Question of the Week

? of the Week: Is Amazon Devaluing Books?

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Over at RT Book Reviews they’re wondering whether Amazon has an impact on how we value books.  Amazon is the premiere source for cheap books, as we all know, but is its aggressive practices to make books cheaper and more accessible to consumers good for writers?  From the article: But many authors and industry insiders worry that Amazon’s extremely low price scheme will end up devaluing authors’ work. Discussing Amazon’s low prices, Carina Press’ Angela James tweeted, “Don’t train readers to believe the full value of a book was in the paper it was printed on, not your creative content!” And author Moira Rogers replied via tweet, “Or the difference in prices between formats. I do think the devaluation of the story goes a lot deeper than e-books.” To piggy back onto their concerns, we’d like to know what you think.  Is Amazon devaluing books or the creative process?  Let us know in the comments.

The Skiffy and Fanty Show Podcasts

Episode 71 — An Interview w/ Diana Rowland

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http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow5.8–AnInterviewWDianaRowland/Sandf–Episode5.8–InterviewWDianaRowland.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSDiana Rowland, author of My Life as a White Trash Zombie, joins us for a bizarre discussion about zombies, body parts, morgues and their smells, and substance abuse.  All related to her fiction, of course.  Let’s just say we had a bit of fun together and you all should join in! See the episode below.  We hope you enjoy it! Note:  If you have iTunes and like this show, please give us a review on our iTunes page, or feel free to email us with your thoughts about the show! Here’s the episode (show notes are below): (Note: the WordPress.com audio plugin isn’t working and I don’t have time to fix it. Clicking the link below should allow you to stream from the site, though. RSS subscribers will likely see the little audio thing.) Episode 71 — Download (MP3) Intro and Interview w/ Diana Rowload (0:00 – 52:32) Diana Rowland’s website (check out her books!) Diana Rowland’s Twitter Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0).  We’re also currently running a plug for Adventures in Scifi Publishing. That’s all, folks!  Thanks for listening.  See you next week.

Torture Cinema Polls

Torture Cinema Poll #6 Results

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To be honest, we’re actually (sort of) looking forward to re-watching this piece of crap for Halloween. Here’s to a funny, semi-drunk edition of Torture Cinema.  That’s right:  Jen and I are going to be drinking.  But the question is what…

The Skiffy and Fanty Show Podcasts

Episode 70 — An Interview w/ Lavie Tidhar (a.k.a. NYC P.I.)

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http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow5.7–AnInterviewWLavieTidhar/Sandf–Episode5.7–InterviewWLavieTidhar.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSLavie Tidhar, author of Osama, joins us for a long discussion about his book from PS Publishing, 9/11, terrorism, Osama Bin Laden, genre fiction, alternate history, and a whole lot of other things that would take too long to list.  Trust me when I say this episode is jam packed with serious discussion of things that matter to the Post-9/11 generation. Plus:  Osama is by far one of the best books we’ve read in a while! See the episode below.  We hope you enjoy it! Note:  If you have iTunes and like this show, please give us a review on our iTunes page, or feel free to email us with your thoughts about the show! Here’s the episode (show notes are below): (Note: the WordPress.com audio plugin isn’t working and I don’t have time to fix it. Clicking the link below should allow you to stream from the site, though. RSS subscribers will likely see the little audio thing.) Episode 70 — Download (MP3) Intro and Interview w/ Lavie Tidhar (0:00 – 55:06) Lavie Tidhar’s Website Lavie Tidhar’s Twitter Lavie Tidhar at Angry Robot Books Osama from PS Publishing The World SF Blog Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0). That’s all, folks!  Thanks for listening.  See you next week.

Question of the Week

? of the Week: What are the new gateway scifi/fantasy films?

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It’s about time we drag this segment up from the depths!  Every Friday, we will have a new ? of the Week feature.  And we want you to get involved! This week’s question as a fun one.  There are plenty of films we older folks remember from our youth.  They were the films that got us into SF/F, or helped foster a burgeoning interest.  But what are the new gateway flicks?  Which films would you give to your children to get them into SF/F?  Which would you suggest for those who want to get into the genre via film, but aren’t sure where to go? The comments are open.  Have at it!

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