Great interview with Ursula K. LeGuin

[thewayne]

Thanks for posting this, Alex! I love her comments on Amazon, of course, she has an advantage with living in Portland of having direct access to Powells. Still, I haven't bought a book from Amazon since their various attempts at bullying began.

She has to be one of the few remaining second generation Grandmasters of Science Fiction.

http://news.streetroots.org/2014/08/14/otherworldly-and-utterly-portland-ursula-k-le-guin

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[porsupah.livejournal.com]

Oh, so well worth reading that. ^_^

But really, corporate bullying's nothing new - Borders and Barnes & Noble were strong-arming publishers back in their heyday, and the labels and studios have long given creators the short end of the stick, with legendarily creative accounting departments that can turn even the biggest blockbuster into a tax liability incurring minimal royalties due.

Really dug her time up the mountain - such an inspiring sounding trio!

I'm a little surprised she wasn't marginally more optimistic for writers' futures, although arguably, artists have a somewhat easier time there, though every field of creative work is under great duress, with the current mindset on the web so often being It Must Be Free. Fine, but that means the creator's getting nothing too. On the upside, of course, it's never been easier to find an audience, with no huge publisher barring the way.