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Today’s links of interest: Periodic Table of Typefaces on the Behance NetworkThis is just too much fun. Want for the BS office!
The Daily Square – Hit The Road Jack Edition
Today’s links of interest: Deja vu: Wal-Mart, Amazon, Target in DVD price warBecause it’s all about ego, right? Barnes Noble gift card does not work with eBooksThis makes our head hurt. A lot. Bookcamp Vancouver and the future of e-booksContinuing the DRM discussion — a wrap-up of the session from BookCamp Vancouver. More thoughts to come.
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Todays links of interest: Judge In Google Book Settlement Case Says Photographers Are Not AuthorsUm, how do you cover illustrations but not photographs? Printers to pass on paper price risesAh, if only the UK had a robust ebook industry, then some of these costs might be mitigated. Ben Macintyre: The Latest Sourpuss to Run Away From PossibilitiesWe have nothing to add…except go read this!
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Todays links of interest: New Yorker Writer’s Book on Mass Extinctions Sells to HoltSteve Rubin’s first acquisition is a book on mass extinction. Advance is reported to be in the mid-six figure range. Truly. Sometimes you should exercise a bit of restraint, see how the book sells, and go from there, no? How long can Amazon.com put off paying its bills?Worry du jour: Amazon’s payables. Thinking we’ll sit this one out. Mythbusting the ISBNLaura Dawson takes on the big (and some small) ISBN myths. Good reading!
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Todays links of interest: Former Morrow Publisher Gallagher Joins Sanford GreenburgerW00t, w00t, w00t. We’re thrilled to learn that Lisa Gallagher has joined Sanford Greenburger. She’s one of our favorite people ever. Exclusive: How I Unmasked @FakeAPStylebook (an Only-on-Twitter Story)Oddly, this wasn’t an unmasking we wanted, though it’s interesting. We love @fakeapstylebook. the changing publishing landscapeThe gorgeous Nicola Griffith sat through the (transcript of) our News Hour appearance, and expands upon a topic we wanted to explore further.
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Todays links of interest: Six Implications of Digital Vertical NichesThe brilliant Eoin Purcell expands upon his pecha kucha presentation from Tools of Change Frankfurt. Love this for the truth and funny: All of this is going to take time. And a lot of that time is going to look very unproductive. You need to be ready for that. If you work in a publisher with a decent editorial staff, you’ll be used to that in any case. Ibis Reader and BookServerLove this! E-Reads: What Can Publishers Learn from Cory Doctorow?Richard Curtis on the Cory Doctorow publishing experiment. For the Cory
A (Probably Naive) Attempt to Move the DRM Conversation Forward
If there are two truths we hold to be self-evident, they are these: 1) DRM does nothing to stop piracy, and 2) DRM, as used by many publishers today, frustrates legitimate purchasers of books. This leads many to conclude that DRM does not work, and that DRM is evil. How do we get past “it’s good” or “it’s evil”? Not true. And not true. Consumers will happily accept the shackles of DRM if the trade-off is worth it to them. For example, while some Kindle users grumble about loss of rights, they express joy at the ease of purchase created
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Todays links of interest: LibreDigital Promises Fidelity for Digital PubsWhile we love Bob Carlton of LibreDigital, we quibble with the idea that readers demand print fidelity when it comes to ebooks. Sometimes, yes, but many times, that fidelity comes at a cost. To reader. In this, as with all other things, consider the book, consider the reader, then make the choice. Borders in talks over websiteDear Borders, it’s clearly time to hire me to help with your strategy. Please. You are making me sad. Love, Booksquare What’s Next In Book Promotion?We all hear a lot about how HarperStudio is changing
On Listening and Learning
Author Mur Lafferty offers her thoughts about the changes in publishing. What really surprises me is when you hear publishing people say that they don’t know what to do, or that they refuse listen to Internet professionals. They seem to believe if they do what has worked in the past, eventually the storm will pass and the anchor of tradition will have kept them steady and safe. They look at the people who are succeeding by merging their digital plans with their traditional print plans and call them anomalies at best, or insane at worst. What they need to be
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Todays links of interest: QA: A front-row seat for media’s meltdownWhat are the chances that movie and book professionals read this article and think it doesn’t really apply to them?