tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post5467653857349953116..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Jonathan Franzen and the Book Publishing ApocalypseStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-14278419565498285182013-09-16T05:28:27.403-07:002013-09-16T05:28:27.403-07:00David Foster,
Progressives have selective knowledg...David Foster,<br />Progressives have selective knowledge. Any knowledge that counters their dogma is by definition not knowledge.<br />One would think that it would be a good thing for this country that people have access to all kinds of books, many free, at a very reasonable price. The value of "the theater of the mind" cannot be overestimated for its causing people to think.<br />Is this man so insecure that he fears the reading public if his friends are not the arbiters of the literary bailiwick?<br />Support your local library by giving the books you have already read including ebooks to them. A library is like having the combined knowledge of humanity at one's beckon call through interlibrary loans et al and in most cases the library provides internet access to those who do not have the means themselves.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14962996070458991675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-47700597016845462942013-09-15T06:01:59.885-07:002013-09-15T06:01:59.885-07:00Never heard of Jonathan Franzen before this column...Never heard of Jonathan Franzen before this column. However have discovered and enjoyed reading many new and sometimes indie authors via my Amazon and especially Kindle that allows me to borrow for free via my instant gratification Prime account. Such a whiner, likely a feature in his writing so I'll just read something else. Scott Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-39020276603233331282013-09-14T19:49:31.008-07:002013-09-14T19:49:31.008-07:00The statement about the owners came from Franzen, ...The statement about the owners came from Franzen, who Anon was just quoting.<br /><br />I have often found that "progressives" don't have a very clear understanding of the difference between the executive of a corporation and the owners.David Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464681514800720063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-87482832083871969242013-09-14T19:36:26.963-07:002013-09-14T19:36:26.963-07:00DF, maybe Anon was talking about the CEO and upper...DF, maybe Anon was talking about the CEO and upper management. I do seem to recall comments from times past about B&N not displaying books by conservatives, and the leftie books were up front and stacked high.Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-48728428819023619292013-09-14T15:13:34.019-07:002013-09-14T15:13:34.019-07:00"barnesandnoble.com, which offers the same bo..."barnesandnoble.com, which offers the same books and a superior e-reader, and whose owners have progressive politics"<br /><br />Barnes & Noble is a public corporation: its owners are the shareholders. Is Franzen so ignorant he doesn't understand this?David Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464681514800720063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-17572991330975081312013-09-14T15:11:27.589-07:002013-09-14T15:11:27.589-07:00Jonathan Franzen, Jonathan Franzen...seems like I&...Jonathan Franzen, Jonathan Franzen...seems like I've written something about him not too long ago. OH, YEAH:<br /><br />http://chicagoboyz.net/archives/16259.htmlDavid Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464681514800720063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-22070106333445743882013-09-14T10:49:30.249-07:002013-09-14T10:49:30.249-07:00All I know about Amazon is that when I signed up f...All I know about Amazon is that when I signed up for an accounting class at the local community college, the text from the school bookstore was listed at $230. The same text from Amazon was $88 (new). Guess where I bought my book?Bizzy Brainnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-75361726005282192492013-09-14T09:55:24.332-07:002013-09-14T09:55:24.332-07:00See: http://accordingtohoyt.com/
Hoyt is an auth...See: http://accordingtohoyt.com/<br /><br />Hoyt is an author who is much happier with publishing today, as I read her.Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-56242089842170400822013-09-14T09:43:54.720-07:002013-09-14T09:43:54.720-07:00I noticed Franzen lists one reason for shopping at...I noticed Franzen lists one reason for shopping at Barnes and Noble is that its owners have "progressive politics."<br />I'm sure glad I haven't spent a penny there in years (and don't intend to ever again). The faster they go belly up, the better.<br />However, if Jeff Bezos isn't a progressive, I am badly mistaken. It would be too much to hope that now the Washington Post would stop cheerleading and abetting the collapse of our Republic.<br />Franzen and his ilk can starve for all I care. When I want literature, I read Austen and her contemporaries (and occasionally Anatole France). For entertainment, I read SciFi on my Kindle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com