Today’s links of interest:
- Buy O’Reilly Books by the Chapter
Ah, the future’s so bright…we’ll have more on this cool move into the future soon! - Benefits Dept.: Lights-out
Workman Publishing touts napping as a job benefit. Finally, a business plan we can get behind. - To BEA or Not to BEA?
BEA: still not the place to shop your manuscript. There are better ways to get your work in front of agents and editors. Trust us on this. - Book boys are the new … poolside waiters
Don’t expect much posting from us this summer…we’re thinking of spending our days on a beach in Greece. Hello cabana boys! - The hidden price of a Christmas bestseller
Call it pay to play. Another in the British press’s continuing coverage of just how much it costs to get a book prominently displayed in a bookstore. And the publishing industry, by coughing up the bucks, wonders why more books don’t get the attention they deserve (and authors wonder why they don’t make any money). - Literary world applauds Rushdie knighthood
Needless to say, this accomplishment has not been greeted with accolades in all corners of the world. - So go ahead and sue me: Just liking books is fine
In praise of the casual reader.
Why doesn’t US media write about the explicit (and not-so-explicit) ‘merchandising’ fees and expenses associated with prominent book placement here?
Readers might be curious to know how things get to be in certain locations and become ‘staff picks’.