Today’s links of interest:
- Twitter / DailyLitHoliday
What? You don’t have time to read holiday faves? Follow the Daily Lit’s Twitter feed for The Night Before Christmas and A Christmas Carol (in short installments). - Making Books
André Bernard, a bit gloomy, bit navel-gazey, looks at the current mood of the publishing business. - Graywolf Plans Instant Book on Inauguration Day Poem
Excellent news, though the article fails to defined what is meant by "instant book". - Gates Foundation awards .9M to upgrade libraries
It’s a weird thing, suddenly having warm fuzzies about Bill Gates. Much more comfortable thinking the good thought about Melinda…but, damn, they do put their money to good stuff. - 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.
