"There’s a simple truth here that I feel the larger publishing industry has forgotten: if you make cheap books, you will bring in more readers."

This. This. THIS!
(See also: movie theatres, action figures, and the comic book industry, among others.)

If receiving a postcard counts as using one, then I've got all 20.

The only robot music we want

That art is probably meant to depict Atomic Robo-Kid, but I suspect the artist had no reference to go on other than the game's title.

I don't think that cover is "non-specific" though. The art is probably meant to depict Atomic Robo-Kid, but I suspect the artist had no reference other than the game's title.

Every single person who commented (at least as far as I saw) was a potential client, too. Some people's kids, I tell ya...

The post seems to be gone. Whether they deleted it themselves or if the group moderators stepped in, who's to say? But that was a special ball of smug condescension and strawmen while it lasted.

They may not be able to sue. Their contracts might include clauses granting rights including "use of physical likeness in any related media, in perpetuity throughout the known universe" or similar.

Heck, James Earl Jones literally sold Disney the right to synthesize his voice before he died.

I haven't read a Bog Two title in years at this point, but I had a look based on this and that art is gorgeous.

I feel like there are, oh, probably at least half a dozen or so Science Fiction, Fantasy, and/or Horror stories out there about how this is a less than great idea.

I feel like there are, oh, probably at least half a dozen or so Science Fiction, Fantasy, and/or Horror stories out there about how this is a less than great idea.

Thanks for another #FridayReads, Gabino!
There's a chill in the air, and it runs deeper than just the turn of the season

Check out the book Craig DiLouie(!) called "a powerful Victorian adventure, rich in detail and set in a fully realized world ... A stunning debut!"

LINK: books2read.com/u/490zOw

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There are definitely people who vote for these scoundrels because they believe they will bring about some sort of biblical "End of Days" or similar. Literally voting for the end of the world.

But how else are we going to shake things up? The system is broken! We need to drain the swamp! Ten will get ya twenty! Fresh blood for frozen vegetables!

What advantages does this brigantine have over, say, a Spanish galleon, which I could also afford?

Crack crack crack, the egg into the bowl!
Mix mix mix, the egg into the bowl!