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Comment on What I read, and why by scott

scott — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:29:07 +0000

Guess I was just remembering how much a western magazine cost when I was travelling around Japan in the early 90s. Didn't look at any English-language publications when I was in Beijing about four years back; just picked up a Chinese F1 mag for a friend that that was pretty cheap.

They're driving themselves out of business

Definitely. It's not that bad here in Canada, but the disparity between the Canadian and U.S. list price of a book is shocking. Which may be a reason I've started reading more and more ebooks ...

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Comment on What I read, and why by Ivan Walsh

Ivan Walsh — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:38:07 +0000

No, that’s in Ireland. I think the Economist is around 4.95 or something and others can be up to 7.99. Madness. They’re driving themselves out of business.

Comment on What I read, and why by scott

scott — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:55:22 +0000

5 euro for a magazine? I’m assuming that’s the price in Beijing. I don’t buy magazines much either; mainly read them online. But not enough of them offer PayPal as a payment method which I find annoying.

Comment on What I read, and why by Ivan Walsh

Ivan Walsh — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:46:15 +0000

Hi Scott,

I tend to mix and match. I have a stack of books next to my bed and dip in and out. Some are:

Groundswell, Social Media book Built to Last – what makes companies success over the long term Stephen King – Duma Key, really lame, especially after his early stuff GG is always a pleasure. Our Man in Havana is a favorite Plato’s Apology Genghis Khan bio, life in ancient Mongolia Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale Iain M Banks – pretentious sci-fi drivel! Philip K Dick is worth reading. Catch 22 – ok, bit dated Tom Peters, Drucker and Seth Godin are all there too.

Seth’s writing style is, for me, the best out there right now, at least in the business world. Tight, crisp, funny and no words wasted.

I rarely buy magazines anymore as most are close to 5 euro in Europe. Instead I pony with the difference and get some books.

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uberVU - social comments — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:47:59 +0000

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Comment on Editing: the secret to good writing by Anne Wayman

Anne Wayman — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:31:13 +0000

No blackball here Scott - the editing is where we make our writing sing, if that's what it's supposed to do. Well said.

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Comment on A few links for the end of the week by Anne Wayman

Anne Wayman — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:09:37 +0000

Thanks again Scott… and more for me to read

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