Today’s links of interest:
- The Digitizers: Lexcycle?s Neelan Choksi on e-publishing strategies, ePub, Stanza, territorial issues and more
Kat Meyer interviews Neelan Choksi of Stanza about some of our favorite topics. - HarperCollins Signs Three Books from Manuscript Website
Interesting, indeed. - Reading Under the Covers: Cri de coeur
Bella Standers recounts one author’s moment of, well, it wasn’t zen. As we talk about the future of publishing, it’s time to rethink — on all levels — the way books are marketed. - Booksellers to Publishers: What About Those Prices and Costs?
Shelf Awareness published two letters from booksellers discussing ways to cut costs — and they’re among our top pet peeves. What’s up with the wasted shipping costs? - One Click Away from Abandoning My Kindle
Can Joe Wikert really say goodbye to his Kindle? Is his iPhone that powerful? - A Moment of Jen
Jennifer Weiner explores disparities between tell-all memoirs by male versus female writers. Let’s just sum it up by brave versus vain. - NBCC Makes Preemptive Move to Save ‘Book World’
Okay. They’re getting up a petition. - 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.