http://cmintz.typepad.com/origami_unicorn/is about science fiction, fantasy, and horror, is written by Catherine Mintz, and is copyright 2005-11.enFri, 27 Jan 2012 09:45:00 PSTTypePad http://www.typepad.com/Copyright 2008 and beyondscience,fiction,fantasy,and,horror,publishing,news,animation,film,televisionSociety & Culturecmintz@catherine-mintz.comCatherine MintzCatherine Mintznoscience,fiction,fantasy,and,horror,publishing,news,animation,film,televisionCatherine Mintz blogging on science fiction, fantasy, and horror, publishing news, animation, film, and television.Catherine Mintz blogging on science fiction, fantasy, and horror, publishing news, animation, film, and television.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/cmintz/origami_unicorn/~3/9WHxP841uBE/wanna-buy-amazon-reviews.htmlBooksellingCommentaryNewsbuying product reviewscmintz@catherine-mintz.com (Catherine Mintz)Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:45:00 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ceb2d53ef016761300f9f970bWant a good review for your product? There are ways and means and Amazon, for example, is slow to notice what's going on. The New York Times takes a look into manipulating online reviews. You can have the best reviews money can buy! Shop now! ]]>Want a good review for your product? There are ways and means and Amazon, for example, is slow to notice what's going on. The New York Times takes a look into manipulating online reviews. You can have the best reviews...http://cmintz.typepad.com/origami_unicorn/2012/01/wanna-buy-amazon-reviews.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/cmintz/origami_unicorn/~3/jyL5qydhd4I/what-self-publishing-means-to-legacy-publishers.htmlBooksBooksellingCommentaryDigitalNewsPublishingWritingself publshing and legacy pubisherscmintz@catherine-mintz.com (Catherine Mintz)Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:45:00 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ceb2d53ef016761204eb7970bPublishers Weekly discusses their discussion.]]>Digital Book World and a few publishers talk about a world where their authors have viable choices. Publishers Weekly discusses their discussion.http://cmintz.typepad.com/origami_unicorn/2012/01/what-self-publishing-means-to-legacy-publishers.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/cmintz/origami_unicorn/~3/LpEtmir5QJk/pricing-ebooks.htmlBooksBooksellingCommentaryDigitalNewsPublishingWritingpricing ebookscmintz@catherine-mintz.com (Catherine Mintz)Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:45:00 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ceb2d53ef0167611072eb970bThe BookSeller.com, the idea that self-published authors are ahead of the curve and worth emulating. Second, from FutureBook, the idea that publishers should charge more for ebooks so they pair better with print editions. Conclusion: ebooks are still not seen as a separate market with separate price points.]]>First, from Digital Book World via The BookSeller.com, the idea that self-published authors are ahead of the curve and worth emulating. Second, from FutureBook, the idea that publishers should charge more for ebooks so they pair better with print editions....http://cmintz.typepad.com/origami_unicorn/2012/01/pricing-ebooks.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/cmintz/origami_unicorn/~3/xxtd7ubuHlo/the-digital-future.htmlBooksBooksellingCommentaryDigitalNewsPublishingWritingdigital futurecmintz@catherine-mintz.com (Catherine Mintz)Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:45:00 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ceb2d53ef0163000dffe6970dPublishers Weekly considers some of the factors.]]>Nervous, wary, publishers look to a future in which digital works become steadily more important. But maybe what's happening is more buying, reading, and writing, as i it faster and cheaper to access material? Publishers Weekly considers some of the...http://cmintz.typepad.com/origami_unicorn/2012/01/the-digital-future.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/cmintz/origami_unicorn/~3/40y5eG0AcZ8/ebooks-at-a-fork-in-their-road.htmlBooksBooksellingCommentaryDigitalNewsPublishingWritingebooksmultiple formatscmintz@catherine-mintz.com (Catherine Mintz)Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:00 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ceb2d53ef01630001572c970dPublishers Weekly considers it all.]]>The release of iBooks Author may be a boon for aspiring self-publishers, but as yet another format in the ebook market, it poses challenges to publishers and libraries, among others. Publishers Weekly considers it all.http://cmintz.typepad.com/origami_unicorn/2012/01/ebooks-at-a-fork-in-their-road.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/cmintz/origami_unicorn/~3/naSODVdlid0/the-great-mouse-detective.htmlAnimationFilmScience fiction, fantasy, and horrorSunday at the MoviesThe Great Mouse Detectivecmintz@catherine-mintz.com (Catherine Mintz)Sun, 22 Jan 2012 09:45:00 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ceb2d53ef016760ecc393970b

And the rest of the film. ]]>And the rest of the film.http://cmintz.typepad.com/origami_unicorn/2012/01/the-great-mouse-detective.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/cmintz/origami_unicorn/~3/9IRRxiRPyhk/oh-my-darling.htmlAnimationFilmNon-English FilmsSaturday MatineeScience fiction, fantasy, and horrorBorge RingOh My Darlingcmintz@catherine-mintz.com (Catherine Mintz)Sat, 21 Jan 2012 09:45:00 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ceb2d53ef0168e5e5fc91970c

]]>http://cmintz.typepad.com/origami_unicorn/2012/01/oh-my-darling.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/cmintz/origami_unicorn/~3/9nH6l0PfoXQ/reasoned-reversal.htmlCommentaryCopyrightDigitalNewsPiracyPIPASOPAcmintz@catherine-mintz.com (Catherine Mintz)Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:45:00 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ceb2d53ef0168e5de7aa2970cPublishers Weekly talks about it.]]>Legislators are drawing away from the online piracy acts. It's not clear how many of them understand the issues any better than they did the day before. Publishers Weekly talks about it.http://cmintz.typepad.com/origami_unicorn/2012/01/reasoned-reversal.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/cmintz/origami_unicorn/~3/NgwF1sRbKHg/apple-enters-the-self-publishing-market.htmlAppsBooksBooksellingCommentaryDigitalNewsPublishingWritingAppledigital textbooksself-publshingcmintz@catherine-mintz.com (Catherine Mintz)Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:45:00 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ceb2d53ef016760cff5fd970bPublishers Weekly has a few things to say.]]>It seemed odd not to see Steve Jobs doing the presentation, but today Apple launched its venture into the self-publshing market and set out to produce and sell digital textbooks. Publishers Weekly has a few things to say.http://cmintz.typepad.com/origami_unicorn/2012/01/apple-enters-the-self-publishing-market.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/cmintz/origami_unicorn/~3/nCS3gmw_UMU/technical-difficulties.htmlCurrent Affairstechnical difficulties screen shotcmintz@catherine-mintz.com (Catherine Mintz)Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:45:00 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ceb2d53ef0162ffdd31d0970d

]]>http://cmintz.typepad.com/origami_unicorn/2012/01/technical-difficulties.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/cmintz/origami_unicorn/~3/qPv2DdHtj5c/imagine-a-world-without.htmlCopyrightCurrent Affairsweb piracy protestscmintz@catherine-mintz.com (Catherine Mintz)Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:45:00 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ceb2d53ef0168e5d3292b970cFox News has a look at the up and coming web protests of anti-piracy bills.]]>Fox News has a look at the up and coming web protests of anti-piracy bills.http://cmintz.typepad.com/origami_unicorn/2012/01/imagine-a-world-without.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/cmintz/origami_unicorn/~3/fOcvGMh1pKg/anna-and-bella.htmlAnimationAwardsFilmScience fiction, fantasy, and horror1985Academy AwardanimationAnna and Bellacmintz@catherine-mintz.com (Catherine Mintz)Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:45:00 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ceb2d53ef0162ffdbefae970d

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And the rest of the story. ]]>And the rest of the story.http://cmintz.typepad.com/origami_unicorn/2012/01/the-turn-of-the-screw.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/cmintz/origami_unicorn/~3/HScckSSaGT4/the-hobbit.htmlAnimationFilmSaturday MatineeScience fiction, fantasy, and horroranimationThe Hobbituniquecmintz@catherine-mintz.com (Catherine Mintz)Sat, 14 Jan 2012 09:45:00 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ceb2d53ef0162ff907ce8970d

A unique vision. ]]>A unique vision.http://cmintz.typepad.com/origami_unicorn/2012/01/the-hobbit.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/cmintz/origami_unicorn/~3/cIvB_dupsNo/library-license-a-way-to-go.htmlBooksBooksellingCommentaryCopyrightDigitalPublishinglibrary licensecmintz@catherine-mintz.com (Catherine Mintz)Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:45:00 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ceb2d53ef0168e57be826970csomebody, to buy them. Hence the battle over letting libraries lend ebooks, which never wear out and can serve multiple patrons. Publishers Weekly looks at one proposal.]]>Publishers don't actually want you to read books; they want you, or somebody, to buy them. Hence the battle over letting libraries lend ebooks, which never wear out and can serve multiple patrons. Publishers Weekly looks at one proposal.http://cmintz.typepad.com/origami_unicorn/2012/01/library-license-a-way-to-go.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/cmintz/origami_unicorn/~3/aY2qhJNc2SA/amazon-and-the-copy-cats.htmlBooksBooksellingCommentaryCopyrightCurrent AffairsDigitalNewsPublishingWritingAmazonplagiarismcmintz@catherine-mintz.com (Catherine Mintz)Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:45:00 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ceb2d53ef0162ff7742bd970dFast Company looks at the market for recycled erotica. Second, The Atlantic takes a more wide-angle look at what's going on. Soon to come, I am betting, looks at how the same sort of scam works for other genre works, like romance, and how it works for nonfiction.]]>Since Amazon does not police the content people are allowed to upload and profit from, it, like YouTube, has become a haven for people ready to profit on content created by someone else. There are two stroies out on the...http://cmintz.typepad.com/origami_unicorn/2012/01/amazon-and-the-copy-cats.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/cmintz/origami_unicorn/~3/iiFgPtt4Cq0/ebook-success.htmlBooksellingCommentaryDigitalPublishingWritingJ. A. Konrathwealthy ebook authorcmintz@catherine-mintz.com (Catherine Mintz)Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:45:00 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ceb2d53ef0168e55d2f06970cJ. A. Konrath on what it's like to make a hundred thousand in one month selling ebooks.]]>J. A. Konrath on what it's like to make a hundred thousand in one month selling ebooks.http://cmintz.typepad.com/origami_unicorn/2012/01/ebook-success.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/cmintz/origami_unicorn/~3/KvLWzW5AqG4/the-geeks-speak-up-about-sopa.htmlCommentaryCopyrightCurrent AffairsDigitalNewsPiracyWeb/TechSOPAcmintz@catherine-mintz.com (Catherine Mintz)Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:45:00 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ceb2d53ef0168e54e3fdc970cWired talks about what the geeks have to say about the Stop Online Piracy Act as it moves toward a vote.]]>Wired talks about what the geeks have to say about the Stop Online Piracy Act as it moves toward a vote.http://cmintz.typepad.com/origami_unicorn/2012/01/the-geeks-speak-up-about-sopa.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/cmintz/origami_unicorn/~3/KtkzUkUvLCk/libraries-are-the-cure-for-piracy.htmlBooksCommentaryCopyrightCurrent AffairsDigitalPiracyPublishinglibrariespiracycmintz@catherine-mintz.com (Catherine Mintz)Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:45:00 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ceb2d53ef0168e540444d970cPublishers Weekly makes an argument.]]>It's a theory, anyway, and it does help cover the question of how to deliver content to the technically impoverished. Publishers Weekly makes an argument.http://cmintz.typepad.com/origami_unicorn/2012/01/libraries-are-the-cure-for-piracy.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/cmintz/origami_unicorn/~3/kxZ1UvEHFZg/robinson-crusoe-on-mars.htmlFilmScience fiction, fantasy, and horrorSunday at the MoviesRobinson Crusoe on Marscmintz@catherine-mintz.com (Catherine Mintz)Sun, 08 Jan 2012 09:45:00 PSTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341ceb2d53ef016760300488970b

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And the rest of the first episode. ]]>And the rest of the first episode.http://cmintz.typepad.com/origami_unicorn/2012/01/kum-kum.htmlCopyright 2008 and beyondCatherine Mintznonadult