Because if they're not in compliance with them they are in breach of contract and I get my rights back and they have nothing (or have a stack of books they can no longer sell). I had a foreign publisher who once tried to get around the terms of our contract. It didn't end well for them.

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WANTON SELF-PROMOTION FOLLOWS Hey! It's only TWO weeks until Monsters of Ohio comes out! Still time to pre-order from your favorite bookseller! And don't forget I'll be going on tour all around the US Midwest, and you can come see me! Dates/places at the link! whatever.scalzi.com/2026/09/17/a...

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This makes me feel my age more than the jet lag already does: #Foursquare founder @dens.nyc writes that the location-sharing platform he founded in 2009 is closing after its purchase by the adtech firm Infillion. Current and former employees got their equity zeroed out: "You all deserved better."

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"A few months ago, I was surprised to find myself using the term “beautiful hatred” to describe the nationwide revolt against datacenters, Flock cameras, AI, and tech corporations and the oligarchs (or broligarchs) they’ve spawned."

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Trump Drools Over Sen. Jon Husted’s Ass & Fayette County Candidate Gets Piss Drunk?

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