Chris Christie, the new Republican Governor Elect of New Jersey, has been called out as a copyright thief – by Monty Python. Scholastic tells an author to rewrite books to exclude a gay couple if she wants to be included in their book fairs. And after indie booksellers announce plans to buy their books at Amazon and Wal-Mart (it’s cheaper than buying from the publishers), the big guys limit the amount of books purchasers can buy. Which just goes to show, you should never announce your evil plans! All this and more in today’s Write Report with Donna Ballman.
* Publication of Donna’s own book The Writer’s Guide to the Courtroom which we mention in this show has been delayed by distributor issues until next February– however, it is available for pre-order now.
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Christie is such a tit. I can’t believe he got re-elected (said the Jersey Girl).
I very fondly remember the Scholastic book fairs of my youth. I was one of nerds acting as a clerk!
It’s pretty depressing to learn that the pressure put on by these over-protective, hyper-reactionary parents is actually affecting the choices made by such a great book organization.