Today’s links of interest:
- 2b or not 2b?
Can it be true? Can texting be good for reading and writing? - Ex-Prosecutor?s Book Accuses Bush of Murder
Ignoring the obvious punchline to note that Vincent Bugliosi’s latest book hasn’t received any mainstream media love, yet is selling quite well. Lesson? Readers don’t play by the old rules anymore…and neither should publishers. - Is a Kindle to books as an iPod is to tunes?
No. But it’s paving the way for the next device. - Rate Cuts At Gawker Media
Second quarter in a row. Seems to us that the Gawker Media Empire is buying into its own hype and hubris. Sure it can coast on increased page views and search engine traffic, but it’s lost so much in quality writing that who bothers anymore? - Sci-fi writer Andre Norton’s legacy still in court’s hands
Sad. Really sad. - Electronic Papyrus – The Digital Book, Unfurled
You know how you know that the New York Times doesn’t take the future seriously? They filed this story about flexible e-paper under "novelties". Sigh. - Editorial Ass: How Important Is Your Book, or, Top Ten Ways to Blow a Book Deal #4
A cringe-inducing account of how one author committed career suicide (clearly someone doesn’t know that people in the biz talk and talk and talk) without realizing it. Painful.