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Comment on The Truth About Celebrity Books, Or Why Publishers Are Evil Geniuses by Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:52:27 +0000

I am fascinated by celebrities and their lives. It just shows that they are normal like the rest of us and that they also have issues. They are not invinceable like one might think. You need to continue to carry these books. Thank you.

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Comment on George Hodgman Indulges His Nurturing Nature by Jackie Johnson Barrow

Jackie Johnson Barrow — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:31:00 +0000

What a coincidence is this to be looking someone up on the Internet and find a comment to the same person from your older sister!!!!! Yes, I am Kathy’s younger sister, Jackie! Okay, George, I know you have been pining for Kathy to write a book (and, I agree, she is an incredible writer!), but would you settle for second best? I have written two children’s books and have two more in process. Kathy’s comment to me after reading one of them was, “you are really good with dialogue!” Her granddaughter, Bekah, said it was really funny and that she really liked it! So, how about it, George, want to take a look???

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fritz freiheit.com blog » Link dump — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:02:36 +0000

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Comment on The Scoop: AMB Literary Management by Kim

Kim — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:57:37 +0000

Having met Amy and knowing her background, I can say from an author’s point of view that she would be a dream agent if what you’re looking for is integrity, knowledge and passion for the written word. Her background with MIRA should speak for itself. I write with the goal that one day Amy Moore Benson will be my agent.

Comment on William Styron and Droit de Seigneur by How not to to negotiate for digital rights - BLOGOS

How not to to negotiate for digital rights - BLOGOS — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:35:40 +0000

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Comment on Tools. Change. by Richard Curtis

Richard Curtis — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:25:15 +0000

@Kassia Thanks for your terrific summary of the state of the industry. I was going to say “both industries” but, as you point out, all publishing is digital and it’s just a matter of who’s on the cutting edge and who’s on the trailing edge. In a few years we’ll all be on the same edge.

@John Maxwell re authors writing in XML/HTML. It was not very long ago that publishers began requiring authors to deliver a Word file when turning in manuscripts. There was a lot of bitching from the Luddites and for a while there was even a movement to charge publishers for formatting their books for them. After all (they argued), think of all the time and money publishers are saving on typesetting costs. Publishers quashed that idea and in time, submitting a book in Word or a similarly suitable document format became part of the author’s contractual obligation.

The point is that authors learned a new skill and after a while no one thought twice about submitting Word documents.

I have no doubt that authors will adapt to markup language the same way and will feel as liberated as they did when they gave up their manual typewriters for word processors.

Richard

Comment on New Think? Not So Much by Bookish Guide to SXSW

Bookish Guide to SXSW — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:04:32 +0000

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Comment on What Are Enhanced Ebooks? by Angie K.

Angie K. — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:04:26 +0000

I have to agree with J. M. Cornwell . I won’t pay the same price for an ebook that I will for the hardback or even the paperback in most cases. Also too, I wonder if novels are enhanced why would we ever need a movie again except for the people who don’t read or can’t read. Why invest multi-millions in a movie that may not make a profit when an enhanced book could be just as entertaining. The only reason I buy ebooks is to lower my cost and print a copy that I don’t feel guilty about marking up.
Has anyone been following Seth Godin? You should. He reminds us that ebooks should be really cheap – $0-1.00. The printed version is the souvenir and publishers can do really well by selling the souvenirs. On demand printing could eliminate over-runs. Think lulu.com. The readers reads for free or super inexpensively and if they want the souvenir, they buy and it’s printed only when they buy.

Comment on Tools. Change. by Kassia Krozser

Kassia Krozser — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:43:52 +0000

Dude — my husband reads these comments! Oh, right, my husband was at the party. He was happy as long as he didn’t have to dance.

Truly, though, I am an introvert. I just happen to be an extremely social introvert. I promise I crawled back into my the shell the very next day.