Today’s links of interest:
- Amazon Complete AbeBooks Buy
You know, these things take so long, we thought this had already happened. - Village Books Blog: Buy Local Week
One bookseller explains the differences between Amazon’s prices and his. Hint: cheaper isn’t always better. - Publisher of Harcourt Houghton Mufflin quits
In what’s going to be known as the week that was crazy-making and bizarre, Becky Salentan is leaving HHM. - E-Books Have a Future in iTunes
Well, now that we’ve got that settled… - Sold-Out Kindle Selling for 00 on eBay
People — it’s an electronic device that is temporarily out of stock. Get a grip. - How to Publish Without Perishing
James Gleick writes a bit of nonsense about saving the publishing business. Not even sure where to begin. - 11 Reasons for Booksellers to Blog
But hey, these great reasons apply to other publishing-related entities as well! - Scholastic and Infinity Resolve ?Deathly Hallows? Suit
Nice. A pointless lawsuit has come to a peaceful resolution. Litigation: it’s what keeps America working. - Neighborhood Bookstores for Customized Reading
The New York view of local bookstores…though calling it the "sober" equivalent of a local bar sort of makes bookstores seem, well, less, you know, convivial. - Bookstores trying to get you in the holiday spirit
Bookstores in the Los Angeles region put on their holiday best and attract customers. Reminding one person at BS HQ that she needs to go to Vroman’s this week. - Profile: Author M.T. Anderson Challenges Young Adults With Complex Narratives
Because books aimed at teens don’t have to be silly. - Libraries: We need them now more than ever
Yes, yes, yes. - My experience selling a draft novel on the Amazon Kindle
Aaron Ross Powell describes his experience in uploading and selling his novel as a Kindle product (with a great shout-out to Scrivener, a truly wonderful writing tool). - New Machines Reproduce Custom Books on Demand
A warts-and-all look at the POD Espresso machine. - Nintendo?s DS e-reader priced and dated
In which Nintendo enters the ereader market. Yep, making books available on devices that kids already have. It shouldn’t feel like a novel concept. Though, hmm, the selection of titles feels more like a literature class curriculum than one would expect from Nintendo. - Amazon Kindle Sold Out Through Christmas
Sony eReader apparently still available. - Publisher disputes reports of book-buying freeze
Harcourt Houghton Mifflin continues to baffle the world with a buying policy that cannot be explained in a single week, much less a single press statement. To summarize: they’re not buying except when they are.
