Today’s links of interest:
- Punishing the publisher
An author dropped by his publisher for "poor sales" of his first book (honestly, who is to blame here? The author has done the hard work, what did the publisher do?) self-publishes the sequel. Now that first book is up for awards, garnering, yep, natural interest in both that book and sequel. Guess who wins when the latter sells? Or, guess who loses. - The Millions: Borders and the Froot Loop Gambit
Max considers the new "face out" strategy being used by Borders and finds it lacking. - First-time Authors Find Favour On Orange Longlist
Remember, the longlist precedes the shortlist… - Discovery patents e-book invention
Call us crazy, but somehow this doesn’t feel innovative nor original. Actually, it feels more like the Patent Office has stopped trying. - Federal Funding for Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) is Cut
So much for "no child left behind"…