Todays links of interest: How Goest Thou?Nice article on the outlining process by Laura Anne Gilman. International Association of Culinary Professionals: 2009 IACP CBA WinnersCongratulations to our friends at Taunton and Ten Speed Press for rocking the awards. Wednesday’s Author: Raymond CarverVideo about the late, great Raymond Carver. What? You need more information than that?
Todays links of interest: Dear Twitter followers…Angela James of Samhain Publishing writes an open letter to her Twitter followers. Smart, sage, right on. Filedby Works With Licensed Book Industry Data, Working With Authors and Improving ItFiledby responds to recent Los Angeles Times piece. Oh, and hey!, did we mention you should check it out? Naggar Joining AmazonOr, more specifically, David Naggar is joining Amazon as VP of Kindle Content. Yep, that’s a job title.
Todays links of interest: For Some, Voice Mail Is Losing Its AllureCompletely off topic, but FoBS Yen Cheong is featured! Ebook Blowout: Amazon Kindle Free DownloadsJA Konrath is a Kindle bestseller and analyzes said success. Denise Oswald Joins Soft Skull Press/Counterpoint as Editorial DirectorWhile we await the next move from our friend Richard Nash, Denise Oswald takes the reigns at Soft Skull.
Todays links of interest: Twitter switch for Guardian, after 188 years of inkThe Guardian, long one of our fave examples of online innovation, becomes all Twitter, all the time. Death of print? Doesn’t seem to be a problem for the British press. HarperStudio Announces New E-Book Pricing PolicyHmm, think this tweeting policy deprives long-winded bloggers of major opportunity, but new Literary Twitter Co-op is all over it! Literary Twitter Co-Op AnnouncedOne of my many exciting new projects. Edward Champion is very persuasive.
If there is one thing we can agree on, in the discussion surrounding digital books, it is that the issue is not “if ebooks ever take off” but “how ebooks will assimilate”. To my mind, too much energy is wasted on the idea that digital books are not the same as physical books. Focusing on the tactile, the kinesthetic, the heft of books and comparing that experience to a digital book makes no sense. Of course they’re different, just like cars, boats, and airplanes are different. Trains are different. All are forms of transportation, all have their strengths and weaknesses.
Todays links of interest: Richard Nash, Head OnRichard Nash’s exit interview, in Interview. Authors fight free books site Scribd for ‘pirating’ their workLess than a week after publishers announced a deal with Scribd, the site gets slapped for unauthorized posting of copyrighted work. Ahem, Scribd…get thee better traffic cops! Sun-Times Media Group files for bankruptcySad news indeed, but note some of the core reasons.
Todays links of interest: Fast on the Heels of the Headlines, the BookOr, in a time of short attention spans and ubiquitous media, does it make sense to delay the publication of newsworthy books? WSJ prints opinion article that sis horsehit/s I disagree withJanet Reid suggests that major media give column space to people who actually know what they’re talking about, especially when it comes to the Google Book settlement. It’s a thought. Frightful KindleJosh Marshall discovers Kindle, has vision, survives. Or, the future is books, not format.
Todays links of interest: Advantage Amazon? Publishers react to proposed new termsIn which Amazon continues to treat publishers like mice in a maze. Another Day and Now a Samsung eReaderMartyn Daniels points us to yet another entrant into the burgeoning e-reader market. Note to publishers: your job is to make all this stuff work seamlessly for readers. Will E-Book Anti-Piracy Technology Hurt Readers?For those who missed the story on NPR, article and audio.
Todays links of interest: Ada Lovelace Day: Danielle Zaikoff (and many others)Love it, Ada Lovelace Day! Great post from Hugh McGuire. Bertelsmann Predicts 2009 Profit, Sales Will Drop on Ad SlumpOuch to our friends at Random House. Peter Brantley joins the Internet ArchiveVery cool!
Todays links of interest: HC Goes Digital With CatalogsYay, but, ahem, is there really a question about the viability of digital galleys? Not if you’ve been following the #digiarcs discussion on Twitter. UC Michigan Switching to Digital PublisherUC Michigan becomes the first university press to transition to purely digital publishing. Interview with Sarah Wendell of Smart Bitches, Trashy BooksDavid Nygren interviews the soon-to-be-too-famous-for-us Sarah Wendell of Smart Bitches.
