Today’s links of interest: Richard Sarnoff is ‘PW’ Person of the YearInteresting. Congratulations to Mr. Sarnoff. Rack Jobbing the E-Book (Repost)This repost from Personanondata is as relevant now as it was then. Questions for Jeffrey P. BezosUm, sort of weird, sort of strange, sort of open. Laughed at the Kindle in the bathtub response.
Today’s links of interest: New WH pool rotation sparks debateSo the Huffington Post and Talking Points Memo join the White House reporter pool (yay for TPM, which has done great work these past years), and traditional journalists complain? And they cite the possibility of lack of objectivity for their reasons? Really NYT? Iraq war? 16 Musical Moments to Die For‘loper Jim Connelly continues the countdown. Judge Dismisses Meyer Infringement CastAnd the worlds sighs in relief. (PubLunch, reg required).
Today’s links of interest: Email Marketing, Authors, and Possibilities: An InterviewSarah Wendell got to the nitty gritty of email newsletters by talking to someone who was, well maybe not blackmailed, but certainly compelled to respond. Really great responses (and not just because we agree!). Celebrity Memoirists and Their Ghost WritersMoney quote: Sometimes, there’s a desire on the part of publishers and agents not to take attention away from the primary author… Believe primary author would be person who gets advance and name in big type, but doesn’t actually write the book. Lord Mandelson, The UK Digital Economy Bill Is Deeply
Today’s links of interest: In which I get frustrated and plead with authorsAuthors, agents, editors, pay attention. Bookavore has some advice. If you’re trying to kill a market, this is how to do it (re: YA): All I’m saying is, I’m starting to get to a lot of third chapters and wondering if maybe the author chose to write about the wrong character in the story. NOT Happy Nook Release Day!Um, it appears the Nook is shipping a bit late. Of course, we’re also fascinated by the fact that nookboards.com exists. Reading, ftw! Debrief: A month into my novel’s lifecycleAuthor
Today’s links of interest: Publishing Talks David Wilk interviews Kassia Kroszer of Booksquare. | WritersCastFrankfurt, ebooks, emerging markets, and more! Don’t bet newspapers will get rich shunning GoogleNope, definitely not betting on that.
Today’s links of interest: Administrators comb through Borders stock, staff left ‘disappointed’Looks like this story is coming to an end.
Today’s links of interest: How our brains learned to readReading is, apparently, only about 5,000 years old while our brain, in current form, is closer to 200,000. Review of Reading in the Brain. 750,000 lost jobs? The dodgy digits behind the war on piracyRead and remember this article when you read that pirates are killing the book business. Pirates find easy new pickings in open waters of e-book publishingSo far, no real sourcing on the numbers. It would be helpful if we could start this discussion with a firm foundation.
Today’s links of interest: Barnes Noble Has Mixed Quarter, Lowers Earnings GuidanceLooks like addition of ebooks increases sales on BN.com, though demand for the nook may provide some cost challenges. For Wal-Mart and Amazon, the First Round of a Price FightIn the fight to the bottom, the two are willing to destroy their own businesses for the dubious privilege of, um, selling below cost. May not be the customer builder they anticipate. Bonus: photo of Stephen King signing at Wal-Mart; funny because he denounced low book prices as killing publishing. The Coming Search Engine Media WarsYay. Can’t wait. Oh, right,
Today’s links of interest: GeoCities, Scribd and Your ContentInteresting thoughts about content ownership, mad moves by corporations, and how your money is being used by others. Good advice about reading the fine print and determining if terms meet your needs (or, just because it’s there, doesn’t mean it’s a good deal). Time to ChangeJesse Kornbluth says it’s time to change (it is!) the publishing industry. How many times do the same things need to be said before someone listens? Is B2B is the Real Market for E-books?Another look at the changing landscape of publishing — how the customer relationships are
Today’s links of interest: Your Price May VaryAt PersonaNonData a suggestion of variable pricing and rapid response. Regretsy Scores Latest Blog-to-Book DealWas it just last week someone put Regretsy in the gonna get a book deal pool? Publishers: As Harlequin is Finding Out – Sometimes You Can’t Win For LosingA different perspective on the issue. WHS ‘walks away’ from Borders deal, as distributor cuts off supplyBorders UK is having a very, very, very bad year.
