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At the heart of it all, I’m a fan. A fan of books and bookstores. A fan of fiction and non-fiction. A fan of authors and publishers. And most of all I’m a fan of great conversations sparked by books. All that to say - I really need more bookshelves.

War and New Piece

Every year, Tolstoy’s War and Peace makes it as one of the top-ten best novels every written. So what does publisher Harper Collins want to do to honor this distinction? Put the 1500 page classic on a diet and change the ending, of course!

That’s right, the new edition coming out this year will be half as long and characters who were previously killed will live and others that lived will die. Why?

Harper Collins says…

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That’s too bad

Posting has officiallly ceased over at Tech Ramblings for the Rare Bookk Trade.

Apparently the uncontrolled exposure was too much for the “higher-ups” to have to think about. It’s a shame as I always enjoy reading posts by someone so much smarter than myself. Maybe the “boss” will realize the value their blogger has and bring it in-house.

Here’s hoping for the future!