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“Linked below is a very sobering article about how the publishing industry works. The author read all the transcripts from the antitrust case stemming from Penguin Random House trying to buy Simon & Shuster (it was blocked). From the testimony, the author draws out some statistics: The industry is…”
On Business Fiction…
“I enjoy business fiction, though so much of it is written badly. Below are some titles I’ve read (or am reading) that I enjoyed. The key for me is verisimilitude – it has to ‘feel’ right. We all know when a story feels contrived, and I’ve read more than a few of those too. But all four of these…”
On Computer Books at Barnes and Noble…
“I’m old enough to remember when the technology book section at Barnes and Noble was almost overwhelming. It was both sides of a long aisle, just teeming with books. For a while, it would even spill over to another aisle. The other day, I took a picture of what’s left. At my local Barnes and Noble,…”
On Old Technology Books…
“I read a random exchange the other day between Kate Thomas and Margot Bloomstein about old tech books. I don’t even totally know what they were discussing, but it got me thinking about my weird penchant for buying or hanging onto industry books out of some kind of nostalgia. I grabbed a bunch from…”