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Booknotes: February 2024

Posted on March 1, 2024May 2, 2026 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

Books I read, and a brief note on what I thought about each of them. Might include other media, too.

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Five Things: February 29, 2024

Posted on February 29, 2024May 2, 2026 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
"This is Fine" stuffed dog; a framed Writer's Digest cover; collected editions of The Far Side and Calvin and Hobbes. In front, a miniature guillotine.

“You should only do it because you love it.” Five things for February 29, 2024.

Posted in Five ThingsTagged Ebooks, Gaming, New Media, Platform, Politics1 Comment on Five Things: February 29, 2024

Five Things: February 8, 2024

Posted on February 8, 2024May 2, 2026 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
"This is Fine" stuffed dog; a framed Writer's Digest cover; collected editions of The Far Side and Calvin and Hobbes. In front, a miniature guillotine.

“‘The future sucks’ seems to be the underlying theme of yet another edition of this newsletter. Sorry, not sorry!” Five things for February 8, 2024.

Posted in Five ThingsTagged Culture, Gaming, New Media, Self-Publishing2 Comments on Five Things: February 8, 2024

Booknotes: January 2024

Posted on January 31, 2024February 1, 2024 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

Books I read this month, and a brief note on what I thought about each of them.

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Five Things: January 25, 2024

Posted on January 25, 2024May 2, 2026 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
"This is Fine" stuffed dog; a framed Writer's Digest cover; collected editions of The Far Side and Calvin and Hobbes. In front, a miniature guillotine.

“Ultimately, you have to be true to yourself and deal with the consequences.” Five things for January 25, 2024.

Posted in Five ThingsTagged Culture, Libraries, New Media2 Comments on Five Things: January 25, 2024

On library ebook licenses, patron demand, and power dynamics

Posted on January 17, 2024March 9, 2026 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
Photo by Adam Kring on Unsplash

Meanwhile, libraries have generally proven reluctant to use their power to shape the demand curve and shift digital budgets away from expensive Big 5 bestsellers, even when it means sacrificing diversity and depth in their own digital collections.

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Five Things: January 4, 2024

Posted on January 4, 2024May 2, 2026 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
"This is Fine" stuffed dog; a framed Writer's Digest cover; collected editions of The Far Side and Calvin and Hobbes. In front, a miniature guillotine.

“One of the few book-related things I’d save in a fire.” Five Things: January 4, 2024.

Posted in Five ThingsTagged Comics, Community, Gaming, Platform, Social Media4 Comments on Five Things: January 4, 2024

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