• Some people still don’t seem to realize that, recipients of massive advances (fourth item) aside, most of us choose to be writers because it would be unfair to inflict our faces on an unsuspecting world in the light of day. And now the man behind Meettheauthor.com is threatening the natural order of things. He goes around recording brief interviews with authors so that shoppers can watch video clips in bookstores before deciding whether to buy a book. (Thanks to CAAF for pointing out the initial, misdirected first link.)

• Maybe video games are good for you, and maybe they’re not, but Sony’s basing one on The Tale of Genji. (Via Return of the Reluctant.)

• Old computer manuals, books and magazines may be worth money. Like, tens of thousands of dollars. (Via Bookninja.)