Todays links of interest: Kindle Publishing Now Open To All BlogsAmazon opens up the pay-for-blogs on your Kindle service to all blogs.

Todays links of interest: The Shelf Talker: Butterscotch, and Prairie Home CompanionIn which Mr. Kevin Smokler tries to sneak a reference to Night Ranger in a serious article about…oh, right, perfect joke. Where I Left OffMartin Shepard of the Permanent Press talks about how his house is having a pretty good year, but, well, getting paid for that good year is tough going. Then he rolls up his sleeves and talks some trash about Barnes Noble and Ingrams and how messed up this business can be. Romance, DRM and the Future of Reading at Digital Book 2009Calvin Reid offers a

Todays links of interest: Copyright Critics Rationalize TheftMark Helprin gets it wrong. #idpf09As part of our ongoing series of bringing you publishing conversations, today we have the live tweeting of the IDPF conference being held in NY. Enjoy without leaving the couch! First Quarter Loss at BertelsmannHmm, consumer reluctance? What a pretty way to say people aren’t spending as much money as they should.

Todays links of interest: ‘You’ve Read the Book, Now Take a Look!’Is literary tourism bad for books or is literary tourism something to worry about so people can buy books? Keeping the data openPeter Brantley looks at the dangers and possibilities of metadata and other information, apropos of the Google Book Settlement. Mobifusion Releases New Cellphone Content ViewerNew ereading platform. So many, so many.

Todays links of interest: Gov. Schwarzenegger Launches First-in-Nation Initiative to Develop Free Digital Textbooks for High School StudentsInteresting. This is a program we hope takes off. Pronunciation Trips Up Amazon’s KindleFunny story about text-to-speech on Kindle 2. Book Club up for discussion as Richard Judy call timeThe Richard Judy bookclub has been a driving force in British publishing. Now that the show is cancelled, UK publishers are wondering how they will get the same kind of great exposure. Nine Twitter Tips for BusinessBasic suggestions, always worth repeating.

Todays links of interest: Checking The Pulse: Tweens And BooksThis just in: reading remains popular with pre-high school kids. They like it. They spend a lot of time online. Not so clear on what an ereader is. That all of this makes sense is a good thing. Kunati Books neglecting its authorsCanadian publisher apparently not paying, not responding, not commenting.

Todays links of interest: Amazon Launches Kindle DXColor us underwhelmed. Harlequin Has First Quarter Gains in Sales, EarningsLiking the Harlequin numbers and trends. Big Bad Bookstore QA: Vroman’s (Pasadena, CA)Great interview with Patrick Brown of Vromans. We’re excited that Patrick is talking loud and clear about choice and making sure his store gives customers the books they want, in the format they want. Such an important message.

Todays links of interest: Glenn Beck Signs Multi-Book Deal with Simon SchusterGlenn Beck enters into a lower advance, higher royalty (with profit sharing — do they really call it that in publishing?) arrangement. But really, children’s books? The mind boggles. AP’s Curley Has Fightin’ Words For GoogleWatching the Associated Press threaten to take all its toys and go home is painful. Truly painful. What do they think will happen when Google stops linking to them? Digital change: what’s an independent bookseller to do?Nice piece from BS hero Mike Shatzkin – -a roadmap for independent booksellers in a digital future.