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  1. "But more importantly, the book suggests the depth to which New Zealand penetrated the man..." Yep, this book's cover copy needs rewording. 1:05 PM Feb 9th via web
  2. @YarnHarlot That's like the joke about how Texas Kosher is taking the bacon off the bacon cheeseburger before eating. 3:54 PM Oct 24th, 2011 via web in reply to YarnHarlot
  3. @belpita Yes, you do :-). Slight variant on this username, Ravatar with different version of this owl. 6:15 AM Aug 25th, 2011 via web in reply to belpita
  4. Thought while watching Lucia di Lammermoor on PBS earlier: If Quentin Tarantino produced an opera, would anyone even notice? 1:30 PM Jun 26th, 2011 via web
  5. Does anyone else feel compelled to correct the grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors on emailed jokes you forward? 7:09 AM Jun 8th, 2011 via web
  6. @susanmpls That's like being all done with your work for the day except for the 17% that isn't finished! 2:36 PM Apr 21st, 2011 via web in reply to susanmpls
  7. Suddenly wondering why paperback royalties are traditionally lower than hardcover royalties. 2:22 PM Apr 21st, 2011 via web
  8. Value-based pricing seems like the polar opposite of agency pricing. #musepub2011 10:59 AM Apr 14th, 2011 via Twitterrific
  9. I love Coleen Condon's talk on the life of an ebook. Fun slides. #musepub2011 10:33 AM Apr 14th, 2011 via Twitterrific
  10. PM works with international consortia and sales agents for efficiency; agents have Lang and cultural info PM doesn't. #musepub2011 8:09 AM Apr 14th, 2011 via Twitterrific
  11. PM does not filter journals; end-user consortium (eg in China).can apply their own filters, but PM won't. #musepub2011 8:07 AM Apr 14th, 2011 via Twitterrific
  12. PM has far more (mostly private) high school subscriptions than public library subs. Definitely not market for our trade books #musepub2011 7:58 AM Apr 14th, 2011 via Twitterrific
  13. @bwingenroth good point. 7:49 AM Apr 14th, 2011 via Twitterrific in reply to bwingenroth
  14. Some users use multiple screens at once: writing on desktop and pausing to look up stuff on mobile, frex. #musepub2011 7:02 AM Apr 14th, 2011 via Twitterrific
  15. Smartphone/tablet purchases now outpace desktp / notebook comp pcases. US mobile internet use will outpace desktop use by 2013. #musepub2011 6:58 AM Apr 14th, 2011 via Twitterrific
  16. Site redesign also needs to be usable on mobile devices; users don't want to be tied to desktop musepub2011 6:56 AM Apr 14th, 2011 via Twitterrific
  17. Search + refine rather than search vs advanced search reflects what users actually do. musepub2011 6:53 AM Apr 14th, 2011 via Twitterrific
  18. Bridgeline presentation Statler and Waldorf ftw! musepub2011 6:49 AM Apr 14th, 2011 via Twitterrific
  19. Sounds like we'd better get moving on our ePub conversions in the next year. musepub2011 6:45 AM Apr 14th, 2011 via Twitterrific
  20. What if you need to read chapter 2 to understand author's argument in chapter 6? musepub2011 6:39 AM Apr 14th, 2011 via Twitterrific