Why Bother?

Gadget lets authors sign books from afar - Innovation - MSNBC.com

"Margaret Atwood has had enough of long journeys, late nights and writer's cramp. Tired of grueling book tours, the Booker Prize-winning Canadian author on Sunday unveiled her new invention: a remote-controlled pen that allows writers to sign books for fans from thousands of miles away."

Margaret Atwood is right, interacting with the fans who support you by purchasing your books on a one on one basis is for the birds. If something can be done to make the "autograph session" even more distant, cold and impersonal then it really ought to be done. I think this idea can be expanded on though. For example, I'm gonna stop buying books altogether which should save me from those grueling trips to the bookstore, not to mention the many tiring hours spent reading. Phew! I feel better already!