Today’s links of interest:
- Bypassing the book tour
Douglas Coupland chooses YouTube over live appearances. - Books Working with the Web
Read. Discuss. - Authors Paying for Chatty Readers
Apparently (gasp!), some authors are dumb enough to pay commenters to post on blogs. And, apparently, those commenters don’t have the necessary sophistication to make said comments appear, oh, normal and natural…and relevant to the actual conversation. Makes you wonder who thinks this is a good idea. - Only 1,729 James Frey Readers Upset Enough to Demand Refund
Yes, we flagged this yesterday, but the headline is just our kind of snark. - 19-cent cheques leave writers wanting change
Another look at the writers’ strike. - PW’s Best Books of the Year
Publisher’s Weekly, noting that the holiday shopping season officially began this past weekend, declares an end to 2007.