I am not getting lazy.... But I came across something really disturbing in this article
http://www.litkicks.com/KindleLoser
Nope, its not the material on the publisher's covetous pricing strategy or the author's reservations about the reading fraternity being reluctant. I am sure the war generation felt the same about telephones and TVs.
What is really disturbing is the author James Patterson's take on royalities. Come on, this guy should be filthy rich by now and the totally mercenary attitude is totally unbecoming. I know every penny matters, but there are surely more important things than just the money. Writers, who are supposed to be the conscience of their generation, should definitely go beyond moot pecuniary considerations. Well, this guy is no Keats, so, well, no geat loss.
But, I find the comment in really bad taste and the fact that none else agrees is a sad reflection of the pervasive American Consumerism that is the Zeitgeist of this generation.
Anyway, I thought this one was funny. For the record I do love Pynchon and like Philip Roth and Franzen....
http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=449302
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Maps
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Maybe he doesn't get so much now that he doesn't actually write his own books. He has turned his name into a Franchise. His name goes on the books that others write for him.
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