Today’s links of interest: Palin, Sanford, Young: Political tell-alls get down and dirtyYeah, this story captures how we feel about these insta-books. Press release: Digital-publishing experts launch emerging-markets networkCongratulations to Arthur Atwell, Ramy Habeeb, and Octavio Kulesz. What a great business. How Christian Were the Founders?If you are not disturbed by this story, you are not paying attention. Why Google and Other Humans Don’t Read Your Book ReviewsFrom the choir: making stuff search engine friendly makes stuff findable.

Today’s links of interest: Amazon Planning to Give Away Free Kindles?Will Amazon Prime members get free Kindles? Interesting marketing plan, no?

Today’s links of interest: Apple move to sell US TV shows for $1Which, you know, is a price decrease. From the Frontlines of the E-book Wars 2/10/2010Christopher Kenneally hosts a discussion featuring Andrew Albanese, Sara Nelson, Brian O’Leary, and Mike Shatzkin (archive of live broadcast). Presto Book-O (Why I Went Ahead And Self-Published)Interesting essay from Steve Almond at The Rumpus. Worth reading and considering the message.

Today’s links of interest: Amazon Acquires Ebook Rights For Bloomsbury Author; Gavin de BeckerYep, we do expect to see more of this. Simon Schuster acquires cat’s own storyBy own, read as told by a human. The cat would have written an entirely different story. What I Heard in San Jose. Did Any Publishers Hear the Same?Interesting thoughts from a bookseller — including one that suggests the agency model, sort of, for print. TeleRead sold to North American Publishing CompanyAs part of the sale, David Rothman has (happily) handed over the reins to Paul Biba. Great news for the team, and

Today’s links of interest: More Authors Signing Exclusive Kindle DealsMore is a relative term, but the key here is that traditional publishers have a different kind of tension on the horizon. E-Books by FT Press Slim Down to Quick ReadsIt’s about time. Glad to see different approaches to books. Penguin CEO Needs a Good EditorRather hard response to a rather weak editorial.

Today’s links of interest: E-Reads: Panic in Blogger Park! Google Pulls Plug on FTP FeedIf you’re using Blogger.com *and* updating via FTP, this one’s for you. Interview: Ami Greko and Pablo Defendini from The New SleeknessJC Hutchins conducts the interview. Three cool people in the same room. Much fun. The Great E-book WarIs publishing making the same mistakes as the music industry. Read on, dear friends, read on.

Today’s links of interest: Bookseller or Book Provider?In the category of great minds thinking alike, are you a book seller or a book provider? Hint: the latter is happy just putting books on the shelf and hoping for the best. The former, well, they want to sell books to people who want to buy them. Nearly 95 Percent of e-Reader Owners Are Happy With Their DevicesInteresting results (note the comments about book availability).

Today’s links of interest: Talking Digital at Wi5: How Digitization is Impacting the IndustryA wrap-up of the publishers panel at Winter Institute 5. Interesting that Random House and Hachette are so far apart of release strategies. Wareham Leaves Simon SchusterWhat an innocuous headline, especially if you follow Twitter. Who stole our reading time?Interesting, but ultimately another piece lamenting the loss of something that (perhaps) never existed in the manner the writer imagined.

Today’s links of interest: Macmillan Books Still Mostly Absent From Amazon.comAnd so it goes. Getting Past “Good Enough” eBooks: Liza DalyWe’re going to keep pushing this discussion — Liza Daly talked at Digital Book World about getting past good enough. She’s absolutely right: In some extreme cases, pirated ebooks have been found to be superior in quality and thoroughness than some of the automated print-to-digital conversions on the marketplace today. Macmillan Launches A New eBook Price Point Now–At Amazon As Well As BN.comSo Macmillan tallies ho on its enhanced book idea. Yep, author interview, recipes (really), and a special essay

Today’s links of interest: Burkle Complains to Barnes Noble Board; Allow me to acquire up to 37% Stake Like the RiggiosHmm. Also, hmm. (Pub Lunch, reg required) In Amazon vs. Macmillan, Amazon comes off conquerorFeel this analysis is closer to reality than most. Apple’s own approach to iPad e-books could confuseYay, another DRM system. Go team! Soapbox: The Hobson’s Choice of Hardcover PricingGreat piece from Kevin Smokler about the high price of hardcovers…and the difficult choices made by readers.