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Show Notes: End of 2008 Roundup
Listener Review: Web Genii brings us a review of On Her Majesty’s Occult Service by Charles Stross. It’s a Science Fiction Book Club collection of several other stories: The Atrocity Archives, The Jennifer Morgue and a couple other shorter works, including afterwords by Charles.
Submitting Listener comments: If you have any suggestions or comments, please let us know! “Cover to Cover” has it’s own call-in line, 206-350-READ! That’s 206-350-7323, or just email Michael with a comment you’ve recorded yourself!
Discussion: Mike, Summer and Mike talk more about e-books and electronic offerings from the publishers, including Random House’s new free downloads, and the Penguin Reader app available from the Apps Store for the iPod/iPhone.
Technology and publishing are slowly coming closer together, finally, and there are still some missteps here and there… but will it be enough to help the publishing industry save themselves?
Listener Review: Tim Low brings us a review of the movie City of Ember and compares it to the book, which Darcy reviewed earlier this year.
Listener Review: Web Genii brings us a review of As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me: The Extraordinary True Story of One Man’s Escape from a Siberian Labor Camp and His 3-Year Trek to Freedom by Josef Bauer, a nonfiction book originally written in 1957, but recently republished by Skyhorse Publishing.
Second Life Info: FarPoint Media’s Second Life space is now the penthouse suite of Third Life Books, the place for SL versions of Michael A. Stackpole’s writings, and many other goodies, including a Wednesday night writing workshop. You can find the castle at http://slurl.com/secondlife/beraudes/203/151/49. Come see the castle roof pool!
FarPoint Forums: Head on over to the FarPoint Forums and join in the discussions on Dragon Page topics, and for most of your favorite FPM shows!
Promo: Slice of SciFi
Oooh, I’d love to know what idea got Mike M so excited.
I’d whole-heartedly love to hear a fiction component, but I’m afraid I can’t back that up with any cash right now.
Please, please, anyone with spare cash reading this give it to dragon page!
I wouldn’t mind seeing (or hearing?) a fiction addition to the show myself!