tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post1776646163232715757..comments2024-02-03T05:13:04.437-05:00Comments on Reader of Depressing Books: I am offering 60% of the U.S. royalties of my second novel to "the public"Tao Linhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04807160197099916059noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-46653612872079306522021-03-22T14:07:13.905-04:002021-03-22T14:07:13.905-04:00wish I could have gotten in on this.wish I could have gotten in on this.cluberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12106115943772513129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-66918209676226664602010-05-24T00:47:17.071-04:002010-05-24T00:47:17.071-04:00If nobody buys shares, you should sell that entire...If nobody buys shares, you should sell that entire pitch as an 'art piece' for 12,500. However I think yours is a brilliant idea and if I had the money I would invest in 'eeeee eee eee II'.<br />=======================<br /><a href="http://www.mastercards.info" rel="nofollow">http://www.mastercards.info</a>habikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787419618991429456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-65653610061361362452009-06-27T21:35:43.863-04:002009-06-27T21:35:43.863-04:00thans so the articlethans so the articlesohbet odalarihttp://www.beyzam.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-20987376147300619252008-12-25T20:05:00.000-05:002008-12-25T20:05:00.000-05:00You got an agent?(It's Stressmas, family's all 'ro...You got an agent?<BR/><BR/>(It's Stressmas, family's all 'round the tree and the table drivin' me nuts, and I just discovered your blog and this proposal. Interesting idea.)Caleb Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14944476699414053034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-57761331661093330352008-08-25T02:23:00.000-04:002008-08-25T02:23:00.000-04:00prostitution is going to save the world.prostitution is going to save the world.-https://www.blogger.com/profile/12887674516575115850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-67683187447234236942008-08-11T15:24:00.000-04:002008-08-11T15:24:00.000-04:00i am pretty much broke so thus far i have only bee...i am pretty much broke so thus far i have only been able to enjoy tao's work on the internet as well as within 'the stranger', a lovely alternative weekly published in seattle. <BR/><BR/>but i do treasure his writing and feel that if i ever get enough courage to write monsieur lin an email or postcard he would probably write back (promptly) with a response that contained at least one thing that made a smile on my face. thus far tao lin's effect on my life has been 'for the better'.nightmare atmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16219757584783235980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-2493791333991775552008-08-11T13:31:00.000-04:002008-08-11T13:31:00.000-04:00Sounded good until you talked about giving you mon...Sounded good until you talked about giving you money to live, and that the money will "probably" make you write better. Doesn't instil(l)?? that much confidence in you in my humble opinion.<BR/>Why don't you try advertising this using a video, maybe on a youtube site or a promotional site like http://pr.omote.meThe Kensterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13422194581389321114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-79965472432598339372008-08-05T23:32:00.000-04:002008-08-05T23:32:00.000-04:00ericb, i'm not really creating a corporation, this...ericb, i'm not really creating a corporation, this is not an 'IPO,' those terms were used 'in fun,' or 'as a joke,' this is not how a corporation works, a corporation isn't 'selling shares of one's royalties,' a book's royalties cannot be a corporation, a person cannot be a corporation, the 6 'shares' i sold will not be listed on the NASDAQ or DOW JONES, a book does not have a market cap, so in that way it is 'a joke'<BR/><BR/>i'll quote ryan's comment from the other thread:<BR/><BR/>to ericb - nothing illegal about selling shares in future royalties... nothing but a one page contract needed (which doesnt even require a lawyer if he doesnt wany) to make it "legit" - usually have to put anything over 500 dollars in writing to make it hold for contract law... but an email would prob suffice for something of this value even...<BR/>the buyer might want a contract to cover various things, like requiring tao to retain the 40% interest etc etc to ensure he's motivated to increase sales, or something... but it isn't the same as equity in a company, and doesnt need SEC filing certainly. rock on tao! hope you take care of your financial needs through your securitizing the royalties. cant wait to read the new novelTao Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04807160197099916059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-43381583997047655612008-08-05T18:38:00.000-04:002008-08-05T18:38:00.000-04:00everything i do is 'a joke' but also people who gi...<I>everything i do is 'a joke' but also people who give me money will get royalties from me as stated in this post</I><BR/><BR/>I'm confused. So, have you taken money (e.g. investment dollars solicited over the Internet) from folks in exchange for shares in a company (<I>"You will be a stockholder in "Tao Lin's Second Novel's U.S. Royalties Corporation."</I>) with promises of future returns? <BR/><BR/>Or, have you merely taken "loans" from these folks with a promise of repayment (principal + interest)?<BR/><BR/>The former runs afoul of numerous state and federal regulations. The latter is fine and clear.ericb_metafilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609945804540690406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-36773753462425358032008-08-05T18:26:00.000-04:002008-08-05T18:26:00.000-04:00everything i do is 'a joke' but also people who gi...everything i do is 'a joke' but also people who give me money will get royalties from me as stated in this postTao Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04807160197099916059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-12393473574234951022008-08-05T18:25:00.000-04:002008-08-05T18:25:00.000-04:00Tao Lin --With your specific reference to Richard ...Tao Lin --<BR/><BR/>With your specific reference to <A HREF="http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/01/when-a-novelist-holds-an-ipo/#comment-700059" REL="nofollow">Richard Grayson's NYT's blog post</A> which identifies your offer as being just satire you confirm my early suspicion of Sunday morning that "<A HREF="http://www.metafilter.com/73800/Unusual-Public-Offering#2206862" REL="nofollow">this is all a stunt or joke</A>."ericb_metafilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609945804540690406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-66697497538131633562008-08-05T18:07:00.000-04:002008-08-05T18:07:00.000-04:00read the last comment in the nytimes thread by ric...<A HREF="http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/01/when-a-novelist-holds-an-ipo/" REL="nofollow">read the last comment in the nytimes thread by richard grayson</A> for a response to ericbTao Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04807160197099916059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-53354072282833714132008-08-05T18:04:00.000-04:002008-08-05T18:04:00.000-04:00You will be a stockholder in "Tao Lin's Second Nov...<EM>You will be a stockholder in "Tao Lin's Second Novel's U.S. Royalties Corporation." </EM><BR/><BR/>"What he’s done is in violation of SEC rules. You can’t offer shares in a nonesxistent corporation to the general public without first going through the admittedly cumbersome process of filing the proper documents and making sure that you make the offer on paper ONLY to 'qualified investors.'<BR/><BR/>...It would behoove you to do some research before touting a scheme that is risky to investors, possibly totally fraudulent and certainly in violation of current federal securities investigations. It would be dangerous for any other writers to emulate him in this.<BR/><BR/>...A complaint has been filed with the SEC regarding this matter, including in it Melville House, Mr. Lin’s publisher, who has a contract for the novel in question. He, in fact, has gone behind their back to sell shares in his royalties paid for by them. Thus he has subjected them (with the firm’s assumed deeper pockets - if Mr. Lin is this desperate for money, he is obviously judgment-proof) to liability in this matter." [<A HREF="http://mikecane2008.wordpress.com/2008/08/04/nevermore/#comment-6133" REL="nofollow">source</A>]<BR/><BR/>"I can only assume Mr. Lim hasn’t bothered to register this offering with the SEC (typically a six-figure proposition). If I’m correct, Mr. Lim could only be operating under an exemption from registration, which generally require the offering to be restricted to those with whom the offeror (in this case, the author) has a substantive and pre-existing prior relationship. This means he can’t advertise the offering in a public forum (i.e. a blog). Also, unregistered shares (meaning shares offered wtihout the benefit of registration) generally are very restricted in their resale (by law). However, Mr. Lim’s blog assures potential investors there are no restrictions. <BR/><BR/>Accordingly, Mr. Lim appears to be offering shares without any regard for federal and state law applicable to this activity. In this respect, he’s on very dangerous ground. By handling this offering in such a sloppy fashion, Mr. Lim is essentially handing his future shareholders a free put. If they lose money, a smart plaintiff’s lawyer could easily get it back from Mr. Lim, as he appears to be violating every rule in the book." [<A HREF="http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/01/when-a-novelist-holds-an-ipo/#comment-695084" REL="nofollow">source</A>]ericb_metafilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609945804540690406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-38451033840314028112008-08-04T13:25:00.000-04:002008-08-04T13:25:00.000-04:00i want to be fucked by anne hathaway.or maybe i wa...i want to be fucked by anne hathaway.<BR/>or maybe i want to fuck anne hathaway instead.<BR/>either way<BR/>i want to get laid by/with anne hathaway.<BR/><BR/>or maybe i just need to get a life.<BR/>i think a beer will do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-52740640721369642632008-08-04T13:00:00.000-04:002008-08-04T13:00:00.000-04:00why are you fuckedwhy are you fuckedTao Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04807160197099916059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-40646339289692845832008-08-04T09:06:00.000-04:002008-08-04T09:06:00.000-04:00it looks like i'm fuckedi dont know what to doit looks like i'm fucked<BR/><BR/>i dont know what to doTao Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12397318452307508619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-64682108456757537812008-08-04T02:44:00.000-04:002008-08-04T02:44:00.000-04:00tortilla,i think that happened to me before 'to so...tortilla,<BR/><BR/>i think that happened to me before 'to some degree'Tao Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04807160197099916059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-17828222799395045372008-08-04T01:38:00.000-04:002008-08-04T01:38:00.000-04:00i hope you also hope that it (the good thing you t...i hope you also hope that it (the good thing you talked about, taking away your life breath and all) happens to me too mr. tortilla machine. but i don't want to take your life breath away or you will not live anymore and that is sad and not just sad like the fake sad that ineffective young writers love to dwell on so selfishly, but the real kind of sad that makes real people really truly sad.<BR/><BR/>i am drunk writing this. don't take it the wrong way.<BR/>i have no life either.<BR/><BR/>and i didn't write what i did about binky's books all too seriously. i just did it as part of a deal with him where he would send me a free book for talking shit. <BR/>i think he doesn't want to send me the book though. at least not an ebook version of it.<BR/>which doesn't make sense for him to spend money on postage and on the special media packaging envelopes from the post office to send the book in. wasn't the point of selling his royalties supposed to be to get some money right now?<BR/><BR/>i don't know. no one know the dolphin and hamster infested mind that is the tao lin contagion. <BR/><BR/>i am a fan of James Tate however. Good taste my man.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-89629632732975497552008-08-04T00:56:00.000-04:002008-08-04T00:56:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ricky Garnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11240795400994592569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-80311665849090138802008-08-04T00:55:00.000-04:002008-08-04T00:55:00.000-04:00Hmmm ... I am not certain that I want to add to th...Hmmm ... I am not certain that I want to add to the previous comment but for the sake of kindness I will say this – I DO envy Tao Lin's confidence – in fact I think that once upon a time (perhaps when I was about his age – 25?) I had it, although perhaps not as profoundly as he seems to. In fact, when I do read this blog (occasionally) I feel a little nostalgic for my own ego. It's still around, but it has become a little shopworn over time. A lot of things have happened since I was 25 (which is 25 years ago) but perhaps the most powerful antidote to cockiness (mine) has just been my own relentless exposure to the degree of rich talent that is out there – whether it is in the simplicity, athleticism and beauty of writers like James Tate and Ron Padgett, or the extraordinary architecture of the old timers like Lord Byron, George Eliot, Marvell, Viereck, Moore. The only thing that hasn't changed is that I still adore to read anything that takes my breath away – and I wish that it could happen more often – and I find that it still happens when I read writing that is pure and emotional and true – away goes my breath and my heart – something that I hope happens to everyone, and I certainly hope that it happens to Tao Lin...Ricky Garnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11240795400994592569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-74006824851253420362008-08-03T17:43:00.000-04:002008-08-03T17:43:00.000-04:00Yes, I have done your bidding, O Tao One. “Eeeee E...Yes, I have done your bidding, O Tao One. <BR/><BR/>“Eeeee Eee Eeee Reeeeevieeeweeeed”<BR/>by Michael Jahng<BR/><BR/><BR/> Somebody is never going to adapt the novel Eeeee Eee Eeee by Tao Lin into a movie and nobody ever should. Somebody explain how this overrated monotone voiced Asian got so famous? How did this happen? Just because someone self-promotes themselves into a literary star by name does not automatically make them a genius with a book contract and legions of internet fans. <BR/> His prose is juvenile even to juvenile standards. “See Dick run. Run, dick, run” has more literary panache, brilliance and heartfelt emotion in one sentence than all of Tao Lin’s entire writing archive put together. <BR/> I am not saying this to be mean. It is an honest observation of facts. Another wonder is how he got a superstar in the hipster world, the waifish Miranda July to give him a glowing blurb for his books. Did he hold her captive after daterape-drugging her and forcing her to talk into his tape recorder like in that movie about that guy who ate those guys? Is the gender role reversal a mark of brilliance on Tao Lin’s part? I am not jealous. This is a serious critique. Would Miranda July look hotter with breast implants made of organic soy protein and could they put in an IV bag inside to save materials, since she is open to innovative experimentation?<BR/> Why hasn’t Elijah Wood sued yet? Surely he does not appreciate being the semifictional subject to a mess of words glued together by Taco Bell and Kinko’s paper and Officemax staples. <BR/> The anooyingly precious “I’m so cute in my selfish emo dribble, wink wink, I am existential” Tao Lin fails to evoke even a genuine emotion in any part of the novel, and even a strung-together hack filmmaker like Georgia Lee cannot save this mess of a novel in any form of screenplay as it fails so utterly as a book. The only saving quality is that Tao Lin’s use of talking animals and the blandness of his style to disguise the lack of literary skill and talent and things of substance to write about is no doubt misinterpreted as intentional on his part, thus making him a genius in their eyes. <BR/> Even the title of the novel is pretentious and failing at trying to be cute. Yes, trying counts even as failing when it’s done at this level. I would quote excerpts of exceptionally bad sentences to let you see for yourself how exceptionally bad the sentences are which the reader will find all throughout the book but I don’t have the patience to type exceptionally bad sentences – at least when they are this bad. Maybe if Tao Lin would be kind enough to provide a digital copy of his original Microsoft Word .doc file to his reviewers it would result in better reviews and in excerpts as they can just copy and paste the selections. Please take this hint.<BR/> I do not dislike the author as a person. In fact, I also am a vegan and Asian. But wow, Tao Lin. I bought your book because even I was swept up in the hype you created for yourself in the literary scene. You owe me time from my life back, Tao Lin. You owe me $14.95 plus tax, Tao Lin. You owe me a free book you promised for my writing this, Tao Lin. You owe another free book because the book I paid for that you wrote has so robbed me of time and money and life, Tao Lin.<BR/> <BR/>I will email you, Tao Lin. Be waiting for my email.<BR/><BR/>"Hear my cries. Hear my call. Where I met you. I'm a take you with me. Come with me. Uh huh. Yeah."<BR/><BR/>-Ripping off Puff-Puffy-P. Daddy-Diddy-Daddy's unoriginal career since 1966<BR/><BR/><BR/>Reviewed by <BR/>Michael Jahng, Self-Proclaimed Tao Lin Intern #21Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-34850990341342986052008-08-03T16:14:00.000-04:002008-08-03T16:14:00.000-04:00I think Morrissey sang it best: "There are some ba...I think Morrissey sang it best: "There are some baaaaaad people on the right."<BR/><BR/>I believe it is well-known that it is a criminal act in America to try to feed yourself, or provide shelter for yourself.<BR/><BR/>Unless you were born with plenty of both.William Kecklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09492547054986452311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-67595685871302860592008-08-03T15:29:00.000-04:002008-08-03T15:29:00.000-04:00someones really angry with tao lin. i feel sad. i ...someones really angry with tao lin. i feel sad. i like to laugh, but now i feel sad. boohoo.gustavo.riverahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14109676355533703698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-19946737866070444362008-08-03T15:26:00.000-04:002008-08-03T15:26:00.000-04:00there are now two 'tao lin' commenters on the inte...there are now two 'tao lin' commenters on the internet<BR/><BR/>one 'tao lin' only comments to talk shit about the other 'tao lin' a lot in a serious tone<BR/><BR/>one 'tao lin' talks shit about himself sometimes in a 'detached, "sarcastic" tone'Tao Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04807160197099916059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13096981.post-61068356448134426692008-08-03T15:06:00.000-04:002008-08-03T15:06:00.000-04:00Tao Lin defrauded me of a domestic house cat.Tao Lin defrauded me of a domestic house cat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com