Comments on: Frequently Asked Questions, Part 1 http://craphound.com/down/?p=263 Cory Doctorow's First Novel Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:41:01 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: ALIVE http://craphound.com/down/?p=263&cpage=1#comment-42130 ALIVE Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:32:53 +0000 http://craphound.com/down/?p=263#comment-42130 Пробуйте, попытайтесь)) Пробуйте, попытайтесь))

]]> By: Debralee http://craphound.com/down/?p=263&cpage=1#comment-37155 Debralee Sun, 09 Nov 2008 17:00:38 +0000 http://craphound.com/down/?p=263#comment-37155 What was the inspiration to "Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom"? In the future we could do anything, how ever Cory has decided to use Disney World. Did the urban legend of Walt Disney's cryogenic freezing help inspire this book, and why did we not bring Disney back in the book? What was the inspiration to "Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom"? In the future we could do anything, how ever Cory has decided to use Disney World. Did the urban legend of Walt Disney's cryogenic freezing help inspire this book, and why did we not bring Disney back in the book?

]]> By: zro http://craphound.com/down/?p=263&cpage=1#comment-11118 zro Tue, 13 Feb 2007 05:57:17 +0000 http://craphound.com/down/?p=263#comment-11118 I'm still quite curious about the sales at this point. Comment 8 addresses this but is currently quite dated. In the years retrospect what have sales been like. Perhaps some tangible numbers would be available at this point? I address ideas of property rights and profit quite often and this would be another excellent example. I'm still quite curious about the sales at this point. Comment 8 addresses this but is currently quite dated. In the years retrospect what have sales been like. Perhaps some tangible numbers would be available at this point? I address ideas of property rights and profit quite often and this would be another excellent example.

]]> By: Mike Matthews http://craphound.com/down/?p=263&cpage=1#comment-3955 Mike Matthews Tue, 26 Sep 2006 04:58:54 +0000 http://craphound.com/down/?p=263#comment-3955 Joe: ad-hoc is a latin phrase meaning "for this [purpose]" check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hoc for more info. The cochlea is a part of the inner ear, that turns sound into nerve impulses. Whuffie is a term Cory made up, somewhat analogous to a currency based on reputation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whuffie Joe:
ad-hoc is a latin phrase meaning "for this [purpose]" check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hoc for more info.
The cochlea is a part of the inner ear, that turns sound into nerve impulses.
Whuffie is a term Cory made up, somewhat analogous to a currency based on reputation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whuffie

]]> By: Joe http://craphound.com/down/?p=263&cpage=1#comment-2675 Joe Sun, 30 Jul 2006 23:05:49 +0000 http://craphound.com/down/?p=263#comment-2675 Can someone explain the words that don't have a meaning in today's vocabulary? I mean, what is an ad-hoc? And a cochlea? And a Whuffie (definition, not origin)? Can someone explain the words that don't have a meaning in today's vocabulary? I mean, what is an ad-hoc? And a cochlea? And a Whuffie (definition, not origin)?

]]> By: VeeJay http://craphound.com/down/?p=263&cpage=1#comment-1757 VeeJay Thu, 22 Jun 2006 05:57:29 +0000 http://craphound.com/down/?p=263#comment-1757 Isn't it true that 'Down and Out' was 1st pubbed online, and only afterwards picked up by a dead-tree publisher? Or is that just a rumor? Isn't it true that 'Down and Out' was 1st pubbed online, and only afterwards picked up by a dead-tree publisher? Or is that just a rumor?

]]> By: Cory Doctorow http://craphound.com/down/?p=263&cpage=1#comment-343 Cory Doctorow Sat, 11 Oct 2003 04:59:36 +0000 http://craphound.com/down/?p=263#comment-343 I spect they might -- I've never asked! I spect they might -- I've never asked!

]]> By: Colin http://craphound.com/down/?p=263&cpage=1#comment-342 Colin Sat, 11 Oct 2003 02:02:05 +0000 http://craphound.com/down/?p=263#comment-342 I'm curious, I know you don't have a tip jar, but would your publisher allow you to have one? I'm curious, I know you don't have a tip jar, but would your publisher allow you to have one?

]]> By: Alfvaen http://craphound.com/down/?p=263&cpage=1#comment-341 Alfvaen Fri, 30 May 2003 10:13:49 +0000 http://craphound.com/down/?p=263#comment-341 Funny, when I was backforming "Whuffie" in my head, I kept coming up with acronyms: WFI or WFE. "World Favourites Index", for instance. Or "Well-Favouredness Index". Nothing satisfactory yet, though. It bothered me vaguely that the term's origin was non-obvious and yet never ever alluded to in the book. To find out it's a high-school in-joke is a bit of a disappointment. Funny, when I was backforming "Whuffie" in my head, I kept coming up with acronyms: WFI or WFE. "World Favourites Index", for instance. Or "Well-Favouredness Index". Nothing satisfactory yet, though. It bothered me vaguely that the term's origin was non-obvious and yet never ever alluded to in the book. To find out it's a high-school in-joke is a bit of a disappointment.

]]> By: Cory Doctorow http://craphound.com/down/?p=263&cpage=1#comment-340 Cory Doctorow Sat, 22 Mar 2003 20:59:57 +0000 http://craphound.com/down/?p=263#comment-340 Publishing is *really slow*, so it takes about a year to find out how a book really sells (publishers don't sell books to stores and distributors -- they consign them, so until the returns come back, all you know is how well the book has shipped, not how well it sold). That said, all signs -- Booksense rank, Amazon rank, copies shipped -- point to this book selling fantastically well. Publishing is *really slow*, so it takes about a year to find out how a book really sells (publishers don't sell books to stores and distributors -- they consign them, so until the returns come back, all you know is how well the book has shipped, not how well it sold).

That said, all signs -- Booksense rank, Amazon rank, copies shipped -- point to this book selling fantastically well.

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