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montsnmags · 11-17-2008, 10:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffC

"I think there's something in that for all of us, don't you?"

I closed my eyes and shudded at the imagery ....

I think Sarah Chalke's pretty attractive actually, so I don't know what your problem is.

Cheers,
Marc (last night I had administrative "bad dreams")

UncleDuke · 11-17-2008, 10:48 PM

avoiding jury duty, working on a case of my own, i call it the johnny walker affair

radioflyertoo · 11-18-2008, 07:43 AM

It's time for coffee and pastry.

GeoffC · 11-18-2008, 09:15 AM

It is time for time itself to make an appearance .

RWood · 11-18-2008, 10:23 AM

Llamas, donuts, and WD-40 -- sounds like the start of another one of Don's Dr Drib pulp novels.

radioflyertoo · 11-18-2008, 11:19 AM

Wd-40 the duct tape of oil.

RWood · 11-18-2008, 04:35 PM

#382 and counting

vivaldirules · 11-18-2008, 04:49 PM

Boooooogers!

Wow. That felt really good.

RWood · 11-18-2008, 09:44 PM

Ah, Ms Goodbody, I've been waiting for you.

Its good to be here Mr Evil. As you know, the life of an ebook censor is not an easy or charmed one.

What do you mean Goodbody, we as the publisher deliver the electronic files to you and you create the final ebooks for us.

That is true Evil, May I call you Evil? Just adding DRM was once enough to keep them from buying; but, with this new Kindle thing it seems that they will buy anything -- even public domain books with a double dose of DRM. I've had to add bad fonts, too small fonts, strange line ends, fuzzy graphics -- that last book you sent me had sharp pictures but we fixed them.

Goodbody, are you telling me that even after I hiked the price of ebooks above the printed version, demanded that you put DRM in each book -- even those we don't own a copyright on, small fonts, bad fonts, no fonts at all, and piss-poor formatting that ebook sales are still rising?

Yep Evil, that's what I'm saying.

Wait a minute Goodbody, we give them an inferior product -- not even one that you can smell, charge a higher price -- except for that d*mn Amazon, kill off the lending and resale market, and still they buy?

Evil, I don;t know what to say, but that's it in a nutshell. Got another cigar? These people are loco.

Here Goodbody, they're Cubans I got in through Canada. You have any thoughts as to how we can stop this trend. I gotta be honest, it gives me the willies.

Well Evil, trhanks, that's mild. If we strip the DRM out, format 'em good, and make them look like a top-notch product plus you drop the price to say half of the hardcover, I think the market would disappear overnight.

How's that Goodbody?

When we had an awful product at a high price people thought they were getting in on something new, something exotic. If we give them a quality product -- something with real class -- and we drop the price then they will think that ebooks have arrived, gone mainstream, and abandon us like a hot potato. We need to do this before the mainstream does catch on to how good ebooks could be.

Goodbody, I couldn't be prouder of you if you were my own daughter.

zelda_pinwheel · 11-19-2008, 07:57 AM

so that's what goes on behind the scenes at the publishing houses.

let's just hope they put their cunning plan into action soon. (in case they're listening : "man, i just love being on the cutting edge ! sure, you have to suffer a little bit, but there's nothing like the glamour of being all alone in a tiny niche !!! always one step ahead of the mainstream... yeah... i was onto mp3s before anybody had heard of them. now they're too popular, i don't even bother with them anymore... off to the next new thing...")

radioflyertoo · 11-19-2008, 08:11 AM

it's time for all good things to happen.

RWood · 11-19-2008, 12:35 PM

I found this in a chat room:

Quote:

Hi, I'm Pricilla P. Goodbody, the ebook censor. Give me $5 and I'll show you what I censor.

Dylrob · 11-19-2008, 11:05 PM

Matt Lim, Matt Lim, we should all follow him!

RWood · 11-20-2008, 12:42 AM

Hail to the Redskins,
Hail victory
Braves on the warpath
Fight for old D-C
- Washington Redskins Fight Song

(the Washington Redskins are a US football team)

Slite · 11-20-2008, 03:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RWood

Hail to the Redskins,
Hail victory
Braves on the warpath
Fight for old D-C
- Washington Redskins Fight Song

(the Washington Redskins are a US football team)

That name isn't quite PC is it?

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11-18-2008, 10:23 AM	#380
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	Llamas, donuts, and WD-40 -- sounds like the start of another one of Don's Dr Drib pulp novels.

11-18-2008, 11:19 AM	#381
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11-18-2008, 04:35 PM	#382
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11-18-2008, 04:49 PM	#383
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	Boooooogers! Wow. That felt really good.

11-18-2008, 09:44 PM	#384
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	Ah, Ms Goodbody, I've been waiting for you. Its good to be here Mr Evil. As you know, the life of an ebook censor is not an easy or charmed one. What do you mean Goodbody, we as the publisher deliver the electronic files to you and you create the final ebooks for us. That is true Evil, May I call you Evil? Just adding DRM was once enough to keep them from buying; but, with this new Kindle thing it seems that they will buy anything -- even public domain books with a double dose of DRM. I've had to add bad fonts, too small fonts, strange line ends, fuzzy graphics -- that last book you sent me had sharp pictures but we fixed them. Goodbody, are you telling me that even after I hiked the price of ebooks above the printed version, demanded that you put DRM in each book -- even those we don't own a copyright on, small fonts, bad fonts, no fonts at all, and piss-poor formatting that ebook sales are still rising? Yep Evil, that's what I'm saying. Wait a minute Goodbody, we give them an inferior product -- not even one that you can smell, charge a higher price -- except for that d*mn Amazon, kill off the lending and resale market, and still they buy? Evil, I don;t know what to say, but that's it in a nutshell. Got another cigar? These people are loco. Here Goodbody, they're Cubans I got in through Canada. You have any thoughts as to how we can stop this trend. I gotta be honest, it gives me the willies. Well Evil, trhanks, that's mild. If we strip the DRM out, format 'em good, and make them look like a top-notch product plus you drop the price to say half of the hardcover, I think the market would disappear overnight. How's that Goodbody? When we had an awful product at a high price people thought they were getting in on something new, something exotic. If we give them a quality product -- something with real class -- and we drop the price then they will think that ebooks have arrived, gone mainstream, and abandon us like a hot potato. We need to do this before the mainstream does catch on to how good ebooks could be. Goodbody, I couldn't be prouder of you if you were my own daughter.

11-19-2008, 07:57 AM	#385
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11-19-2008, 08:11 AM	#386
radioflyertoo Hog Rider Posts: 266 Karma: 1581 Join Date: May 2008 Location: eastern PA. Device: HTC 7501	it's time for all good things to happen.

11-19-2008, 11:05 PM	#388
Dylrob Murderous Mustela Posts: 10,234 Karma: 48000000 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The other land of schnitzel and beer Device: iPad M1 Pro, Kindle Paperwhite	Matt Lim, Matt Lim, we should all follow him!

11-20-2008, 12:42 AM	#389
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	Hail to the Redskins, Hail victory Braves on the warpath Fight for old D-C - Washington Redskins Fight Song (the Washington Redskins are a US football team)