Just in case you're not utterly sick of the topic

More cogent discussion of the Macmillan/Amazon grudge match:


Charlie Stross

Tobias Buckell

And new champeen!

Macmillan wins, via Teleread, who has it from Boing-Boing.

Money quote: . . .we will have to capitulate and accept Macmillan’s terms because Macmillan has a monopoly over their own titles. . .

Um, what?

No, never mind. I'm very, very tired of both combatants, now.

"I'm a victim!"

"No, I'm a victim!"

"Mom! He's looking at me!"

And these are the people who control the paychecks of writers.


Edited to add: Scalzi does the weekend wrap-up

The Angel in the Darkness

Kage Baker has died.