Today’s links of interest:
- Urban Elitist Shares Views on Future of Publishing
Joe Wikert follows up on an item we linked to earlier this week, adding thoughts and questions of his own. - 75 Books Every Woman Should Read: The Complete List
Okay, you’ll have some quibbles, we have some quibbles. But feeling good about our reading history right now. - New York Wants to Tax iTunes Downloads
We’d wager that that New York is not alone in this desire. - Dohle Urges Random to Rethink, Reformulate Ways of Doing Business
Citing the old with crisis comes opportunity mantra, Markus Dohle seeks ways to change the business in the future. - Critics Say Newbery-Winning Books Are Too Challenging for Young Readers
This about an award whose winner includes "Julie of the Wolves?" - Mills & Boon launches ad campaign to woo younger readers
We say it’s about time. - The Digital Slay-Ride: What’s killing newspapers is the same thing that killed the slide rule.
We quote: "I keep waiting for one of these distressed, failing newspapers to realize that it has nothing to lose and get a little crazy and create something brand new and brilliant for readers and advertisers. I keep being disappointed." - Finding Value in Author Web Sites
Do authors need websites? Yes. - The Emma Bovary route out of recession
Hey, if it works… - Roth Remains at HMH… for Now
Is this true: "One of the persistent topics of conversation among agents since the trouble at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt surfaced is whether Philip Roth, one of the house’s marquee (and arguably most important) authors, will remain with the publisher." If so, then the agents of the world really have skewed priorities. - Kamil Named Editor-in-Chief of Little Random
Susan Kamil gets the first new appointment after the Random House shake-up.