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Inside: The good news is that Penguin Random House can't buy all the other publishers; and more!

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Hey #DC! There's a *very special* invite-only book party for "Chokepoint Capitalism" on Nov 17 and while it's not a public event, there's a limited number of spaces I can distribute on a first come/first serve basis. If you'd like to come, email [e-mail]! 2/

This Thu (11/10), I'll be in #Edinburgh for the #RadicalBookFair:
lighthousebookshop.com/events/chokepo…

On Sat (11/12), I'm at @WaterstonesOxf:
eventbrite.co.uk/e/chokepoint-c…

Sun (11/13), I'm presenting at @AaronSwartzDay:
eventbrite.com/e/aaron-swartz… 3/

The good news is that Penguin Random House can't buy all the other publishers: Now for the bad news.

https://twitter.com/doctorow/status/1589573716912082945

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Hey look at this

* The NKVD choir (yes, that NKVD) sings "Let My People Go" (h/t Gregory Charkin)

* Everything is a Remix Part 3 (2021), by @remixeverything

* 5G Hype Simply Didn’t Deliver techdirt.com/2022/11/01/5g-… 5/

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#15yrsago @GreatDismal: The Rolling Stone interview web.archive.org/web/2007110910…

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#10yrsago Canada gets a huge raft of user-rights in copyright web.archive.org/web/2012110914…

#10yrsago Donald Trump calls for revolutionary overthrow of American government wilwheaton.tumblr.com/post/351856416… 7/

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#5yrsago Orange County Deputy Michael Higgins loses immunity for emptying his gun into motionless man, then head-stomping him techdirt.com/2017/11/06/cop… 10/

#5yrsago All Those Explosions Were Someone Else’s Fault: supers and the undead battle for the world’s soul memex.craphound.com/2017/11/07/all… 11/

Tuesday's threads: "When Franny Stands Up," @EdenRobins' debut novel; and more!

https://twitter.com/doctorow/status/1587347702404243457

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My latest book is Chokepoint Capitalism (with @rgibli), nonfiction about monopoly and fairness in creative labor markets.

chokepointcapitalism.com

Signed copies available from @BookSoup:

booksoup.com/book/978080700… 13/

My latest novel is Attack Surface, a sequel to my bestselling Little Brother books, now in paperback, wherever books are sold.

Signed copies at @darkdel:

darkdel.com/store/p1840/Co… 14/

My ebooks and audiobooks (from @torbooks, @HoZ_Books, @mcsweeneys, @beaconPressBks et al) are for sale all over the net, but I sell 'em too, and when you buy 'em from me, I earn twice as much and you get books with no DRM and no license "agreements."

craphound.com/shop/ 15/

Upcoming appearances:

* #RadicalBookFair/@Lighthousebks (Edinburgh), 11/10
lighthousebookshop.com/events/chokepo…

* Chokepoint Capitalism at @WaterstonesOxf, Nov 12:
eventbrite.co.uk/e/chokepoint-c…

* @AaronSwartzDay and International Hackathon, Nov 13:
eventbrite.com/e/aaron-swartz… 16/

Upcoming appearances (cont'd):

* Arthur C Clarke Award (DC), 11/16
clarkefoundation.org/2022-awards-ev…

* Chokepoint Capitalism at @ThePeale Museum (Baltimore), 11/18:
thepeale.org/event/book-tal…

* Big Ideas Live (London), 11/19
news.sky.com/bigideaslive 17/

Upcoming appearances (cont'd):

* Conversation with @Superwuster, #Informed22/@knightfdn (Miami), 11/30:
informed22.interkinnect.com 18/

Recent appearances:

* @PitchforkEcon
pitchforkeconomics.com/episode/chokep…

* Why Patients Should Hack Med Tech (@Defcon 30)


* Literary Life with Mitchell Kaplan (@Lithub)
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