MetaFilter posts tagged with borders

Borders self-publishing and in-store distribution service

stbalbach — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:43:43 -0800

Borders and Lulu.com have teamed up to create Border's Lifestyle, a new service allowing anyone to design and publish their own book and have it distributed through Borders stores, even including your own book tour and in-store readings. Is it, according to Ben Vershbow of if:book, "bringing vanity publishing to a whole new level of fantasy role-playing,"¹ or a real innovation in book distribution, bypassing the professional gatekeepers? If one reads Vershbow's piece (along with the many excellent comments therein with lots of great links), he is not actually saying it's vanity publishing, although it can be, the dialectic between traditional publishing and this new form inevitably brings up the comparison.

Middle East Geography Remix

Falconetti — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 18:26:50 -0800

What would the Middle East look like if there was a just realignment of its international borders? Ralph Peters, writing for the Armed Forces Journal, performed such a Gedankenexperiment. The before and the after.

The Minute Man Project

j.p. Hung — Thu, 24 Mar 2005 11:05:20 -0800

For 30 days, we're going to shut down that illegal alien smuggling alley Ok, probably not; but when the War on Terror™ doesn't seem to include our own borders, what else is a citizen to do? The President has this take: "I'm against vigilantes in the United States of America," Mr. Bush said at a joint press conference. "I'm for enforcing the law in a rational way." Is the Minute Man project irrational? When the government refuses to put troops on the borders or even beef up the current border patrol, what are the available options?

The Southern Danger

The Jesse Helms — Tue, 29 Apr 2003 12:08:44 -0800

The Government is acting quickly. Quickly, to stem the deluge of Mexican terrorists.

cell divide — Mon, 04 Feb 2002 14:20:43 -0800

Cybracero: Wave of the future . No longer will immigrants have to cross borders to do manual labor thanks to this visionary and exciting technology. Telerobotics mean that manual labor from 3rd world countries can now do their work from home! Check out the video and technology pages for examples of how this revolutionary idea will change the world!

stbalbach — Fri, 13 Jul 2001 06:06:20 -0800

At its heart, the battle is a border dispute. Virgina poses a threat to Marylands border integrity. It is "..the first skirmish in a much larger battle."

NortonDC — Mon, 25 Jun 2001 19:49:33 -0800

Chain bookstores are the book lover's best friend. A compelling and detailed argument that the national bookstores are the best thing to happen to authors, publishers and readers in the last 20 years. Shamelessly lifted from Jorn.

mathowie — Mon, 16 Apr 2001 20:00:59 -0800

The American Bookseller's Association is taking on the big guys. The trial pits indie bookshops and sellers versus evil corporate behemoths Barnes & Noble and Borders, arguing the big chains get wholesale deal the little guys don't. Does the ABA have any chance in hell of winning?

Brilliantcrank — Tue, 10 Apr 2001 18:34:50 -0800

Borders outsources online sales to Amazon.com The alliance, scheduled to be announced at a press conference in New York, is expected to involve Amazon effectively taking over the online operations of Borders, according to people familiar with the matter. Borders is expected to effectively exit from the online book-selling business, these people said. Further terms of the alliance couldn’t be learned, though Amazon is expected to receive promotion from Borders through its chain of off-line book stores.

dominic — Thu, 26 Oct 2000 22:12:22 -0800

Canada Denies Eminem Entrance. I'm sorry if it's already been posted, i've been out of the loop.