Mike Canex

If you're talking about an eInk device, you'll be in a world of pain if you want worthwhile PDFs, which are generally non-reflowable. I've done a big list of such PDFs for iPad (and other tablet) owners here: PDFs For Free http://mikecanex.wordpress.com/2012/03/22/pdfs-for-free/ Your best bet is to stick with ePub on eInk.

Classic blog spam. http://mikecanex.wordpress.com/2012/06/15/nook-touch-hacked-to-be-a-cl…

I've read his blog posts on the subject. I've also read plenty of other posts that explain why his advice is terrible: self-publishing works for him because he already has a huge fan base, which he established while working through the traditional publishers. The following post, written by an outspoken proponent of e-books, deconstructs Konrath pretty thoroughly: http://mikecanex.wordpress.com/2010/12/29/joe-konrath-needs-to-shut-th… Key passage (original emphasis): 1) He has had books in print 2) He was not a total unknown 3) He busted his ass on the Net for years to get better known But many, many people are out there doing number 3 and getting nowhere. So for him to tout his New Religion while ignoring 1 and 2 is like those experiments Cory Doctorow periodically engages in, where he wants people to forget who he is, as if he’s starting from scratch, but while still using his well-known Cory Doctorow name. And that’s why I will always say Konrath’s name with an emphasis on con. Because unless you out there have numbers 1 and 2 and also 3 going for you, there is no damn way in hell you are going to even come close to the alleged number of sales Konrath brags about (over and over and over again…).

Yes. Steve Jobs responding to a question about OpenDoc in 1997: > You’ve got to start with the customer experience and work backwards to the technology. https://mikecanex.wordpress.com/2011/06/08/wwdc-1997-video-steve-jobs-…

It's an expected side-effect when a nation decides to no longer do business as usual. Something to keep in mind when our "friends" get their ass in another jam. https://mikecanex.wordpress.com/2012/12/26/1922-why-i-quit-being-so-ac…

This reminds me of the 1922 article Why I Quit Being So Accommodating [1] with previous HN discussion [2]. [1] https://mikecanex.wordpress.com/2012/12/26/1922-why-i-quit-being-so-ac… [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4969041

The blog header is Diogenes, the Cynic (by an unkonwn artist) [1]. This suggests a possible misunderstanding of historical personalities. I believe Τimon, the Misanthrope, is the role model the author was really looking for: According to Lucian, Timon was the wealthy son of Echecratides who lavished his money on flattering friends. When his funds ran out, the friends deserted him and Timon was reduced to working in the fields. One day, he found a pot of gold and soon his fair-weather friends were back. This time, he drove them away with dirt clods. [2] I'm not being facetious: Diogenes, besides being a sarcastic old codger for which he is mostly famous, also displayed a complete lack of interest for his own person, so not quite the blazing firebrand of, the er, enlightened self-interest promulgated in the OP. ___________ [1] https://mikecanex.wordpress.com/2013/01/01/new-year-new-header/ [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timon_of_Athens_(person)