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Rise of the Publetariat

Posted on February 10, 2009February 10, 2009 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

If you’re a self-published author or independent micro-press, these are very interesting times we’re living in as Amazon officially announced the new…

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Building Communities Around Content #TOC

Posted on February 9, 2009December 22, 2024 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

Today kicked off the Tools of Change for Publishing Conference here in NY, and while I wasn’t able to attend,…

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The Problem With Self-Publishing

Posted on February 6, 2009December 22, 2024 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

HarperStudio — one of a handful of publishers who really seems to understand how to use the internet and social…

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Free Chapbook: Crazy White Devil

Posted on February 3, 2009December 22, 2024 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

It’s been years since I created a chapbook. Six, to be exact. I released Selected Squares of Concrete — a…

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Christopher Nolan’s Joker Problem

Posted on February 1, 2009January 8, 2015 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

No matter who wins the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor three weeks from now, Christopher Nolan has a serious dilemma…

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Plants Are People, Too

Posted on January 28, 2009July 7, 2021 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

Ken Druse, author of Planthropology, declares that “plants get no respect”, but that recognizing them as individual beings brings them to life…and proves it!

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How the Internet (and Advertisers) Killed Journalism

Posted on January 28, 2009December 22, 2024 by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
An arm with a tattoo: "I was made for the library, not the classroom."

The Atlantic has a must-read essay from James Warren, “When No News Is Bad News” (h/t @guykawasaki), that does an excellent…

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