<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post115987581831596065..comments</id><updated>2011-07-13T16:13:18.645-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Silliman&#39;s Blog: </title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/feeds/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/115987581831596065/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/10/coliseum-books-on-42nd-street-in.html'/><link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/"/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>5</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-115993529319368925</id><published>2006-10-04T00:14:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-04T00:14:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>If a poet sells 1000 or 1500 copies of his book th...</title><summary type='text'>If a poet sells 1000 or 1500 copies of his book then he is considered highly successful.  What does that tell you?  It tells me that in twenty years books will go the way of the buffalo---well, not all books, just the important, literary type books.  That&#39;s just my opinion, but I think the true evil in corporations like B&amp;N is that they destroy writing communities, places where writers could hang</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/115987581831596065/comments/default/115993529319368925'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/115987581831596065/comments/default/115993529319368925'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/10/coliseum-books-on-42nd-street-in.html?showComment=1159935240000#c115993529319368925' title=''/><author><name>forkingspoon</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/05103242774838156692</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/10/coliseum-books-on-42nd-street-in.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-115987581831596065' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/115987581831596065' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-619181895"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="October 04, 2006"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-115991303818327622</id><published>2006-10-03T18:03:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-03T18:03:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>And I bought so many marketing books there too, so...</title><summary type='text'>And I bought so many marketing books there too, so sweet and so cold.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/115987581831596065/comments/default/115991303818327622'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/115987581831596065/comments/default/115991303818327622'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/10/coliseum-books-on-42nd-street-in.html?showComment=1159912980000#c115991303818327622' title=''/><author><name>Tim Peterson</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/04933998770428587146</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/10/coliseum-books-on-42nd-street-in.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-115987581831596065' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/115987581831596065' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1753046145"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="October 03, 2006"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-115988816596504755</id><published>2006-10-03T11:09:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-03T11:09:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>May I never buy another book or CD or whatever fro...</title><summary type='text'>May I never buy another book or CD or whatever from B&amp;N in my life!&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Well let&#39;s say for one year, and  I&#39;ll renew my vow as I see fit.  The bastards now even have two stores two or three blocks from each other on 5th avenue in midtown Manhattan, which I didn&#39;t think made sense even in terms of their profitiablity/stragey, but maybe they know what they&#39;re doing.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Anyone visiting </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/115987581831596065/comments/default/115988816596504755'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/115987581831596065/comments/default/115988816596504755'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/10/coliseum-books-on-42nd-street-in.html?showComment=1159888140000#c115988816596504755' title=''/><author><name>Stephen Baraban</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/09637400683517160112</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/10/coliseum-books-on-42nd-street-in.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-115987581831596065' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/115987581831596065' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-290229728"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="October 03, 2006"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-115988224662606633</id><published>2006-10-03T09:30:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-03T09:30:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>It&#39;s always saddening to read things like this! I&#39;...</title><summary type='text'>It&#39;s always saddening to read things like this! I&#39;m on a different continent, but I&#39;m planning to be in NY end of november, and I&#39;m hoping to visit a few interesting bookshops. In fact, if there&#39;s any place left that any of you would recommend, especially for poetry, I&#39;ll be happy to receive your recommendations on sqv at xs4all dot nl.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/115987581831596065/comments/default/115988224662606633'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/115987581831596065/comments/default/115988224662606633'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/10/coliseum-books-on-42nd-street-in.html?showComment=1159882200000#c115988224662606633' title=''/><author><name>Samuel Vriezen</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/16229066450439148225</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/10/coliseum-books-on-42nd-street-in.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-115987581831596065' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/115987581831596065' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-1125742735"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="October 03, 2006"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-115988033098117571</id><published>2006-10-03T08:58:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-03T08:58:00.000-04:00</updated><title type='text'>groan. they&#39;re near my office and a regular stop.</title><summary type='text'>groan. they&#39;re near my office and a regular stop.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/115987581831596065/comments/default/115988033098117571'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/115987581831596065/comments/default/115988033098117571'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/10/coliseum-books-on-42nd-street-in.html?showComment=1159880280000#c115988033098117571' title=''/><author><name>shanna</name><uri>https://www.blogger.com/profile/17706867356078179503</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='https://ronsilliman.blogspot.com/2006/10/coliseum-books-on-42nd-street-in.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738579.post-115987581831596065' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3738579/posts/default/115987581831596065' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.itemClass" value="pid-927990281"/><gd:extendedProperty name="blogger.displayTime" value="October 03, 2006"/></entry></feed>