Signed By Author

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.

SIGNED MARGARET ATWOOD Bird Hatching Alphabet $74.99 Time Remaining: 4h 58m Buy It Now for only: $74.99 Buy It Now

Margaret Atwood BLUEBEARDS EGG 1st UK ed f f SIGNED low opening bid $24.95 Time Remaining: 9h 48m Bid now

CATS EYE Margaret Atwood Stated 1st SIGNED $19.50 Time Remaining: 12h 1m Buy It Now for only: $19.50 Buy It Now

Atwood Margaret Second Words Signed First Edition $49.95 Time Remaining: 13h 11m Bid now

The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood SIGNED $39.00 Time Remaining: 16h 6m Bid now

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