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tomsem · 06-02-2009, 01:40 PM

Sherman Alexie responds (Amazon Kindle discussion):

http://www.amazon.com/tag/kindle/for...ype=tagsDetail

If any of you have read his books or seen the movie, "Smoke Signals" (he wrote the screenplay), you'll know that he has a playfully provocative style. He's much less interested in being rigorously 'correct' than in getting people to look at their stuff, whatever it might be. In the tradition of clowns, or perhaps more appropriately here, of mythic Coyote of Native American lore. In this case, getting us to Question Technology. We can question how artfully he has succeeded here, and though I don't find much to agree with him about concerning the evils of digital publishing, and he's not one of my favorite writers, I think it is great what he's doing, and yes - he's worth a read.

BTW his Kindle titles are a few of his poetry books, he claims he's sold about 7 copies (I sense he is exaggerating for comic effect, but Kindle formats are not very poetry-friendly - reflowable text tends to mess it up - and poetry does not often attain best seller status these days..). I suggest we all visit his other Amazon titles and click the 'I want to read this on the Kindle' button. In the spirit of playfulness of course.

06-02-2009, 01:40 PM	#87
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,953 Karma: 27060153 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	Sherman Alexie responds (Amazon Kindle discussion): http://www.amazon.com/tag/kindle/for...ype=tagsDetail If any of you have read his books or seen the movie, "Smoke Signals" (he wrote the screenplay), you'll know that he has a playfully provocative style. He's much less interested in being rigorously 'correct' than in getting people to look at their stuff, whatever it might be. In the tradition of clowns, or perhaps more appropriately here, of mythic Coyote of Native American lore. In this case, getting us to Question Technology. We can question how artfully he has succeeded here, and though I don't find much to agree with him about concerning the evils of digital publishing, and he's not one of my favorite writers, I think it is great what he's doing, and yes - he's worth a read. BTW his Kindle titles are a few of his poetry books, he claims he's sold about 7 copies (I sense he is exaggerating for comic effect, but Kindle formats are not very poetry-friendly - reflowable text tends to mess it up - and poetry does not often attain best seller status these days..). I suggest we all visit his other Amazon titles and click the 'I want to read this on the Kindle' button. In the spirit of playfulness of course.