Today’s links of interest: E-Reads: Panic in Blogger Park! Google Pulls Plug on FTP FeedIf you’re using Blogger.com *and* updating via FTP, this one’s for you. Interview: Ami Greko and Pablo Defendini from The New SleeknessJC Hutchins conducts the interview. Three cool people in the same room. Much fun. The Great E-book WarIs publishing making the same mistakes as the music industry. Read on, dear friends, read on.
Today’s links of interest: Bookseller or Book Provider?In the category of great minds thinking alike, are you a book seller or a book provider? Hint: the latter is happy just putting books on the shelf and hoping for the best. The former, well, they want to sell books to people who want to buy them. Nearly 95 Percent of e-Reader Owners Are Happy With Their DevicesInteresting results (note the comments about book availability).
Today’s links of interest: Talking Digital at Wi5: How Digitization is Impacting the IndustryA wrap-up of the publishers panel at Winter Institute 5. Interesting that Random House and Hachette are so far apart of release strategies. Wareham Leaves Simon SchusterWhat an innocuous headline, especially if you follow Twitter. Who stole our reading time?Interesting, but ultimately another piece lamenting the loss of something that (perhaps) never existed in the manner the writer imagined.
Today’s links of interest: Macmillan Books Still Mostly Absent From Amazon.comAnd so it goes. Getting Past “Good Enough” eBooks: Liza DalyWe’re going to keep pushing this discussion — Liza Daly talked at Digital Book World about getting past good enough. She’s absolutely right: In some extreme cases, pirated ebooks have been found to be superior in quality and thoroughness than some of the automated print-to-digital conversions on the marketplace today. Macmillan Launches A New eBook Price Point Now–At Amazon As Well As BN.comSo Macmillan tallies ho on its enhanced book idea. Yep, author interview, recipes (really), and a special essay
Today’s links of interest: Burkle Complains to Barnes Noble Board; Allow me to acquire up to 37% Stake Like the RiggiosHmm. Also, hmm. (Pub Lunch, reg required) In Amazon vs. Macmillan, Amazon comes off conquerorFeel this analysis is closer to reality than most. Apple’s own approach to iPad e-books could confuseYay, another DRM system. Go team! Soapbox: The Hobson’s Choice of Hardcover PricingGreat piece from Kevin Smokler about the high price of hardcovers…and the difficult choices made by readers.
Today’s links of interest: The wild weekend of Amazon and MacmillanGood analysis, including a breakdown of the Agency Model with numbers. E-book Royalties Will Rise When Publishers’ Hands UntiedWe want to believe! Agents Support Macmillan; Some Angered by AmazonOf course, agents haven’t yet grasped what agency model means to their clients. Soon, there will be lots of heated discussion.
Be careful what you ask for, because you just might get it. Consumer expectations will rise if prices do Over the weekend, we rode a rollercoaster as Macmillan laid out its demands for ebook pricing to Amazon, and Amazon responded by pulling (nearly) all Macmillan titles from its store. Late Sunday, Amazon announced they would “capitulate” to Macmillan’s demands on pricing. It almost goes without saying that this will be the go-forward model for all major publishers, and maybe their independent brethren as well. Publishers have gotten what they want.
Today’s links of interest: Apple iPad: too cheap for Taiwan?Wow, never thought I’d see this. Macmillan E-books – kindle Discussion ForumAmazon says Macmillan books are back in the store at the prices Macmillan wants (for ebooks). Somehow, not thinking this is the end of the story.
Today’s links of interest: ‘Catcher in the Rye’ author J.D. Salinger diesRest in peace. Borders laying off 88 at Ann Arbor headquarters today amid 164 total cutsHate reading stuff like this! Millions of Kindles SoldAs close to an official number as we’re likely to get. Seeing more and more of them in the wild.
Today’s links of interest: A modest proposalBrian O’Leary talks about Brian Napack’s piracy presentation. O’Leary: start with the big idea.
