My experience today reading Joe Konrath’s “ Writers Code of Ethics ” was probably exactly what he intended. From points one through three—never write or pay for reviews of your own work—I was in complete agreement. From points four through six—don’t ask friends or fans to review your work—I was thinking, “wow, that’s pretty strict.” By point nine—”I will never allow anyone to send out copies of my books to be reviewed”— I was suspicious.

So many changes have come from Google lately that our heads are spinning. Panda and Penguin have slapped us around and have yet to tire. They are still going strong, leaving us dazed and confused as to what these two want to be fed at the Google zoo.