Comments on: Sports Illustrated’s Fifty Years of Great Writing – Free!

By: michael bash

michael bash — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:07:24 +0000

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By: michael bash

michael bash — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:05:58 +0000

Does anybody know the John Updike article on Ted Williams? No idea when it appeared. Thanks.

By: mycyberfriend

mycyberfriend — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:24:37 +0000

I would like to respond to Comment #3 above: “Just think, though: you’ve deprived the writers of income, the people who work at SI of income, and the used-bookstore workers/owners of the income of buying that book. Just saying.”

Having worked for a magazine I can say that I have never heard of an writer receiving royalties for an article they write. They usually get paid a set amount upon acceptance of the article or when the article is first printed.

Secondly, it was the people at SI who made the articles available for free (on a page with paid advertising), so the more people who view that page, the more money they make.

Third, every time you buy a used book, you are depriving both the author and the publisher of income. You can’t have it both ways.

Just saying.

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 23:27:12 +0000

Sweet! Thanks, Trent. Just read the Garrison Keillor story on the Lake Wobegon boys vs.the Babe. Let me tell you, over a plate of homemade spaghetti and a couple colds ones, I felt like I was at the park. To echo those above, thanks for the link.

By: Jason

Jason — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 23:15:29 +0000

I remember reading “The Curious Case of Sidd Finch” as a kid and debating with my father whether or not it was an April Fool’s joke (the date of the SI issue was April 1, 1985).

I plan on sending the link to my father for him to enjoy. I am hoping it brings back some fond memories just like it did for me.

Great post, Trent. It’s like a walk down memory lane.

By: Lisa I

Lisa I — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 17:28:29 +0000

Thank you for sharing these. I also love to read essays and I will enjoy working my way through these!

By: Doug

Doug — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 02:13:00 +0000

Trent, have you read this week’s Sports Illustrated? The feature article is about the harsh personal finance lessons learned by professional athletes!

By: guinness416

guinness416 — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:13:49 +0000

Thanks for the links. I find some of their feature writing a bit syrupy and earnest at times, but this list probably cuts out those ones.

By: Do You Dave Ramsey?

Do You Dave Ramsey? — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:36:22 +0000

Fantastic Trent, thanks for sharing… this page is going straight to my favorites list so I can access once at a time 50 times…

By: Clare

Clare — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:34:25 +0000

Thank you for this tip! I’m a high-school English teacher with many athletes in my senior classes. We try to read a short work of nonfiction at the end of every week, but I have to search hard to find writing that not only engages them, but also has literary merit. I’m hopeful I’ll find some good stuff here.

By: Karen M

Karen M — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:03:26 +0000

I, too, love essays. I think it is a greatly under appreciated art form. Thank you for putting all these here for us.

By: a writer

a writer — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:52:17 +0000

Just think, though: you’ve deprived the writers of income, the people who work at SI of income, and the used-bookstore workers/owners of the income of buying that book.

Just saying.

By: RJ

RJ — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:40:26 +0000

This has to be one of my favorite posts of all time. Thank you very much.

The Best American Sports Writing series is released is one date I mark on my calendar each year.

By: John Todd

John Todd — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:15:54 +0000

“The Curious Case of Sidd Finch” convinced me to subscribe to SI. This is a great cache of reading material. Thanks so much for pointing it out.