Category Archives: Wave

ratings and the swing voters

Posted on 08/03/2011 by Kris

One of the points raised as a result of my post about ratings was that lament often heard from readers:“Why, oh why, can’t goodreads have 1/2 stars?!”If I had a dollar, blah, blah.  Bunch of drama queens.  At the risk … Continue reading →

Posted in not a review, ratings, reading, reviews, serious randomness, serious shit, Wave | 34 Comments

what’s a pen name got to do with it? a postscript

Posted on 20/02/2011 by Kris

Last year, I wrote this post about not really giving a toss as to whether an author used a pen name or not.I did, however, make the point in both the post and the comments that the exception to this … Continue reading →

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what’s a pen name got to do with it?

Posted on 22/04/2010 by Kris

This is a cross post from Wave’s site. If you have an urge to comment, feel free to do so in either place. I read with great interest the post that Alexi Silversmith did the other day on the topic … Continue reading →

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what’s a book between friends

Posted on 07/06/2009 by Kris

About a month ago Wave posted about the illegal downloading of ebooks. This led to an interesting discussion about piracy, the impact it has on the industry, especially on authors and small epublishers, the ways it can (or cannot) be … Continue reading →

Posted in ebooks, reading, serious randomness, Wave | 25 Comments