Today’s links of interest:
- D: Amazon’s Bezos: To Launch For-Pay Movie Streaming Service; Stays Bullish On Kindle; Books Are Like Horses
What? After a headline like that, you need our commentary before clicking through? - Twittering D Conference, and Kindle Sales Stats, finally
Kindle sales at 6% of all Amazon sales, per Jeff Bezos via Tim O’Reilly. No further context…later: further context. 6% of the books also available as Kindle editions universe. - When Harry met sexism
A look at how women writers of fantasy fiction are compared against their male peers. - A thriller in ten chapters
Robert McCrum says goodbye to a world that started with cigarettes, coffee, and strong drink and ends (but not really) with the potential for an iPod moment. - Summer books preview
You have to wonder about a list that contains two Danielle Steele novels, but doesn’t find room for a single romance novel… - Bird, Johnson to Write Book for HMH
Guaranteed bestseller! - Ingram Launches Podcast Services
Cool interviews for booksellers and librarians. - Borders Web Site Now Live
Dateline, uh, May 2008.