Author: Clarisse Thorn
Details: (c) 2012 Clarisse Thorn; Self-published by the author
Verdict: Confessions of a Pickup Artist chaser introduces some interesting ideas and observations.
Reasons for reading it: I enjoy Thorn's blog, partly because I find her analytical but not academic approach to sex-positive feminism almost unique.
How it came into my hands: I decided I was willing to take the risk of buying a full-priced ebook that hasn't been professionally published, knowing I was getting a lightly edited compendium of blog posts, because I do want to support Thorn's endeavours. The book was initially sold for next to nothing on Amazon, but I decided I'd wait, and pay the full cover price at Smashwords, in order to get a DRM-free version in a convenient format. So I avoided supporting Amazon and also avoided the hassle of having to pretend to be American and then crack the DRM in order to format shift to something that would work on my reader. So it's true, I am willing to pay more for actually usable file formats!
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Details: (c) 2012 Clarisse Thorn; Self-published by the author
Verdict: Confessions of a Pickup Artist chaser introduces some interesting ideas and observations.
Reasons for reading it: I enjoy Thorn's blog, partly because I find her analytical but not academic approach to sex-positive feminism almost unique.
How it came into my hands: I decided I was willing to take the risk of buying a full-priced ebook that hasn't been professionally published, knowing I was getting a lightly edited compendium of blog posts, because I do want to support Thorn's endeavours. The book was initially sold for next to nothing on Amazon, but I decided I'd wait, and pay the full cover price at Smashwords, in order to get a DRM-free version in a convenient format. So I avoided supporting Amazon and also avoided the hassle of having to pretend to be American and then crack the DRM in order to format shift to something that would work on my reader. So it's true, I am willing to pay more for actually usable file formats!
( detailed review )
