Monthly Archives: August 2009

story is the music of books

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Teel

“If iTunes store decouples “music” from “albums”, what will future publishers decouple from “books”? What’s the “music” equivalent?” – Kathy Sierra, on Twitter “For tech books, safari already does do some decoupling; I grab just chapters and subsections all the … Continue reading →

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eBook experiment ending

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Teel

As you may or may not remember, back near the beginning of June I started an experiment re: eBook pricing. From then until now, all my eBooks have been priced under $2 each.  The reduced pricing ends after today (so … Continue reading →

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Ignorance of professional writing

Posted on August 29, 2009 by Teel

“Love it when I run face-first into my own ignorance. Will work on another blog post, soon, about something new I just learned I didn’t know.” – me, on Twitter So, as I sometimes do, I followed someone’s intriguing link … Continue reading →

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Thinking (personally) about money

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Teel

I do a lot of thinking about economics; about value, money, trade, debt, earning, business, equality, fairness, and on and on and on.  That is not (exactly) what I’m writing about today – that’s mostly big-picture stuff.  Today I’m thinking … Continue reading →

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Doctors are selfish bastards, pt. 1

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Teel

There is a shortage of Primary Care Physicians in the US. It leads to longer waits for patients to see doctors for basic & preventative care, and to PCPs who have less time to spend with each patient.  ie: Wait … Continue reading →

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