Notices by Glenn Fleishman (glennf@zeppelin.flights)

Unbelievably, with just under a day left in the campaign, it is past $50,000. This is beyond even my dreams of wild dreams. All the stretch goals have been met! Rewards remain available!
https://zeppelin.flights/@glennf/114350166571460244

Curious about the history of printing, from pre-Gutenberg to the present, and would like a book that offers a thorough but concise rundown? You can get a copy of Six Centuries of Type & Printing in a Kickstarter campaign I launched just now! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/glennf/six-centuries-of-type-and-printing?ref=5lm35l

This 64-page hardcover book takes you through Chinese and Korean early printing, Gutenberg‘s innovations, and generations of improvements in making type and putting ink on paper. Illustrators are historic and modern line drawings.

@AccordionBruce @Infoseepage Yes, that’s spelled out explicitly in the tariff official filings! Very clear. The specific informational materials exemption I think would apply to book or DVD shipments of any size.

Are book imports exempt from Canada/Mexico tariffs? It seems…maybe? (IANAL) Information and informational material in any kind of printed or physical digital media appears to not be covered as Congress didn't grant permission to the president in its delegation of tariff authority to include that sort of material in tariffs? Would love an expert to weigh in.

https://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/USDHSCBP-3d519e9?wgt_ref=USDHSCBP_WIDGET_2

https://www.wilmerhale.com/en/insights/client-alerts/20250304-fact-sheet-trump-march-4-trade-actions-on-canada-mexico-china

Would love potash, the most boring substance, to be the turning point in this U.S.-initiated trade war. Canada supplies 80% of it to the United States. A 25% tariff will ruin American farmers. Canada could also choose to block its export. It’s practically the spice melange…

People are searching on the term…

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?hl=en-US&tz=480&date=today+3-m&geo=US&hl=en&q=potash&sni=3

More on potash: https://natural-resources.canada.ca/minerals-mining/mining-data-statistics-analysis/minerals-metals-facts/potash-facts

** 40% off sale on my book! Final seven days to get it!

Pay **$39** + shipping/handling https://glog.glennf.com/hcwm-store/how-comics-were-made

The special Kickstarter edition will no longer be available after March 3. Printed and warehoused in Canada, it might be subject to tariffs around then, too!

Get one of the dwindling number of copies at this final sale price!

A new bookstore edition ships June 3 (available worldwide). You can pre-order that now: https://howcomicsaremade.ink/#preorder

The only resolution should be Russia ceding all lands back, Ukraine withdrawing from Russia, Russia agreeing to massive reparations, and Russia agreeing to UN peacekeeping mission on border. Anything less is just an inevitable prelude to Russian expansionism in Europe.
https://aus.social/@johnquiggin/114027732933357409

I’ve written four books in the last few years that (I think) are entertaining and in-depth looks at type and printing history crossed with themes like language, preservation, and newspaper comics. I now have a GLENN EBOOK SUPER-PACK: $35 for all 4 ($50 separately)! https://glog.glennf.com/general-shop/glenn-ebook-super-pack-on-type-printing

When did cartoonists use grays instead of blacks? In magazines! Breaking news from the mid-20th century on dots and tints appears in my latest, free comics-history newsletter: https://buttondown.com/howcomics/archive/toning-up/

My book is warehoused in Canada, so I have just dropped the price by 25% for 🇨🇦 Canadians 🇨🇦! Pay US$71 total down from US$97 (including shipping/GST/HST) for delivery within Canada! No coupon is required.

Shipments to the U.S. are halted until I have details from my warehouse on the additional cost.
https://zeppelin.flights/@glennf/113816764394545490

With threatened tariffs deferred (at least), I’m indefinitely extending a 10% discount on How Comics Were Made with the code OCANADA at checkout. Take 10% off print copies shipped to any country. (The book was printed and is warehoused in Canada.)
https://zeppelin.flights/@glennf/113816764394545490

It’s not a department. It’s not funny. It’s not even legally constituted. And they will face incredible pushback from nearly every Republican member of Congress, because any cut they propose will impact one of their districts or states.

They do this because they think they can own the libs and dispirit people while experiencing the only kind of joy they can: at the expense of others.
https://cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog/113868338244463518

I’m a printing and comics historian & technology journalist. My latest book is How Comics Were Made, available now in a Kickstarter special edition and in June 2025 in bookstores worldwide (Andrews McMeel Publishing). I write the Mac 911 column at Macworld and contribute regularly to TidBITS. I write how-to ebooks for Take Control Books. My passions are type, comics, and historical mysteries. Book: https://howcomicsweremade.com/ Blog: https://glog.glennf.com/ (new intro due to new instance!)

Hello! I’ve moved to a new server run by @incomparable at zeppelin.flights! All my old posts remain at @glennf@twit.social.