The Daily Square – None But Shining Hours Edition
Todays links of interest: Stanza Reader Turns One-Year-OldHappy, happy birthday.
The Daily Square – The Curse of Comfort Edition
Todays links of interest: Restructuring Results in Smaller DK PublishingNot happy publishing news. Some job losses will happen in US office as well. When to Schedule E-Book Releases – A New Worry for PublishersSigh. Withholding the digital edition doesn’t do anything but cost sales. Stop protecting old business model at expense of getting books to readers.
‘Tis Better to Lose a Sale Than Sell an eBook?
This week’s publishing industry debate started when the Wall Street Journal covered Sourcebooks’ release strategy for Bran Hambric: The Fairfield Curse. The article contained some blunt discussion about why the publisher chose to delay the ebook and why others are doing the same. This peek behind the curtain didn’t sit will with readers, exposing tensions that really do need to be exposed. As I write this, I am loading my Kindle in anticipation of a cross-country flight. American Airlines apparently wants to charge me for every bag I check (and, whoo hoo!, I got to use my own ink to
The Daily Square – Robot Chant Edition
Todays links of interest: Google settlement opponents need to be careful how they winMike Shatzkin looks at the GBS settlement from the perspective of be careful what you ask for. The plural of anecdote is not dataIn response to the mediastorm surrounding a 15-year old Morgan Stanley intern’s analysis of how teens use media. Betting on e-booksGreat profile of the nascent OR Books and business model. Naturally, we applaud them!
The Daily Square – For Whose Sake Edition
Todays links of interest: Help Aaron Allston out with his medical bills, please!The Fandom Association of Central Texas has set up a Donation Fund and Auction to help author Aaron Allston cover his medical bills after a massive heart attack and subsequent surgery. Please consider helping!
The Daily Square – No Blue Skies Edition
Todays links of interest: Pocket in Seven-Book Deal for ZombiesInteresting development as the house partners with small press.
Rogue Digital Conference at RWA Conference
We’ve got a time: 8:30 AM And a date: July 16 And a Room: The Harding Room Digital issues — from ebooks to territorial rights — are the hottest topics in publishing today. Throughout the publishing industry, changes to business-as-usual have a direct impact on authors. Traditional publishers are experimenting with formats, business models, clever ways to connect books and readers. Digital publishers, in the meantime, are leading the market with modern thinking and smart business models. And new businesses, new ideas, and new approaches to storytelling are being developed. Are you ready to take advantage of these changes? To
The Daily Square – I Found a Reasons Edition
Todays links of interest: National Book Awards Fiction Winners – 60th Anniversary Celebratory LinksThe NBA is running a sort of book-a-day look as they celebrate their 60th anniversary. Sony eBook Library Software finally compatible with Mac!Well, that didn’t take too long, did it/ eBooks II: The Epistle to the PublishersLordy, how many times do we have to say it before the publishers start listening?
The Daily Square – Lunar Eclipse Edition
Todays links of interest: Guest Blog Week: Book Sales DemystifiedA quick overview of how books are sold to booksellers and how they get that magic front-of-store placement. It’s Got to Have Balls: Denise Oswald on Soft Skull’s FutureRead for the logic behind the title alone. Yet another bowl of petuniasA blind student’s take on issues of ebook accessibility.
Change: Are You Initiating or Avoiding?
I have come to accept that our species is not fond of change. Some of us know it is inevitable and take the pain now rather than later, some simply refuse to change (I have seen this and it is awesome in its execution. Also, ultimately futile.), and some pretend to embrace change while carefully manipulating “change” to look like “same as it ever was”. It is that final group, I believe, who face the biggest letdown. How can authors leverage change to their best advantage? It is surely the rare soul in the publishing ecosystem who believes the business