Comments on: Paperback Day! http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2010/10/26/paperback-day/ Random samplings from a universe of ideas. Fri, 25 May 2012 17:20:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: SteveB http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2010/10/26/paperback-day/comment-page-1/#comment-141112 SteveB Tue, 02 Nov 2010 13:44:31 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/?p=5579#comment-141112 Sean, Can you please take that Kindle for the Web link off this page? Every time I go to the Cosmic Variance web page it jumps down to this article and waits for the link to resolve. I want to see the new articles and not this old when when I enter Cosmic Variance. Maybe I just need to block that Kindle site... Sean,

Can you please take that Kindle for the Web link off this page? Every time I go to the Cosmic Variance web page it jumps down to this article and waits for the link to resolve. I want to see the new articles and not this old when when I enter Cosmic Variance. Maybe I just need to block that Kindle site…

]]> By: RBH http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2010/10/26/paperback-day/comment-page-1/#comment-139756 RBH Wed, 27 Oct 2010 05:16:50 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/?p=5579#comment-139756 Kindle and Nook versions are both three quarters of a buck more expensive than the paperback. Ugh. Sooner or later e-books have <i>got</i> to be priced rationally relative to their dead tree brethren. Kindle and Nook versions are both three quarters of a buck more expensive than the paperback. Ugh. Sooner or later e-books have got to be priced rationally relative to their dead tree brethren.

]]> By: Lab Lemming http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2010/10/26/paperback-day/comment-page-1/#comment-139722 Lab Lemming Wed, 27 Oct 2010 02:09:39 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/?p=5579#comment-139722 Re: #5 The book printers own the copyright, and have no incentive to put themselves out of business by licencing the e-book rights too cheaply. Re: #5
The book printers own the copyright, and have no incentive to put themselves out of business by licencing the e-book rights too cheaply.

]]> By: smg http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2010/10/26/paperback-day/comment-page-1/#comment-139672 smg Tue, 26 Oct 2010 22:36:53 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/?p=5579#comment-139672 Why is the kindle edition more expensive than both the hardcover and paperback? Why is the kindle edition more expensive than both the hardcover and paperback?

]]> By: spyder http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2010/10/26/paperback-day/comment-page-1/#comment-139648 spyder Tue, 26 Oct 2010 20:19:52 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/?p=5579#comment-139648 Sonnets are not a bad idea at all. Just long enough to make a point, but not too long to benefit writers. The biggest contributors can afford the books, and the short stories offers writers an advantage over others. Sonnets are not a bad idea at all. Just long enough to make a point, but not too long to benefit writers. The biggest contributors can afford the books, and the short stories offers writers an advantage over others.

]]> By: Phil http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2010/10/26/paperback-day/comment-page-1/#comment-139617 Phil Tue, 26 Oct 2010 18:01:08 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/?p=5579#comment-139617 That may well do it. That may well do it.

]]> By: Phil http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2010/10/26/paperback-day/comment-page-1/#comment-139616 Phil Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:57:33 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/?p=5579#comment-139616 Haven't read through the whole selection yet, but as a American civil engineer overseas (in Romania), with kids in the states, where my kids are going to University, it probably answers one question. My son decided although he likes the science, he didn't want to do the math for engineering, so instead, he's going into business classes. OK, he still likes to understand how things function, so that, and another copy of "A short history" will work. Seems it would be good for the silent types who like science and won't tell you what they want (except, of course, money) Haven’t read through the whole selection yet, but as a American civil engineer overseas (in Romania), with kids in the states, where my kids are going to University, it probably answers one question. My son decided although he likes the science, he didn’t want to do the math for engineering, so instead, he’s going into business classes. OK, he still likes to understand how things function, so that, and another copy of “A short history” will work.

Seems it would be good for the silent types who like science and won’t tell you what they want (except, of course, money)

]]> By: Tweets that mention Paperback Day! | Cosmic Variance | Discover Magazine -- Topsy.com http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2010/10/26/paperback-day/comment-page-1/#comment-139609 Tweets that mention Paperback Day! | Cosmic Variance | Discover Magazine -- Topsy.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:34:51 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/?p=5579#comment-139609 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Sean Carroll, kosmofilo and Cosmic Variance, S.C. Kavassalis. S.C. Kavassalis said: RT @seanmcarroll: "Release the Paperback!" Not as intimidating as the Kraken, but a lot of science for the dollar. http://is.gd/gktaG [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Sean Carroll, kosmofilo and Cosmic Variance, S.C. Kavassalis. S.C. Kavassalis said: RT @seanmcarroll: "Release the Paperback!" Not as intimidating as the Kraken, but a lot of science for the dollar. http://is.gd/gktaG [...]

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