Tag Archives: books

Does “Free” Mean “Worthless”?

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Mignon

I just threw away yet another card from Starbucks that offered me something free. This time it was for an app, but often it’s for a song, and sometimes it’s for a book. This time, I didn’t even bother getting the … Continue reading →

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Amazon Still Hasn’t Reactivated Macamillan Book Sales

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Mignon

Although Amazon said they would capitulate in their dispute with Macmillan four days ago, they still have not reactivated Macmillan book sales on their site. They don’t seem to have thought out anything very well in this mess. So although … Continue reading →

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Why I removed all the Amazon links from my site

Posted on January 31, 2010 by Mignon

Crap! I really don’t want to write this blog post. I’m not a fighter, but when someone screws with my livelihood, I get angry. Really angry. And anger can make me do things that are outside my comfort zone. You … Continue reading →

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BTG 011 Podcast: News From Our Crazy Digital World

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Mignon

This post goes with an audio podcast. In some cases, the link to the audio file will be at the bottom of the page. You can also subscribe to the podcast at iTunes. Google Book Settlement Society of Authors on … Continue reading →

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001BTG Interview with JC Hutchins

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Mignon

In the first episode of my new podcast, Behind the Grammar, JC Hutchins coins a neologism (“vlurb”), reveals what JC stands for, and talks about how he wrote Personal Effect: Dark Art in two months and made his amazing video … Continue reading →

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