Would you pay 99 cents to read Albom's graduation speech?

For your Kindle, less than a buck to read the speech he gave at his nephew's commencement.

Somewhere, Peter King is pissed.


http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/arts/la-et-quick18-2008jul18,0,2813594.story

 

I'd pay 99 cents to print it out, drop it on the ground and pee on it.

 

Ummmmm......


http://www.sportsjournalists.com/forum/threads/58783/


(like that one was getting by ME)

 

"Thank you for the manuscript, I shall lose no time in reading it."
-- Benjamin Disraeli's stock reply to authors who sent him unsolicited copies of their work

 

Let's back up a second there and answer the lead in question: Would you pay $359 for a black and white e-book reader?

 

You know, my first thought was, 'I can't believe slappy didn't get to this first.'

Then I argued with myself about whether this was actually a journalism topic, ie, bizarre ways to publish, and decided slappy would have a stroke if anyone called this journalism.

I am always thinking of my friends.

I would have liked to have been present when someone heard the speech and thought, 'Hmm, can we sell this? That whole 'Wear Sunscreen' deal got circulated around the globe to billions, for free. Free!! Even if you charged a buck, hell, charge 99 cents, you'd make a fortune! Give it to charity, we don't the money!'

 

Was he even there?