Comments on: Things That Excite Me http://booksquare.com/things-that-excite-me/ Dissecting the publishing industry with love and skepticism Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:02:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: The LAT Wakes Up, Realizes It Missed A Decade | Medialoper http://booksquare.com/things-that-excite-me/comment-page-1/#comment-167956 The LAT Wakes Up, Realizes It Missed A Decade | Medialoper Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:03:45 +0000 http://booksquare.com/?p=2749#comment-167956 [...] A few weeks ago, I waxed enthusiastic about the fact that the LAT was feeding headlines to Twitter. I’d subscribed because Kirk said it was a cool thing; he’d been doing a lot of clicking through to stories based on what came across Twitter. I found the same thing. I was able to focus incoming information on what interested me most. I clicked through a lot more. [...] [...] A few weeks ago, I waxed enthusiastic about the fact that the LAT was feeding headlines to Twitter. I’d subscribed because Kirk said it was a cool thing; he’d been doing a lot of clicking through to stories based on what came across Twitter. I found the same thing. I was able to focus incoming information on what interested me most. I clicked through a lot more. [...]

]]> By: Robin Mizell http://booksquare.com/things-that-excite-me/comment-page-1/#comment-167893 Robin Mizell Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:07:13 +0000 http://booksquare.com/?p=2749#comment-167893 I'm fascinated by the new online publishing service <a href="http://issuu.com/" rel="nofollow">Issuu</a>, although its document interface could use some work. Someone recently gave me a terrific CD recording of the poet Richard Wilbur, and I was pleased to discover that the Poetry Archive makes the <a href="http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/singlePoet.do?poetId=45" rel="nofollow">audio recordings</a> of a few of his readings available on the Web. I’m fascinated by the new online publishing service Issuu, although its document interface could use some work.

Someone recently gave me a terrific CD recording of the poet Richard Wilbur, and I was pleased to discover that the Poetry Archive makes the audio recordings of a few of his readings available on the Web.

]]> By: Kassia Krozser http://booksquare.com/things-that-excite-me/comment-page-1/#comment-167892 Kassia Krozser Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:29:33 +0000 http://booksquare.com/?p=2749#comment-167892 Luckily I linked to the St Martin's thing last week as well (and maybe this will encourage them to do more of this type promotion...which is really the exciting thing!). Luckily I linked to the St Martin’s thing last week as well (and maybe this will encourage them to do more of this type promotion…which is really the exciting thing!).

]]> By: Sam Wilson http://booksquare.com/things-that-excite-me/comment-page-1/#comment-167891 Sam Wilson Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:15:35 +0000 http://booksquare.com/?p=2749#comment-167891 You are a bit late. St. Martens ended that promotion June 12. Phooey. You are a bit late. St. Martens ended that promotion June 12. Phooey.

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