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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Margaret Atwood ALIAS GRACE, 1st ed, Signed, F/F US $20.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Thursday Aug-28-2008 19:04:00 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
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Margaret Atwood SIGNED Franklin ROBBER BRIDE Rare NR! US $38.95 (0 Bid) End Date: Thursday Aug-28-2008 19:20:20 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
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Margaret Atwood SIGNED The Robber Bride 1st Ed w/extras US $39.90 (0 Bid) End Date: Sunday Aug-31-2008 17:00:00 PDT Bid now | Add to watch list |
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Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood 1st/1st Signed US $10.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Monday Sep-01-2008 13:32:57 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 Sep-02-2008 19:39:38 PDT Bid now | Buy it now | Add to watch list |
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