Todays links of interest:
- Six Implications of Digital Vertical Niches
The brilliant Eoin Purcell expands upon his pecha kucha presentation from Tools of Change Frankfurt. Love this for the truth and funny: All of this is going to take time. And a lot of that time is going to look very unproductive. You need to be ready for that. If you work in a publisher with a decent editorial staff, you’ll be used to that in any case. - Ibis Reader and BookServer
Love this! - E-Reads: What Can Publishers Learn from Cory Doctorow?
Richard Curtis on the Cory Doctorow publishing experiment. For the Cory skeptics out there, remember this: he’s trying to make money. And that’s not something different from what he’s done before. - Nook Vs. Kindle: New Chapter In E-Reader Battle
NPR talks about nook versus Kindle. Barnes a Noble? I think we’re going to have to capitalize the n. - Quietube: A surprise proxy for the Middle East
In which something unexpected is born. Love this. - The Amazon Wal-Mart price war
In The New Yorker, James Surowiecki makes the same point we’ve been making: it’s not about books, it’s about luring customers to a new brand. - SEALed and Delivered by Jill Monroe
Awesome review of Jill’s new book. We love that her funny stuff was highlighted because she’s, well, super-funny. - Giving Readers What They Want: Susan Danziger
A lovely profile of Susan Danziger and Daily Lit — a great example of providing people with options when it comes to reading. - U.K. Publishers Look at E-book Interoperability
We applaud. - Dyssegaard Joins Hyperion
Elisabeth Dyssegaard will replace Will Balliett as editor-in-chief of Hyperion. - Comic artist prevented from attending own book launch due to ‘not having a degree’
Really? This is the sort of story that just makes us want to scream with frustration.