Today’s links of interest:
- A Publisher by Any Other Name
Or, when readers seek out books, the publisher is not necessarily one of the key fields they search on. - Author slams British TV diet of reruns and cruel game shows
Author gets British headlines for stating obvious. Hey, it’s a good thing! - million given to literacy group
Cool news, cool action. This is the one time we encourage you to do something just because everyone else is doing it. - Pre-Orders Surge for O.J. Simpson Book
Truly a sad commentary on the state of our society. - A Man Who Understands Women and Writes Novels About Them
The story of Patrick Sanchez, a man who writes chick-lit. So many thoughts, so little time, except, hey!, it’s always great to read about someone making it in this crazy business. - Secret Sellers — Books that Just Keep Going
A (really interesting) look at books that just keep on keepin’ on, or, what happens when the spotlight fades but the readers stay in th house? Yeah, it’s a long tail article. - If you haven’t read these by Christmas …
Same list, British viewpoint. More books that you "have" to read. - Fall preview: New books from Sebold, Junot Diaz, Roth
Yeah, it’s that time of year again. Back-to-reading shopping. - A nation of outlaws
Ah, a look back at the days when the United States considered copyright protections to be quaint.
Oddly, just yesterday I was searching for books on Amazon, and I wished the publisher info was more prominent so that I could whether it was a publisher I liked.