Comments on: Making Money from Free Books http://timothyblee.com/2010/02/04/making-money-from-free-books/ A Blog by Timothy B. Lee Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:37:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Jim Crider http://timothyblee.com/2010/02/04/making-money-from-free-books/comment-page-1/#comment-11195 Jim Crider Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:54:47 +0000 http://timothyblee.com/?p=2303#comment-11195 Lemme get this straight: Ad-supported books? What's next? Authors begging for product-placement fees? ("Marlowe started his new '55 Chevrolet Bel-Air hardtop with the 265 V8 and Powerglide transmission, which he paid only $2285 for from Yenko Chevrolet, and went after the kidnappers who had his client, the nice dame who paid cash up front...") Um, no. That's sort of the point: to get the frak away from ads for a while. Lemme get this straight: Ad-supported books? What’s next? Authors begging for product-placement fees? (“Marlowe started his new ’55 Chevrolet Bel-Air hardtop with the 265 V8 and Powerglide transmission, which he paid only $2285 for from Yenko Chevrolet, and went after the kidnappers who had his client, the nice dame who paid cash up front…”)

Um, no. That’s sort of the point: to get the frak away from ads for a while.

]]> By: Brian Moore http://timothyblee.com/2010/02/04/making-money-from-free-books/comment-page-1/#comment-11154 Brian Moore Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:48:59 +0000 http://timothyblee.com/?p=2303#comment-11154 Found it: http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=261671&title=sweater-sale Will, take notes! What do you think you could get for that shirt above? Found it:

http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=261671&title=sweater-sale

Will, take notes! What do you think you could get for that shirt above?

]]> By: Brian Moore http://timothyblee.com/2010/02/04/making-money-from-free-books/comment-page-1/#comment-11153 Brian Moore Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:41:04 +0000 http://timothyblee.com/?p=2303#comment-11153 "Is Will Wilkinson monetizing his celebrity?" There was a short segment on the comedy central show Tosh.0 where the host sold his last season cardigan on ebay for 500$, over the original price of 200$, and proceeds to claim that his celebrity is now worth 300$, so everything he touches is now worth 300 dollars more. “Is Will Wilkinson monetizing his celebrity?”

There was a short segment on the comedy central show Tosh.0 where the host sold his last season cardigan on ebay for 500$, over the original price of 200$, and proceeds to claim that his celebrity is now worth 300$, so everything he touches is now worth 300 dollars more.

]]> By: Will Wilkinson http://timothyblee.com/2010/02/04/making-money-from-free-books/comment-page-1/#comment-11112 Will Wilkinson Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:20:44 +0000 http://timothyblee.com/?p=2303#comment-11112 The answer to your caption is "no." I just love Canadians. The answer to your caption is “no.” I just love Canadians.

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