http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/at_last_your_chance_to_support_tao_lin Author Tao Lin, who everybody on Slog absolutely loves, is selling shares in his next novel. The $2,000 shares will earn a 10% stake in whatever royalties, movie rights, and reprints the book earns for the rest of the investors' lives. Tao admits that he hopes publicity generated by his innovative money-raising strategy will itself boost sales of the book, but he also says that being publicly owned – at least in a professional sense - would boost his motivation. “People who buy shares will actually help me focus more on the novel,” he wrote on his blog. (Thanks to... Copyright 2008 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:00:00 -0800 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:56:37 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Tao Lin is Chinese for Sherman Alexie.

]]> michael strangeways http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/at_last_your_chance_to_support_tao_lin#c1093266 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/at_last_your_chance_to_support_tao_lin#c1093266 Books Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:41:35 -0800 Oh, please, like I need to support yet another narcissistic man? I'd wipe my butt (front to back natch) with the $2,000 before I'd give it to him.

]]> PopTart http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/at_last_your_chance_to_support_tao_lin#c1093287 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/at_last_your_chance_to_support_tao_lin#c1093287 Books Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:55:57 -0800 People still read books by unknown authors?

]]> Holdout http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/at_last_your_chance_to_support_tao_lin#c1093288 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/at_last_your_chance_to_support_tao_lin#c1093288 Books Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:56:00 -0800 paul bobby, where is slog happy gonna be? please please tell me now!

]]> scary tyler moore http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/at_last_your_chance_to_support_tao_lin#c1093328 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/at_last_your_chance_to_support_tao_lin#c1093328 Books Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:23:53 -0800 yes

]]> jan http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/at_last_your_chance_to_support_tao_lin#c1093428 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/at_last_your_chance_to_support_tao_lin#c1093428 Books Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:41:13 -0800 a forum for shit-talking has been created

]]> tao http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/at_last_your_chance_to_support_tao_lin#c1093448 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/at_last_your_chance_to_support_tao_lin#c1093448 Books Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:51:59 -0800 How much money do I have to pay for him to fuck off?

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/at_last_your_chance_to_support_tao_lin#c1093511 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/at_last_your_chance_to_support_tao_lin#c1093511 Books Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:41:10 -0800 I think we should help out by hijacking the registration, stealing some of the shares, and giving them to homeless people.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/at_last_your_chance_to_support_tao_lin#c1093532 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/at_last_your_chance_to_support_tao_lin#c1093532 Books Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:56:20 -0800 uh, dude, we just don't care enough to rag on you. You're not worth the energy.

]]> michael strangeways http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/at_last_your_chance_to_support_tao_lin#c1093558 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/at_last_your_chance_to_support_tao_lin#c1093558 Books Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:18:39 -0800 This is being shit talked all the way to top. Check out the thread at NY Times freakonimics.

]]> skateloaf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/at_last_your_chance_to_support_tao_lin#c1093730 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/at_last_your_chance_to_support_tao_lin#c1093730 Books Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:58:44 -0800 Tao Lin drew me a fish on a napkin and sent it back with his w-9. I like anyone who takes the time to make my life more interesting. :) I still have the napkin taped to my wall.

]]> Nay http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/at_last_your_chance_to_support_tao_lin#c1094132 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/at_last_your_chance_to_support_tao_lin#c1094132 Books Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:56:37 -0800