tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post6266853592682253331..comments2024-03-27T14:50:47.345-04:00Comments on <center>Sandwalk</center>: I finished my book!Larry Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05756598746605455848noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-8615680145375352882023-04-15T23:55:43.447-04:002023-04-15T23:55:43.447-04:00Would love to discuss your book on our podcast. Al...Would love to discuss your book on our podcast. Always happy to help a fellow Canadian. Email me please at Leftatvalley@outlook.com. Let's talk- ThanksAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705157969024637507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-68771511846432297792023-02-24T18:40:29.734-05:002023-02-24T18:40:29.734-05:00Your book is finally available for preorder on Ama...Your book is finally available for preorder on Amazon.com.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04453561247051110648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-56661640783514138982023-02-15T18:41:05.593-05:002023-02-15T18:41:05.593-05:00"You can share them with friends/colleagues....."You can share them with friends/colleagues...." You can lend electronic books to friends/colleagues now, but I believe it's on a time-limited basis, not very satisfactory for a book like this.judmarchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03111006189037693272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-91523374589961079692023-02-15T18:38:39.507-05:002023-02-15T18:38:39.507-05:00Oh now, Dr. Moran, can't you append an electro...Oh now, Dr. Moran, can't you append an electronic signature to my electronic copy? ;-)judmarchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03111006189037693272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-10310184329947906782023-02-14T01:38:09.455-05:002023-02-14T01:38:09.455-05:00Some advantages of real books: You can share them ...Some advantages of real books: You can share them with friends/colleagues and/or donate them to your library, the medium is stable for ages and you will not experience any compatibility issues.The poor searchability provided by the index may be considered disadvantageous, though.SPARChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09563722742249547887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-66963677148604849222023-02-13T06:53:04.546-05:002023-02-13T06:53:04.546-05:00Larry, thanks for your reply.
I own a KOBO ebook ...Larry, thanks for your reply.<br /><br />I own a KOBO ebook reader now for some 10 years and have over 100 books on it. All in the same old reader. Free software updates on a regular basis. Perfect. I have experienced that ebooks lower the threshold of buying a book. eBooks are cheaper nowadays, sometimes good books for ridiculous low prices! It certainly makes it easy just trying a book you know in advance you won't read from begin to end.<br />The only disadvantage is that KOBO ereaders have no color, but is circumvented by reading your books in the browser (recent new feature added by KOBO).<br />On recent exception: Evolution 5th ed. Futuyma, Kirkpatrick (2023) hardback...<br />gert korthofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176669976311883850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-35664465240800846042023-02-13T04:33:53.060-05:002023-02-13T04:33:53.060-05:00I am a mathematician. Kindle displays inline maths...I am a mathematician. Kindle displays inline maths formulas very badly, and I have regretted buying books in digital form for this reason. The problem of displaying maths on computer screens was solved in 1986.<br /><br />I will probably buy your book, with no strong preference for format, but I avoid Amazon.<br /><br /><br /><br />Graham Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212540504498321504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-25551027346443532512023-02-12T19:05:21.789-05:002023-02-12T19:05:21.789-05:00@Hemidactylus
There will be an electronic version...@Hemidactylus<br /><br />There will be an electronic version of the book but there's no need to insult those of us who prefer print versions of our books. I realize that this is the 21st century but that doesn't mean we all have to keep our reference books in the cloud instead of on our bookshelves. <br /><br />There are some very good reasons to buy print versions. For one thing, they are the only copies that I will sign! :-)Larry Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05756598746605455848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-21890344962151665322023-02-12T18:40:23.949-05:002023-02-12T18:40:23.949-05:00As a regular reader who loves the blog, I think yo...As a regular reader who loves the blog, I think you should offer and push for epub and/or kindle versions. I rarely buy print anything anymore. I would probably buy the print version if it’s the only choice, but digital copies broaden the audience. I would purchase the digital copy. Please! It’s the 21st century.Hemidactylusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-62198577843584661352023-02-12T16:20:54.900-05:002023-02-12T16:20:54.900-05:00Does a similar quantitative measure of junk in the...Does a similar quantitative measure of junk in the genome exist for animals with a very short generation time? Could one then decisively show that putative junk really is junk by breeding generations with those genes "knocked out"?Warren Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06591039769610420106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-81566107354603332132023-02-12T15:53:07.510-05:002023-02-12T15:53:07.510-05:00@gert korthof
There's no official "peer ...@gert korthof<br /><br />There's no official "peer review" like you see in scientific journals or in textbooks but the publisher does send the manuscript out for review and bases its decision on whether to go ahead on those reviews and how I respond. <br /><br />I also sent the manuscript to several colleagues for comment but most of them didn't read the manuscript. Some colleagues were very helpful. Larry Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05756598746605455848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-35887800753005337532023-02-12T14:33:37.058-05:002023-02-12T14:33:37.058-05:00Great new Larry - congratulations. I know that'...Great new Larry - congratulations. I know that's been a long slog!Justin Nodwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16765779768124741571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-23692130214718101422023-02-12T13:14:01.553-05:002023-02-12T13:14:01.553-05:00Will definitely purchase your book. Most say 50%; ...Will definitely purchase your book. Most say 50%; Shubin says 75%. But 90%? Can't wait. Jon Petershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14462363661806800295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-67904103820409495522023-02-12T06:38:55.474-05:002023-02-12T06:38:55.474-05:00Larry, I never published a book myself, my questio...Larry, I never published a book myself, my question is: when preparing an one-author book for publication, is there peer review involved like the peer-review at scientific journals? Or did you send chapters to colleagues for comments or help? gert korthofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176669976311883850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-31802179378141705622023-02-12T00:12:10.888-05:002023-02-12T00:12:10.888-05:00I expect she won't be the one asked to review ...I expect she won't be the one asked to review it.John Harshmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04478895397136729867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-12105293462757835522023-02-11T11:15:32.055-05:002023-02-11T11:15:32.055-05:00@John Harshman
I'm pretty sure Elisabeth Penn...@John Harshman<br /><br />I'm pretty sure Elisabeth Pennisi won't touch it. :-)<br /><br />She doesn't get a lot of praise in my book. Larry Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05756598746605455848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-69086657518164817452023-02-11T00:23:13.987-05:002023-02-11T00:23:13.987-05:00I sure hope this gets a major review in Science, w...I sure hope this gets a major review in Science, which might bring it to the attention of some of the "no junk" molecular biologists.John Harshmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04478895397136729867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-35986927792583703382023-02-10T21:36:09.110-05:002023-02-10T21:36:09.110-05:00Good luck Larry. I'm looking forward to readin...Good luck Larry. I'm looking forward to reading the book.apalazzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06077383161556651420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-77713983516983114532023-02-10T17:26:12.809-05:002023-02-10T17:26:12.809-05:00Congratulations. Congratulations. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-3058374235882161642023-02-10T17:18:13.100-05:002023-02-10T17:18:13.100-05:00"This included several copy edit changes that..."This included several copy edit changes that I had missed on two previous passes (e.g. "cyIne" instead of "cytosine.") That's very scary—I wonder how many others we've missed?"<br /><br />It's not for no reason they say the best way to find a typo is publish. Second best is show the slide to your class.Karen Dnoreply@blogger.com