This week we get a review of the Cloud Atlas movie, a sneak peek at the Dirty Streets of Heaven and a debate about Denny’s.
WHAT WE’RE DRINKING
Tom: 2010 Peachy Canyon Zinfandel Incredible Red
Veronica: Unicorn tears
QUICK BURNS
JRR Tolkien letter reveals poor sales of The Hobbit
The Hobbit’s Second Breakfast being served at Denny’s is something that is happening
Neal Stephenson talks REAMDE with lawyers, security experts
CALENDAR
BARE YOUR SWORD
Cloud Atlas movie
BOOK CHECK-IN
Tom also finishing Isles of the Forsaken by Carolyn Ives Gilman
Veronica finished Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera, Book 1) by Jim Butcher.
EMAIL
Hey guys,
I love your show. Can’t wait for the Robin Hobb interview. Will that be on the youtube webcast and the audio podcast? I read Liveship, Tawny Man, Farseer, and the new Rain Wilds series. I had to Lem the Soldier Son….it was way too slow and a little boring….I didn’t like the protagonist at all.
Anyway, I am really writing today about the email below. You guys are going to be in the money for all of the books you have bought from Amazon. I have had a Kindle for around 3 years and I am always disappointed about the pricing. The electronic version of a book should ALWAYS be less then the hardback/paperback but that is not always so.
It looks like some publishers are finally trying to put an end of the extreme pricing.
What do you think?
Is the Youtube podcast ever going to go to Itunes as a videocast? I am not always in front of my computer / smart TV so it would be great if my IPod could play the video cast. You guys look great on a 55″” HD TV by the way.
My author interview wishlist: Scott Lynch, Gentlemen Bastards…Brent Weeks, Lightbringer…..Peter V. Brett, Demon War….
Thanks,
Craig from PA
Dear Kindle Customer,
We have good news. You are entitled to a credit for some of your past e-book purchases as a result of legal settlements between several major e-book publishers and the Attorneys General of most U.S. states and territories, including yours. You do not need to do anything to receive this credit. We will contact you when the credit is applied to your Amazon.com account if the Court approves the settlements in February 2013.
Hachette, Harper Collins, and Simon & Schuster have settled an antitrust lawsuit about e-book prices. Under the proposed settlements, the publishers will provide funds for a credit that will be applied directly to your Amazon.com account. If the Court approves the settlements, the account credit will appear automatically and can be used to purchase Kindle books or print books. While we will not know the amount of your credit until the Court approves the settlements, the Attorneys General estimate that it will range from $0.30 to $1.32 for every eligible Kindle book that you purchased between April 2010 and May 2012. Alternatively, you may request a check in the amount of your credit by following the instructions included in the formal notice of the settlements, set forth below. You can learn more about the settlements here:
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In addition to the account credit, the settlements impose limitations on the publishers’ ability to set e-book prices. We think these settlements are a big win for customers and look forward to lowering prices on more Kindle books in the future.
Thank you for being a Kindle customer.
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ADDENDUMS
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