Pulling the Pin from the Grenade…and Liking It!

So…an article that I posted on my Facebook wall over the holidays about the renaissance of used bookstores in the age of Amazon initially sparked a friendly debate between myself and the lovely and talented Kristen Lamb, who was the keynote speaker at last year’s Write Stuff conference that I chaired.

I posted the original article here on my blog on New Year’s Eve. 

My conversation with Kristen spanned a couple of days on Facebook and apparently inspired her to then discuss it on her blog in a post called PAY THE WRITER.

The main focus of the discussion is that writers make no money from the sale of used books.

The Passive Guy then shared Kristen’s post on his blog. 

From there, Joe Konrath picked it up and commented. 

And for once in my life, I can honestly say that I’m happy to have pulled a pin from a grenade! Yes, Kristen and I are still friends, but as Lex Luthor said in Superman II: “I never thought this thing would go the distance!”

HAPPY NEW YEAR!