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Science fiction pioneer Neal Stephenson on the metaverse, the movies and why he still believes in blockchain

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What's the Build of a Book Like That?

The book was a steady seller for 30 years, but publishing what they aim for now is just an incredible spike. "It's totemic now for a lot of people in the modern world," he says. He recalls how his editor printed up something like 2,000 copies of a hardcover that she could mail to reviewers to make them think it was a hardcover original.

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