Book Collecting & Signed By Author debs on 17 Dec 2007 09:31 am
Signed by author…long distance!
There’s a fascinating article in the New York Times on line edition this morning about a revolutionary device which may turn the collection of signed books on its head! It talks about a device called LongPen which Margaret Atwood, the Canadian novelist, devised in 2004 so that she could sign books with a touchpad in her home, which in turn conveyed her handwriting to an autopen in a distant bookstore. You can read the full story by following the link below…
A Book Signing With the Author a World Away
By JOANNE KAUFMAN
Published: December 17, 2007
With his recent conviction and sentencing, the media baron and author Conrad M. Black has turned to a device called the LongPen to help him hold book signings from afar.
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Atwood, Margaret ALIAS GRACE Signed HCDJ CDN 1st NF US $24.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Monday Jul-28-2008 17:41:10 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
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Margaret Atwood THE HANDMAIDS TALE 1st ed, SIGNED US $64.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Monday Jul-28-2008 19:19:44 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
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Margaret Atwood SIGNED Moral Disorder 1st Ed + BONUS US $44.99 (0 Bid) End Date: Tuesday Jul-29-2008 19:41:19 PDT Bid now | Buy it now | Add to watch list |
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Margaret Atwood The Handmaid's Tale 1st Ed HB/DJ SIGNED US $9.95 (1 Bid) End Date: Wednesday Jul-30-2008 18:16:29 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
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Margaret Atwood Life Before Man 1st Ed HB/DJ SIGNED US $9.95 (0 Bid) End Date: Wednesday Jul-30-2008 18:16:31 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
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