Today’s links of interest:
- Dear LA City Council: cutting libraries is terribly wrong
While Carolyn Kellogg is reacting to one city’s shortsightedness, we’d like to remind *all* cities and counties that killing libraries will cause far more harm than you can imagine in your panic to balance budgets. Save the libraries! - Bad sex award exposes this year’s nominees
Year in, year out, our favorite award. - University of Minnesota Press in Backlist Initiative
UMP plans to make its entire backlist — dating back to 1925 — available via a variety of sources. - How to make money using the Internet
Yeah, it’s that easy. - RH unveils POD Collection
In positive Random House news, they’re moving toward POD for a collection of titles. - Random House pulls out of BookExpo Canada
One of those days where Random House telegraphs the fact that it’s doing serious cost cutting. - Pensions Frozen at Random House Inc.
Ouch — oh and, not the best way to keep your best and brightest! - Romance Titles Coming To the iPhone
Congratulations to Samhain for entering into this bold experiment! - Watching Watchmen Sell Books
We love these little rays of sunshine in the holiday news stream. - WGA Files for Arbitration, Claims Producers Aren?t Paying New-Media Residuals
Yeah, who didn’t see that one coming? - Barnes & Noble Reports Third Quarter Financial Results
Ouch. Have we mentioned that books make fine holiday gifts? - Peter Matthiessen, Annette Gordon Reed Among National Book Award Winners
Congratulations to all winners!
