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No, it's likely to be different legitimate print runs. Sometimes the same paper is unavailable, sometimes a book moves to a different manufacturing method based on demand (e.g., of…

I understand that it's voluntary, but the company has literally followed its employee into the bedroom, via remote sensor. It's easy to see how that might be unsettling to some, ev…

For every "literally" there's a "really." http://www.slate.com/articles/life/the_good_word/2005/11/the... http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/002611.h...

It's just bad writing. It muddies their actual meaning, and an unfortunate metaphor that gets in the way--does more to confuse than illuminate. These guys are onto something big, b…

No. Those numbers above are ill-informed. But yes, the average print costs for a single-color book per unit are in the 2-4 dollar range (that is, manufacturing alone, no design, ma…

Thanks, pretty interesting to see that. I wonder how Matt feels about getting feedback in this way, apart from the open licensing. So many of the comments seem superficial (somethi…

This move to re-sell the archives is really surprising -- I can certainly tell you that Scribd doesn't make much money selling electronic documents (i.e., ebooks) right now. The co…

This endeavor relies on a healthy ecosystem of news. This product is a recommendation system, a glorified web browser--not a newspaper. And it's insane to think that destroying the…

I don't find these comments entirely fair. Sure, the Register brings a tabloid voice to tech journalism. So do lots of media outlets and blogs. Can you guys point to past journalis…

Agreed. But perhaps looking at Tim's business partners is useful in understanding the context of the disavowal. In my mind, I speculate on two situations, not mutually exclusive. (…