Douglas Preston received some very bad reactions after he posted confrontational notes to Amazon customers, with inaccurate information about publishing processes in them.
Whatever he perceived as "attacks" are a direct result of things he said and the way he said them. They were not helpful to his or his publisher's situation.
Outside of that, I hear he's a good writer, but next time he might want to hire a PR person to write his forum material.
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The actual web-combo pricing
I just tweeted you a reply but you may not check those. This was what I sent:
"@marcuscarab NYTweb+mobile =$192/yr. NYTweb+(iPad or Kindle) =$240/yr. Less-$ than print still. ? http://bit.ly/kwnytwall "
Well, I do have more space here so it's:
1. NYT web + mobile phones = $15 every 4 wks (not a month)
I used $16/mo. then. Total $192/yr.
2. NYT web + iPad OR Kindle = $20 per month = $240/yr.
3. Only if you wanted NYT web AND a variety of devices would it cost $35/mo.
So you and Mike should probably feel better about it...
He was "attacked" ?
Douglas Preston received some very bad reactions after he posted confrontational notes to Amazon customers, with inaccurate information about publishing processes in them.
Whatever he perceived as "attacks" are a direct result of things he said and the way he said them. They were not helpful to his or his publisher's situation.
Outside of that, I hear he's a good writer, but next time he might want to hire a PR person to write his forum material.