Comments on: The Anxiety of Obsolescence http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/the-anxiety-of-obsolescence/ falling indelibly into the past Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:04:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: liz http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/the-anxiety-of-obsolescence/#comment-432 liz Mon, 17 Apr 2006 23:30:39 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=214#comment-432 <p>I checked back, and the search function is working for me now, FYI. </p> I checked back, and the search function is working for me now, FYI.

]]> By: KF http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/the-anxiety-of-obsolescence/#comment-431 KF Sat, 15 Apr 2006 13:13:03 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=214#comment-431 <p>Thanks for the feedback and site-testing!  I appreciate all of your help, and am glad to know that all seems to be working.  (I’ll look into that search thing, liz.) </p> <p> JM—I sent my editor a note saying that recent studies have shown that the presence of a book’s text available for free online generally increases rather than decreases sales of the print version, and that while I didn’t want to put the whole thing online (yet*), I did want to put substantive chunks up, and would the press have any problem with that?  She checked into it, and said there would be no problem, provided I included appropriate copyright info and links to the press’s website.  Vandy has been really good about things like this… </p> <p> (*I will likely put the rest of the text online at some point, once it appears that the print sales—whatever print sales there will be—have slowed.) </p> Thanks for the feedback and site-testing!  I appreciate all of your help, and am glad to know that all seems to be working.  (I’ll look into that search thing, liz.)

JM—I sent my editor a note saying that recent studies have shown that the presence of a book’s text available for free online generally increases rather than decreases sales of the print version, and that while I didn’t want to put the whole thing online (yet*), I did want to put substantive chunks up, and would the press have any problem with that?  She checked into it, and said there would be no problem, provided I included appropriate copyright info and links to the press’s website.  Vandy has been really good about things like this…

(*I will likely put the rest of the text online at some point, once it appears that the print sales—whatever print sales there will be—have slowed.)

]]> By: Liz Lawley http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/the-anxiety-of-obsolescence/#comment-430 Liz Lawley Fri, 14 Apr 2006 19:40:03 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=214#comment-430 <p>Works perfectly in IE7 and Firefox 1.5.2 on my office Windows PC. </p> Works perfectly in IE7 and Firefox 1.5.2 on my office Windows PC.

]]> By: JM http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/the-anxiety-of-obsolescence/#comment-429 JM Fri, 14 Apr 2006 16:39:52 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=214#comment-429 <p>The website looks great - did your publisher approve putting so much text online?  Seems like great PR more than violating rights to publish, but publishers rarely take that perspective… </p> The website looks great - did your publisher approve putting so much text online?  Seems like great PR more than violating rights to publish, but publishers rarely take that perspective…

]]> By: liz http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/the-anxiety-of-obsolescence/#comment-428 liz Fri, 14 Apr 2006 16:33:59 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=214#comment-428 <p>Didn’t have time to read much, but I clicked around a bit on IE for Windows (I know, I know...) and it looks great.  The only thing I had trouble with was the search function ("error establishing a database connection").  Congrats on a great website and what I’m sure will be a successful book release! </p> Didn’t have time to read much, but I clicked around a bit on IE for Windows (I know, I know…) and it looks great.  The only thing I had trouble with was the search function (”error establishing a database connection”).  Congrats on a great website and what I’m sure will be a successful book release!

]]> By: Shhh http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/the-anxiety-of-obsolescence/#comment-427 Shhh Fri, 14 Apr 2006 02:35:46 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=214#comment-427 <p>mommee likes!!!! can’t wait to order myself a copy!!! </p> mommee likes!!!! can’t wait to order myself a copy!!!

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