Comments on: Frequently Asked Questions, Part 1 http://craphound.com/down/?p=263 Cory Doctorow's First Novel Tue, 16 Oct 2012 09:43:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: phédre http://craphound.com/down/?p=263&cpage=1#comment-54660 phédre Sat, 19 Feb 2011 01:25:32 +0000 http://craphound.com/down/?p=263#comment-54660 @ Brian McGroarty:

ROFL re when time began - it's the piece of the puzzle Einstein was missing! (presumably Amazon's programmers have since mastered the intricacies of converting UNIX time to human).

]]> By: esau http://craphound.com/down/?p=263&cpage=1#comment-48721 esau Sat, 20 Nov 2010 01:42:08 +0000 http://craphound.com/down/?p=263#comment-48721 What is the word count for Down and Out?

]]> By: Jim http://craphound.com/down/?p=263&cpage=1#comment-43641 Jim Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:17:23 +0000 http://craphound.com/down/?p=263#comment-43641 Hi Cory. Just finished Down & Out. Read it on the Stanza iPhone app (a surprisingly readable app once I'd inverted the colors). I have one etymology question. Where did the term "bitchun" come from? In my head I kept hearing a Jeff Spicoli voice going, "bitchin', duuude", which seemed wrong somehow...

I want my orbital space orgy, dammit!

]]> By: Tomi Astikainen http://craphound.com/down/?p=263&cpage=1#comment-43380 Tomi Astikainen Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:54:10 +0000 http://craphound.com/down/?p=263#comment-43380 Hey Cory,

I guess many of the comments are pointing to the same thing: readers and wannabe-authors alike would like to know the nuts and bolts of your approach. What steps did you take and in what order? What have you learned? How should one go about publishing a book both in print and online?

Two thumbs up!

PS. I'll drop you an email regarding "Mind your elephant".

]]> 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))

]]> 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?

]]> 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.

]]> 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

]]> 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)?

]]> 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?

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