Today’s links of interest:
- Poem for Obama tops bestseller list
Elizabeth Alexander rocks the charts — how cool is this? - With a jab at Adobe Digital Editions, Follett unveils a new e-reading app?a loser if it won?t work with ePub
Agree with TeleRead: ignoring standards will lead to headaches and heartaches. Working with standards creates opportunity. - LibraryThing: LibraryThing and CIG – the deal!
Tim Spalding of LibraryThing discusses the deal with CIG (properties include Bowker). - Gaining Converts
As ebook sales rise, Publishers Weekly starts to look at the process and challenges facing the industry. - ePricing – Be Careful What You Wish For
Martyn Daniels considers the wacky world of ebook pricing, ending with a caution. - New Alloy Unit to Offer Advances
Publishers of Gossip Girl series (among others) begin to offer advances, expand line, continue with revenue sharing model. - The Rise of Ebooks – IDPF Reports Ebook Sales Up 108%
Mark Coker of Smashwords digs into the trends of rising ebook sales. - Books Unbound
Lev Grossman writes about publishing woes in Time Magazine. - OUP Cuts 60 Positions
Very sad. - Newsstand Holdup
Magazine distributors want to increase retailer delivery charges by seven cents per copy — that’s seven cents for each magazine dropped off, not sold. - No Option
One man looks at the pretty much insane notion of perpetual returns and sees nothing but bad. - Britney Spears Signs £10m Deal To Write Autobiography
It’s not the internet we should worry about, it’s this kind of insanity! - BEC Still On
They will not succumb! - Naomi Alderman: How the web is undermining reading
Yeah, yeah, yeah. And home taping is killing the music industry. - Markus Dohle Anticipates Obama as Mr. Tough Choices
Praise for Markus Dohle as the dust settles at Random House, allowing the publisher to get back to what it’s supposed to do.