On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 6:30 AM, John Gulick <john_gulick at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> Chuck Grimes writes:
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> This is your next gig, the death of public radio. Just lay it out like you
> know
> how to do, and make it a book.
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> John Gulick says:
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> A book? One of those quaint dead tree things? Who reads those? The only
> reason to write a book is if you're an academic seeking tenure. And, of
> course, no one will read that, either -- not even your peers, although
> they'll pretend to, because they have to cite books in the articles they
> write to get tenure. Once tenure is secured, you can write a book about the
> death of literature -- of course, no one will read it. But at least it's
> something to do other than attending boring faculty meetings, and telling
> students to stop tweeting about celebrity porn websites while you're
> attempting to lecture to them...
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