Today’s links of interest:
- GeoCities, Scribd and Your Content
Interesting thoughts about content ownership, mad moves by corporations, and how your money is being used by others. Good advice about reading the fine print and determining if terms meet your needs (or, just because it’s there, doesn’t mean it’s a good deal). - Time to Change
Jesse Kornbluth says it’s time to change (it is!) the publishing industry. How many times do the same things need to be said before someone listens? - Is B2B is the Real Market for E-books?
Another look at the changing landscape of publishing — how the customer relationships are changing and what opportunities arise (note: not clear from lead grafs, but this is by Aptara). - NZ Book Council – Going West
Interesting, beautiful mingling of text, books, and story. Would this were the model for book trailers. - Barnes Noble Out of Stock on Nook
Demand exceeds supply. Surely this proves that people do read. - Martin Amis: the sexual revolution killed my sister Sally
In which A does not equal B. - A Bold Prediction
Joe Wikert, an early Kindle enthusiast, reads some tea leaves and makes a bold prediction about Amazon’s commitment to the Kindle. - Smashwords to Supply Ebooks to the Amazon Kindle Store
Seriously, at this point, Smashwords will rule the world. - Kindle Fantasies Are Running Wild — But, For Now, Amazon Is Losing Its Shirt
Um, yeah, ’cause they’re subsidizing purchase prices. Also, the returns numbers on the digital side seem a bit dodgy. - Harlequin’s Self-Publishing Venture: Is It the Future of Publishing?
Or it is a part of the future of publishing mix (it seems like Jane Friedman draws similar conclusions to those of Chez Booksquare).
