Don’t Embarrass Me

I’ve been “enjoying” (if that is indeed the right word) the “controversy” (if that’s what it is) over on John Scalzi’s blog concerning the unconscionable contract boilerplate which Random House proposes to inflict upon the victims, um, I mean authors in its new ebook programs.
I won’t summarize the issues here, that’s what the link is for. Suffice it to say that the loathsome little asswipes at Random House propose to acquire all rights for no money and charge the author f or expenses normally in...