Author name: Kassia Krozser

Quality Control: It Matters

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I posed a question last week and received no response. I didn’t expect one because it addresses issues great and small, depending on how you approach it. I was looking at it from a narrow perspective, but you know how it goes: the more you think about something, the bigger it becomes. So here goes. Are publishers undermining their own arguments through lack of quality control? I asked this question in the narrow context of ebook prices, addressing, specifically, the issue of lousy final layout in digital books. So much effort goes into the acquisition, editing, and marketing of a […]

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The Daily Square – Do It Edition

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Todays links of interest: Ain’t That a ShameJustine Larbalestier takes on the serious issue of whitewashing book covers, and how the idea that black covers don’t sell breaks faith with readers of her new novel Liar. Talking Ebooks with CustomersStephanie Anderson of Word, Brooklyn writes about the discussions she’s having with her customers about ebooks. We are so pleased to see booksellers looking at how to make ebooks part of the mix rather than a cause for doom and gloom. Target’s Book Club Can Make Sleepy Titles Into Best SellersA look at how Target is positioning itself as a bookselling

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On Budget Busting

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The next few months will see book releases from a slew of literary giants (just in time for the holiday shopping season!). Is the reading world ready for Thomas Pynchon, Dan Brown, A.S. Byatt, Michael Chabon and more to duke it out on the shelves and bestseller lists? “It gets us excited, but the big question is, will people buy that many books?” Mr. [Ira] Silverberg said. “What’s unfortunate about that is, it’s a short season! All these books are coming out in three months, and there’s overlap in their core audiences. Also, these are hardcover books–at 25 to 30

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The Daily Square – Ako Edition

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Todays links of interest: Counting Down, Ramping UpLove reading about the starting up of a bookstore start-up. Go Greenlight Bookstore. Book publishers exploit starsTruly hilarious. Demand Pricing for EbooksEvan Schnittman makes an argument for demand pricing for ebooks — and smarter pricing strategies by publishers.

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Why The B&N Store Isn’t Competition for Amazon

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Hot on the heels of the Amazon/1984 news came word that Barnes & Noble is entering the ebook retail space. Oh sure, they were already there with their purchase of Fictionwise, but now they’ve planted a giant flag in the sand. They have proclaimed we are here, we are serious, we are formidable. Sort of. While everyone applauds the competition, the truth of the matter is that B&N have just added to the confusion. Several times over the past few days, I’ve read comments from publishing experts, all of whom note that it is very important to keep Amazon from

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The Daily Square – Walking Song Edition

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Todays links of interest: Music Industry Lures ‘Casual’ Pirates to Legal SitesSpeaking of combating piracy… Blowin’ in the WindIn this modern era, can we please, please, please have a worldwide discussion about copyright (read this all the way through). Copyright Industries Warn Against Piracy ThreatNo really, it’s time to have a long talk about copyright and to listen to all sides.

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Unintentional Pirates, or Listening to Readers

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One reason I focus on the world of digital publishing is because it’s the most exciting thing in the book world today. Oh sure, we might, collectively, raise an eyebrow or two at the humongous advances paid to authors like Yann Martel, especially given the current state of industry and the author’s own admission that he’s not expecting it to find a huge audience. We sigh over embargoed books by politicians who, ultimately, reveal so little in their books, it makes us wonder if the embargoes are a Hail Mary attempt to trick readers into buying a book before word-of-mouth

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Delaying Ebook Releases: A Publisher Weighs In

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I am honored to bring you the following post from Dominique Raccah, Publisher and CEO of Sourcebooks. The other day, I wrote an article in response to Sourcebooks’ decision to delay the ebook release of their upcoming title Bran Hambric. Behind the scenes, there was much debate on this topic, and Dominique offered her thoughts behind this decision. I am so pleased that she chose to make them public here. In this time of change, there is nothing more important than open dialogue between stakeholders: publishers, agents, authors, readers, booksellers, distributors. It’s easy to think one side is right, the

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