tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18086590.post4962189561161421885..comments2023-12-23T05:12:55.809-05:00Comments on The Written Nerd: Link-Mad Monday: Good DaysBook Nerdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896226559142059293noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18086590.post-7257296024225222662008-04-22T19:42:00.000-04:002008-04-22T19:42:00.000-04:00Did you know some artists are still recording on v...Did you know some artists are still recording on vinyl? Heard one on NPR recently. Unfortunately, his name has already escaped me. <BR/><BR/>For me, part of the timeless magic of books is that they are human-readable: no exterior power source necessary!P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18086590.post-81378787417611025842008-04-21T15:13:00.000-04:002008-04-21T15:13:00.000-04:00I was at Comic Con,too,with my sister who was one ...I was at Comic Con,too,with my sister who was one of the exhibitors. Her first collection of comic strips,A List of Grievances,debuted at the Free Lunch Comics booth.<BR/><BR/> It was great,being there-I got to see Stan Lee(at a panel promoting his new superhero line from Virgin Comics)and the leading men of the CBS vampire show Moonlight,plus see Frank Miller talk about his film version of The Spirit.<BR/><BR/> Also attended a panel for a short story anthology coming out this summer called Who Can Save Us Now? It was a good talk,and I'm really looking forward to the book.lady thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16287907577241697874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18086590.post-44606192051410816012008-04-21T12:47:00.000-04:002008-04-21T12:47:00.000-04:00An item of note is that my trip to my local record...An item of note is that my trip to my local record store on Saturday resulted in the purchase of vinyl. I have been a fully digital girl for a few years now, but I really miss the "experience" of the album -- cover art, liner notes, lyrics. CDs do not provide this experience, in my opinon, the way that vinyl does. Of particular interest, though, is that many of the Vinyl offerings included a code for a free digital download of the album. For me, that's the best of both worlds -- the record store gets the sale, I get the vinyl to enjoy at home, and the digital for my ipod, without having to buy the same album multiple times. I can see this working for books as well -- I would love to have my favorite cookbooks on an e-reader to take to the grocery store, but of course I want the physical book at home.Ann Kingmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05893081495203055789noreply@blogger.com