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July 29, 2010
The Dose #3
PDF-mag, this issue focussing on Parisian alt.culture. 4 euros a pop for this one, previous issues are free downloads.
Links for 2010-07-29
just fucking genius, really
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The Publishing Death Spiral
Norman Spinrad just emailed me this link to what appears to be the first of a series of posts about The Publishing Death Spiral, the core of which is this:
Here's how it works. Barnes and Noble and Borders, the major bookstore chains, control the lion's share of retail book sales. They order centrally for all their outlets together, for instance there is a single buyer for all science fiction, all mysteries, etc. How, you may well ask, can these buyers read and pass judgement on, for example...
The Pulp Publishing Spreadsheet
Jess Nevins never fails to amaze me.
…if the pulps are supposed to have died around 1950, why were there so many pulps published after that? Certainly, it seemed to me that there were a lot of pulps published after 1950, and that the "death" of the pulps was overstated. But there was really only one way to resolve this: a spreadsheet (Yes, I'm a stat wonk, I guess)…
And, at the link, you will find the link to said spreadsheet, as well as all the relevant history, explanations and details.
Balam Acab
I like to think that if Cranes had formed last month rather than 20 years ago, this is what they'd sound like. "See Birds," Balam Acab.
Station Ident: Up Late
("Dan Delion")
July 28, 2010
Lastwear's "Pay What You Like" Offer
Clothing company Lastwear are trying something interesting. They are offering a tunic-styled waistcoat for men and an underbust waistcoat for women for… whatever price you're willing to pay over the base cost of the materials (USD $45 for the men's, $40 for the women's).
All the details are here. Lastwear make interesting clothes, and this is an interesting way to spread the word.
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