusses the subject with writers Alan Bennett, Douglas Coupland, Ewan Morrison and Gary Shteyngart, publisher Gail Rebuck, agent Ed Victor and librarian Rachael Morrison. They also smell books, making precise notes about the distinctive aroma of each."
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Carolinec (Carolinec)
Username: Carolinec

Registered: 06-2009
Posted From: 92.232.199.129
Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - 12:57 pm:   

"They also smell books .."

I'm sooooo glad I'm not the only one who does that!

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