Today’s links of interest:
- Exclusive: Amazon Kindle 2 official images + price + release date
Appears that we have pictures of the Kindle which will (likely) be officially announced on Monday, February 9. - The Art of Editing
A look at the importance of editing — if you think it doesn’t matter, you’re wrong. - Audiobook Publishers Look to Drop DRM
One step forward for mankind… - Book-stealing: want to buy a hot read?
A look at the United Kingdom’s most stolen books. - Tina Brown Discusses The Book Beast: ‘It’s Really Important to Support Books’
Since it launched earlier this week, we’ve been watching the Book Beast with great interest. - Google and Amazon to Put More Books on Cellphones
Money quote: ?We are excited to make Kindle books available on a range of mobile phones,? said Drew Herdener, a spokesman for Amazon. ?We are working on that now.? - 2008 Graphic Novel Sales Up 5%; Manga Off 17%
Interesting to see the decline coupled with the increase. Is this a move away from manga, an exploration beyond manga, or the economy? - Google Optimizes Book Search for iPhone, Android
C’mon, admit it, you like the idea of having over a million books accessible from your phone (public domain, sure, but it’s only a matter of time). - Another Bad Quarter at HarperCollins
Weak economy, poor retail. It’s rough out there. - Not Lost in Translation: Beacon?s Reach Overseas
Beacon Press’s Reshma Melwani explores the job of foreign rights assistant. Yep, it’s all glamour! - In rural Newman, profanity gets a book banned
Bless Me Ultima, published in 1972 and widely considered a classic Latino novel, is the latest victim of those who fear that reading things outside their rigid belief system is dangerous. - My life on the mid-list
Author Cheris Hodges offers up a blunt account of her experience as a mid-list author, including highs, lows, and mistakes made along the way. - Web Ink Now: Does a new literacy call for a new book model?
Interesting question, no easy answers. Or maybe, no one answer. - Has Amazon taken discounting too far?
Let’s look at this another way: Amazon is going to take discounting as far as it possibly can because price is its competitive tool. This is hard for publishers because they are locked into contractual payments based on a presumed retail criteria. Consumers, for what it’s worth, don’t really care about these nuances, especially in rough economic times. - Ingram Launches Marketing Group
Ingram decides to diversify. - Winter Institute: A Flu-Riddled Recap
The fine blogger (and Twitterer) of Vroman’s Bookstore completes his wrap-up of Winter Institute IV. - Departure of Taylor Worries Indie Press Community
Karin Taylor has left the New York Center for Independent Publishing. The group will hopefully continue to maintain its programming.