I hope that my sincere apologies (and just-as-sincere admiration) for Sidney Harris will keep me from being sued for copyright infringement. Then again, I’m not sure you can copyright a phrase. Oh well.
About the author
Sarah Jamila Stevenson is a writer, artist, editor, graphic designer, proofreader, and localization QA tester, so she wears a teetering pile of hats. On any given day, she is very tired. She is the author of the middle grade graphic novel Alexis vs. Summer Vacation, and three YA novels, including the award-winning The Latte Rebellion.Comments
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Poster, please? I need this for my office!
I saw your wonderful illustration right after reading “A Book is a Book…” on Life as I Know It
http://scruffynerf.wordpress.com/2007/08/16/a-book-is-a-book-is-a-book-or-is-it/
What are your thoughts on the nature of a “book”?
I’m not a fiction writer, but I have a feeling that “miracle” occurring is a long, crazy-making process for you writers! Great ‘toon. Thanks!
You know, I read this thing about the nature of the book — I believe that from the writer’s perspective, the copyrighted text is their book, regardless of format.
The real question here seems to be what or who determines the meaning of a word: authors or publishing /marketing? Many authors I know have tried to protect by copyright their eBooks… it’s not yet possible, as publishers and agents tend to work in a bloc; no one else is doing it, so individual authors concerned about their electronic rights in the future just have to wait.
Interesting discussion, Diane.