Today’s links of interest:
- What’s in a format?
Picador expands on their impending simultaneous release of hardcover and softcover editions of a book. - To Cut Textbook Costs, They’re Printing Their Own
Finally someone’s doing it for the kids. - The future is practically written
A crystal ball examination of why today’s strike is about tomorrow’s media. - The biggest library ever built
It’s been awhile since we’ve linked to a modern day Library of Alexandria story. Enjoy! - Email Is NOT Dead
Just in case you were asking. - Amazon.com Finally To Launch Reader Next Week: Report
Kindle — just in time for the holiday shopping season. Here’s hoping they’ve been teasing us (design-wise) with the prototype. - Nick Counter Must Go: A Writer’s Plea to the Studios
One writer’s suggestion: bring in an AMPTP negotiator who understands the other side. - An elegy for the great American novel
File Under: Death of the novel, great American novel drawer.