Author name: Kassia Krozser

The Funny Thing About Circular Arguments

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We figure we’ll be sitting on the sidelines while the battle of new media compensation is waged in Hollywood — been there, done that, as the kids say — but that doesn’t mean we can’t make great sport of the fight while it’s brewing. Let us begin with the “for purely promotional purposes” argument. And yes, this matters to people who write books. We wouldn’t lie to you. If you’ve been following the news about digital media (and we have no reason to believe that you don’t), you know that this YouTube phenomenon is causing entertainment executive to break out […]

The Business of Publishing

The Scent Of A Book

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Despite the social whirl that was BookExpo America, we made it a point to attend the bash thrown by Unbridled Books. They have been nothing but kind in their sharing of books, and we thought to repay this generosity by, well, eating their food and drinking their wine. Hmm, sounds like someone got the short end of the relationship. With eating and drinking comes making merry, and we spent the evening chatting and trying to work our brand-new camera. Then it happened…someone dared to ask our true first name, which, alas, always leads to a lengthy discussion (“Did your mother

Books/Mags/Blogs

All We Want For Christmas Is Standard Standards

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If we were the type to eat our words, we would be, yes, considering swallowing all of the things we’ve said about the publishing industry and their slow movement into the modern world*. Just this week, near the end of 2006, a mere dozen or so years after the dawn of the Age of Amazon, the industry has…wait for it…announced the release of a new digital book standard. Just in time for Christmas! As with all major announcements, this one came with tongue-ready acronyms: the Open eBook Publication Structure (OEBPS) and Open eBook Publication Structure Container Format (OCF) were released

The Future of Publishing

On The Last Refuge Of Those Without A Plan Of Their Own

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One of the issues at stake is the way Google presents the search results: They are shown graphically as a ragged-edged piece of paper, as if torn from a book. That angers the French publishers because it portrays their work as just one step away from the trash can, said Tessa Destais, a spokeswoman for La Martinière. “We know that Google is powerful, but they have to show some respect for books,” she said Monday. French publishers join Google booksearch lawsuit

Quote of the Week

Doing It The Write Way

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Today’s rant is courtesy of the husband. He casually mentioned that he was reading Copyblogger — a great post about ending your articles — and he noted something irritating in the comments section: a writing coach insisting that there was only one good way to brainstorm: hers. As he discussed writing with the ending in mind, Copyblogger noted that some people might benefit from a quick outline. Then came the comment, one we cannot resist quoting: NO! Outlines are death for writers.

Tools and Craft

The Value Of Readers

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We have been following recent discussions about the decline of book coverage in major newspapers with interest. As always, we remain surprised by the lack of discussion about content when it comes to reviewing and discussing books in newspapers. Is it possible that newspapers don’t value book coverage because their readers don’t value book coverage because that coverage is perceived as being targeted toward “someone else”? Someone else, of course, is that narrow strata of readers who are clamoring for yet another expose of the real Shakespeare. Or a translation of a great Hungarian novel about oppression, strife, and disaffected

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