Today’s links of interest:
- Random House Launch Website Toolkit For Authors
While a fine idea (sounds similar to the tool built by HarperCollins), please tell us that RH isn’t truly going to allow authors to customize their fonts and colors? Talk about a recipe for disaster. - Google Doubles Book-Scan Publisher Partners
Meaning, what? They’re only the evil empire for some people? - Words into hype?By Chris Offutt
Clip ‘n Save Guide to Literary Terms, to wit: "Plot — A device, the lack of which denotes seriousness on the part of writers." - First-Time Novelist Wins Booker
Aravind Adiga wins for "The White Tiger". - Have books become the new target for internet piracy?
Basic, clueless, and without context. Noted especially for the final line, which shows how absolutely the author misses the point. - McCain’s YouTube Takedown Inspires Fair Use Fervor
Finally, the candidates are talking about the copyright question. - National Book Foundation, Presenter of National Book Awards
Nominees announced today. Click the link above to see the full list and a video featuring Scott Turow. - Things That Make Us (Sic): The Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar Takes on Madison Avenue, Hollywood, The White House, and The World
We may be in love: "Remember that ?irregardless? is an irregular word, just as underwear is an irregular hat."