Daily Archives: January 30, 2010

Macmillan’s Letter about Amazon’s Removal of Books

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From John Sargent: This past Thursday I met with Amazon in Seattle. I gave them our proposal for new terms of sale for e books under the agency model which will become effective in early March. In addition, I told … Continue reading →


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Amazon Fires New Salvo in Ebook Price War

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I have a few rules I try to live by: Always read the fine print; if it sounds too good to be true, it is; and never attribute to malice what can be easily explained by stupidity. So, when on … Continue reading →


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Confessions of a Games Designer: A Leg Too Far

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1974 was a productive year for me (note to all students: you get far more done if you avoid going to lectures) – in between raising an army and invading the country next door (see Free Cornish Army) I invented … Continue reading →


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