Today’s links of interest:
- Book review pages get a review
In which one publication tries something new and different — and wins! - Sales of ‘racist’ Tintin Congo book soar
Which should tell you everything you need to know about human nature. - Asda barred from selling seventh Harry Potter
Either because a) it hasn’t paid its bills in three years or b) because it wants to retail the novel at way below MSRP. If a, then why does Bloomsbury continue to ship. If b, who is the loser? - Studios call for study of writer residuals system
Funny that this idea emerged just as Guild negotiations commence, no? - What’s in a book? Take a whiff
We have heard rumors of an entire website devoted to this phenomenon… - Books still win
Normally a sentiment we would not dare to quibble with…except that the execution here is so, oh, snobbish, that we feel free to quibble away. - Kids reading fewer books despite Harry Potter hoopla
Note: "You have to be careful when you say kids are reading less," says Michael Kamil, a professor of education at Stanford University. "It doesn’t mean they are incapable of reading. It means they choose to do other things instead." - Why can’t we ditch the adjectives on book covers?
Because it would obviously lead to an anti-semi colon revolt. - The fringe presses with a small margin for success
Way out yonder in the minor key, that’s where the interesting stuff happens in the publishing industry.
