December 2009
21 posts
“German has three genders, seemingly so random that Mark Twain wondered why “a...”
– Tongue Twisters
WatchPua anteater drinks Sparkling Juice
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“Truly ubiquitous wireless access will be awesome, but it’s never going to...”
– JSTN
“We’re just lucky that (apparently) nobody at Apple was ever a Star Wars fan as a...”
– Need a last-minute gift? Go get yourself an eBook reader :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Andy Ihnatko
Vimeo Sued By Capitol Records Over Lip Dubs →
zachklein:
I roared with a belly laugh when I read this headline. Could Capitol Records truly be this misguided? Do they not realize that if you were to sort Internet brands by those most emblematic of creativity — not piracy — that Vimeo would line up at the top? Lip-dubbing is harmless and perfectly fun, and ultimately will define the aesthetic of an Internet generation. Other than for some...
“If you want to trick a pointy-haired boss into letting you write software in...”
– Revenge of the Nerds
“That sounds like a joke, but it happens so often to varying degrees in large...”
– Revenge of the Nerds
Question for Jeffrey P. Bezos
New York Times: Is it true that you add digital books to your holdings on the basis of their popularity and their sales rank in paper form?
Jeff Bezos: Yes, that’s basically true. We also have a self-service platform where small publishers or even self-published authors can put their books on themselves.
NYT: How does that work?
JB: Basically you submit the book, you set the price for it, we charge the customer and then we give you 35 percent of the revenue.
NYT: And Amazon keeps 65 percent? That sounds like a lot.
JB: Does it? You’re an author, what does your royalty check look like? Are your royalties 35 percent?
NYT: No. Let’s not have that conversation.
JB: O.K., I think we’re done.
