Comments on: Weekly roundup for May 12-18, 2008 http://blog.protagonize.com/2008/05/14/weekly-roundup-for-may-12-18-2008/ an interactive fiction & collaborative story writing community Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:53:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: jait http://blog.protagonize.com/2008/05/14/weekly-roundup-for-may-12-18-2008/#comment-179 jait Mon, 26 May 2008 04:16:12 +0000 http://blog.protagonize.com/?p=35#comment-179 And I like the video. It certainly gives the site a more human face.... If you're in Victoria sometime (or next time I'm in Vancouver), if you're up for a free photo-shoot, let me know... And I like the video. It certainly gives the site a more human face….

If you’re in Victoria sometime (or next time I’m in Vancouver), if you’re up for a free photo-shoot, let me know…

]]> By: jait http://blog.protagonize.com/2008/05/14/weekly-roundup-for-may-12-18-2008/#comment-178 jait Mon, 26 May 2008 04:15:00 +0000 http://blog.protagonize.com/?p=35#comment-178 While I really like the idea of posting a wishlist or bookshelf of favorites for each author's profile, I'm more and more hesitant to use Amazon.Com, and would feel vaguely ethically... dirty for using it. Most recently, it's been about the way they're slowly strangling self-publishers by forcing them to use amazon's associated print-on-demand service instead of any other one... creating a monopoly and increasing publishers (and authors) publishing expenses. My first source for this info came from: http://www.writersweekly.com/print/the_latest_from_angelahoycom/004597_03272008.html Of course, I'd like to see some benefit to the users of Protagonize for whatever service is used... but I'd like to see some benefit to YOU, as provider of the service. And that may well outweight the potential cons.If we can find methods to offset financial costs, I'm all for it... Still, if we're going to direct traffic to a website like Amazon.Com, Protagonize should get something out of it too. While I really like the idea of posting a wishlist or bookshelf of favorites for each author’s profile, I’m more and more hesitant to use Amazon.Com, and would feel vaguely ethically… dirty for using it.

Most recently, it’s been about the way they’re slowly strangling self-publishers by forcing them to use amazon’s associated print-on-demand service instead of any other one… creating a monopoly and increasing publishers (and authors) publishing expenses.

My first source for this info came from:
http://www.writersweekly.com/print/the_latest_from_angelahoycom/004597_03272008.html

Of course, I’d like to see some benefit to the users of Protagonize for whatever service is used… but I’d like to see some benefit to YOU, as provider of the service. And that may well outweight the potential cons.If we can find methods to offset financial costs, I’m all for it…

Still, if we’re going to direct traffic to a website like Amazon.Com, Protagonize should get something out of it too.

]]> By: nick http://blog.protagonize.com/2008/05/14/weekly-roundup-for-may-12-18-2008/#comment-177 nick Sun, 25 May 2008 19:16:02 +0000 http://blog.protagonize.com/?p=35#comment-177 Sorry guys - I'm a bit late on this week's roundup video, been crazy busy! Will have something up very soon. :) Sorry guys - I’m a bit late on this week’s roundup video, been crazy busy! Will have something up very soon. :)

]]> By: Beckatitis http://blog.protagonize.com/2008/05/14/weekly-roundup-for-may-12-18-2008/#comment-176 Beckatitis Sat, 24 May 2008 17:51:10 +0000 http://blog.protagonize.com/?p=35#comment-176 Good idea, people seem to love watching videos. Good idea, people seem to love watching videos.

]]> By: donna http://blog.protagonize.com/2008/05/14/weekly-roundup-for-may-12-18-2008/#comment-173 donna Thu, 15 May 2008 12:33:56 +0000 http://blog.protagonize.com/?p=35#comment-173 hey greaat idea the video call! and boy you look so different in the flesh lol. but its good. i love the site. hey greaat idea the video call! and boy you look so different in the flesh lol. but its good. i love the site.

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