Today’s links of interest:
- Itzkoffian
Continuing the Itzkoff analysis, Gwenda Bond highlights a few very important paragraphs (not that she has a vested interest or anything) and notes the work in question is still available online for eager readers. - standBy Bert: Book Club Is Here! Welcome to Saunders Week!
Elizabeth Crane (whom you’ll recall from All This Heavenly Glory and pursuant discussion) is held George Saunders bookclub this past week. Not coincidentally, it was a Saunders bookclub discussion that brought him to the attention of chez Booksquare. - Dave Itzkoff Ponders His Inner Child
Matt Cheney questions the use of online critics as a source for a New York Times Review (and, yes, that is Matt’s tongue in his cheek). - Paperback Reader: The Deadliest Denial by Colleen Thompson
Wendy notes that there’s a contract between author and reader in fiction: if we are to suspend disbelief, the author must give us something in return. She has found a situation where the contract was voided on both sides. - Commentary: Keep the Internet neutral, fair and free – Jun 9, 2006
Craig Newmark lays out the network neutrality issue for us — in the meantime, we remind you, again, that calling your congresspeople is fast and painless. They love hearing from constituents! - Borders Group attracts 6 million rewards members in two months
All through customer service and interaction. - Seth’s Blog: How to get traffic for your blog
A fun set of rules filled with the delightful contradictions that remind us that there are no hard and fast rules. - Why writers never reveal how many books their buddies have sold.
The schadenfreude of Bookscan. - Will a Rounder Ball Yield More World Cup Goals?
There is aboslutely no reason to link to this story except we’re fascinated by the notion of a rounder ball. - Microsoft Ups its Book Search Service
Microsoft adds two major university libraries to its service. Left unsaid: is this a scorch-the-earth deal or will MS only scan the books after receiving direct permission from the libraries? No, seriously, that is the question. - Brenda Starr and Her Friends…and Enemies.
A chicklit battle royale. This is the stuff that makes mornings fun.
