Daily Archives: February 2, 2010

The Way of the Buggy Whip

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No, this isn’t about a bondage cult. As you can imagine, the whole Amazon-Macmillan kerfuffle has had a lot of us here at Casa Book View talking amongst ourselves, not just because Macmillan, through its subsidiary, Tor Books, publishes a … Continue reading →


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Exactly What I Wanted: Worshipping Walt

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I did not set out to read a book about the disciples of Walt Whitman. The volume was offered to me by my friend Jacob Stone who, in addition to being one of the co-directors of Quaker Center in Ben … Continue reading →


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War of Words

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Everybody has something to say about Amazon’s removal of Macmillan’s print and eBooks from its online storefront over the weekend.  Computer World’s Matt Hamblen interprets the battle as being related to the launch of the iPad.  Overall, he gave a great … Continue reading →


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