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Let's not forget the information leaked to a third party by using such a service. Personally, I'd rather keep the data we collect to ourselves.

I'm not sure whether reviews qualify as a market action; what action comes as a result of a review? It could go either way as the interpretation of the review is up to the reader of the review. It seems that ebooks sales are causing more action than the reviews. And I'll add my anecdote: my view is the negative reviewers don't understand the concept of premium cost for premium access.

I characterize the view that this is "largely Apple's fault" to be somewhat myopic. Apple responded to a condition in the market, namely, publishers were plenty upset that Amazon used their position as the only viable ebook venue at the time to handcuff publishers to a $9.99 price point.

I was thinking the same thing, but it should be more like "Buy now with instant delivery $more" and "Buy now, delivery in 12 months $less". Buyer buys and then ebook is automatically synced to their device at the scheduled time. It would certainly go a long way to silence their critics.

The only problem I see for publishers is they currently enjoy flexibility in their hardcover-to-paperback window. If a book is a blockbuster, I'm sure they extend the window. I suppose they could alter the delivery window on the cheap price, for customers that had not yet locked in the original delivery window and price.

As far as the author's cut, it is time for authors to negotiate different contracts. In 5 years, perhaps less, their hardback bonus is going to be meaningless.

Worst.Effect.Ever /comicbook guy

This is a good object lesson in why you shouldn't take legal advice from someone posting on the web. The dude was wrong once, and perhaps twice if you are correct. Not to argue with your point, I just want to avoid playing armchair lawyer.

Click on Help and then click Help Desk at the bottom of the Help page. You have to be logged in. The discussions about ghosting are ongoing every 24 hours, someone usually posts a link to the "good" post that helps you out of the situation. But it's not guaranteed.

It's Craigslist jargon. I learned it off the forums I was lucky enough to accidentally stumble into.

I dunno, it's pretty effective to narrow one's search by the part of town you're looking in, for example, in L.A. you can break it down by Central L.A., SF Valley, SG Valley, etc. and then search by city name. Click the map link to see where the exact location is. It's really not that hard. Found my current jewel of a home that way.

And that is how most of my interactions with Craigslist have gone off.

However, there have been some more frustrating experiences. My friend getting his ad ghosted, when he was trying to post his mom's guest house for rent. And it costing them 3 months of rent because Craigslist didn't let on a peep that his ad was ghosted. And there really isn't any clue on how to find help, I got lucky and found the forums via a Google search for something like "Craigslist ad not showing up". Then there was the merry-go-round of pathetic employees I was trying to hire for the unskilled jobs in my warehouse. But that was back in 2008, before the bubble burst. The quality of the applicants I found in my more recent go at it was greatly improved. But the frustration now was 300 resumes showing up in my inbox in 12 hours, and sifting that down to 10 people to interview I guess I should not complain about that, it is a little frustrating though.

The bottom line is Craigslist will always be around because it works, and it works anywhere. There isn't any limited deployment like some of these startups that are piloting in 2 cities. And probably won't go nationwide for a long time, if at all. From what I read here on HN, the name of the game is for the startups to make the big sale and founders glide away on their golden parachutes, then the buyer crashes the company into the ground.

Sorry, the "Bonsai Kitty Plush" mops the floor with the iStore.

Well, they're still "the man", and they will let you know it if you don't cross your t's and dot your i's.

You're having a major case of the "whoosh". In the context of this conversation, if you are self-employed and/or own your own company, then "the man" is the government, your clients, possibly even your suppliers.

Ever dealt with the IRS? Or even a city business licensing authority?

> Why is there apprehension about making money in startup land?

Because then there would be real reference points for calculating valuation, which is counterproductive in an industry that relies on bubble economics.

No, that's just "the man" in your own mind. You still actually work for "the man".

The idea of not working for "the man" is merely an illusion. If you are freelance or a business owner, "the man" is your clients/customers and the government. Let's say your enterprise involves the illegal distribution of contraband, then "the man" is your supplier. Or let's say you're just a laborer working for a small building contractor, the boss is "the man".

A witty publication of common frustrations associated with Windows.

"It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt." --Abraham Lincoln

Seems like that synergy is SOP for them. How many sales do they make every day?

Clearly this judge should have recused herself simply to avoid even the appearance of impropriety. Any judge with even a sliver of integrity would have done so.

I know. If I was a SCEA Exec, I would be asking my lawyers "WTF do I pay guys for? So you can get pantsed by some kid?"

This is about 5 days early.

Gateway issuing error code 104, timeout error on all transactions when communicating with FDMS Nashville. =(

I think a better question is why hasn't Apple created the modern-day replacement for the record label of olde? You know, doing stuff to increase visibility of artists and pump up the various scenes than they currently do with their current "you upload, we take a cut" mode. Like having local iTunes concerts, performed by artists selling on iTunes. Free admission if you buy a $20 iTunes card. Or putting on impromptu gigs at various venues like coffee houses, dive bars, or local music clubs to generate some buzz around talent. Get Woz involved and resurrect the Us Festival under the iTunes brand, with indie artists from all sorts of genres. Music is about so much more than pumping sound into your ears.

I agree with the "changing of the guard" sentiment, but I think it better to disrupt from the outside, rather than prop up the old guard for a while longer. There's on old saying "once a pickle, never a cucumber". I just don't believe the industry can be un-pickled.

Dude, you are such a schadenfreude kill. I liked it much better the other way.

One might argue that gaining a level in the game is a captcha. Though, given your audience, it is probably not a nuisance like a traditional captcha.

Sounds like he's trying to goad Anonymous into a follow-up attack / trap.

The most telling part is he doesn't even have enough sense to recognize that blaming "them" only makes him look bad. I'll bet though there are plenty of "Bubble Boys" who just can't wait to lose money on his next venture.

They do have a reputation for taking good care of their customers. I believe that qualifies as "any" reason. Secondly, considering their margins, it's probably the best bang for the buck with their advertising dollars. Tens of thousands of impressions for $226 (or whatever it costs them to make the dang thing).