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Re: Accelerando (2005)

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Post by cstross »

shadowofneptune wrote: post #79
cstross wrote: post #63

/me: waves Be aware that this novel is a cautionary tale, not some kind of technological utopia. And for a contrarian take, I co-wrote another novel with Cory Doctorow, "The Rapture of the Nerds", which is also a free download here: https://craphound.com/rotn/download/ (I'm currently working on another singularity-themed SF novel, this time a far future space opera, but there's no ETA to publication—it won't be ready…

What is the best way to compensate you for this wonderful book I stumbled upon here? I do not know how much authors actually get for books after the initial printings.

Buy a paper copy of it and give it to a friend who hasn't read it?

Or buy one of my other books that you haven't read yet.

(The keyword here is "buy". I get a percentage of the cover price. Hardcovers or ebooks pay a higher proportion of the net receipts than paperbacks. And smaller bookshops pay better than Amazon or Barnes & Noble, both of whom arm-wrestle publishers for huge wholesale discounts.)

Re: Accelerando (2005)

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Post by BLKNSLVR »

BLKNSLVR wrote: post #34

Upon frequent recommendations via HN, I found a copy in a second hand shop whilst on holiday in Perth. Once I'm done with Permutation City (by Greg Egan - who, conincidentally is from WA) Accelerando is top of the reading list.

Addendum, for any fans of Greg Egan that didn't know this existed: http://gregegan.net

Re: Accelerando (2005)

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cstross wrote: post #81
shadowofneptune wrote: post #79

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What is the best way to compensate you for this wonderful book I stumbled upon here? I do not know how much authors actually get for books after the initial printings.

Buy a paper copy of it and give it to a friend who hasn't read it? Or buy one of my other books that you haven't read yet. (The keyword here is "buy". I get a percentage of the cover price. Hardcovers or ebooks pay a higher proportion of the net receipts than paperbacks. And smaller bookshops pay better than Amazon or Barnes & Noble, both of whom arm-wrestle publishers for huge wholesale discounts.)

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Re: Accelerando (2005)

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Post by shadowofneptune »

cstross wrote: post #81
shadowofneptune wrote: post #79

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What is the best way to compensate you for this wonderful book I stumbled upon here? I do not know how much authors actually get for books after the initial printings.

Buy a paper copy of it and give it to a friend who hasn't read it? Or buy one of my other books that you haven't read yet. (The keyword here is "buy". I get a percentage of the cover price. Hardcovers or ebooks pay a higher proportion of the net receipts than paperbacks. And smaller bookshops pay better than Amazon or Barnes & Noble, both of whom arm-wrestle publishers for huge wholesale discounts.)

I see also that you've written on your website about why there's no 'tip jar.' Thank you.

Re: Accelerando (2005)

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Post by rakejake »

HyperSane wrote: post #78
gpderetta wrote: post #58

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Is Greg Egan even his name? Does anybody have met him IRL? edit: also his short stories are excellent.

He could be several different people for all anyone really knows.

No. Having read a lot of his work, I'm confident it is one person.

Re: Accelerando (2005)

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Post by annadiru »

pfdietz wrote: post #31
annadiru wrote: post #25

There is so much to love about this book. I read it twice, back to back. It's probably one of the more concept-dense books you'll read from the period, but unlike lots of scifi lit stross wrote a very solid story that's worth reading in it's own right. Another good book by Stross that doesn't get much love is Saturn's Children. it has the same inventivness and story-telling prowess. the most outrageous elements of th…

How did you like the sequel?

I havent managed to get my hands on the sequel =(

Re: Accelerando (2005)

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Post by Firmwarrior »

Mistletoe wrote: post #62
joe-collins wrote: post #26

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> Some of you might assume that, as the author of books like "Singularity Sky" and "Accelerando", I attribute this to an impending technological singularity, to our development of self-improving artificial intelligence and mind uploading and the whole wish-list of transhumanist aspirations promoted by the likes of Ray Kurzweil. Unfortunately this isn't the case. I think transhumanism is a warmed-over Christian heresy…

Second reference to Roko’s Basilisk I’ve discovered today. Fair to say the AI wants me to learn this today. Let’s see if my life becomes superintelligence AI torture from this point on. I’ll do everything I can to prevent it from being created, if so. :D

The trick to avoiding AI turning your life into a living hell is to just stay off Twitter, TikTok, and most of Reddit
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