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Todays links of interest: BOOK: The SequelThe Perseus Books Group is engaging in a very cool, very ambitious BEA project: take a book from start to finish during the conference. Watch as editing, marketing, production, and even conversion to e-formats happens. Live. No really, this is cool. Why should I care about e-books? Lessons learned the hard way from the newspaper bizAh a long list of questions to be answered. Publisher ConfidentialDelightful. Comments from booksellers, readers, and librarians about what they want from publishers. Stop us if you’ve heard some of these before. Deseret Book demotes ‘Twilight’Stephenie Meyer books will […]

Todays links of interest: The Sun Sets on Desert Rose Literary AgencyAs Victoria Strauss reports, Leann Murphy of the presumably now-defunct Desert Rose Literary Agency has been served her just desserts. Love the One You’re With: Book Review Ethics Re-examined, Part TwoBethanne Patrick continues her examination of the ethics and sticky problems of book reviews. The Future of Book Coverage, Part II: Amazon.com and the Revenue QuestionMax Magee takes a long look at why Amazon’s hidden stakeholders — book blogs — choose to participate in the Associates program. Interesting points about process, accounting, and depth of content.

Todays links of interest: The Million-Dollar Sure ThingIn which Pat Holt is in a bad mood. Who cares about publishers’ imprints? (Answer: the publishers!)Hmm. The True Cost of Amazon’s New KindleLook, you knew someone would do it: break down the Kindle and price out its components.

Todays links of interest: The Awl – Be less stupid.Choire Sicha and Alex Balk have launched their latest project. Minimalist look, lots and lots of words. And attitude. Welcome back! Bloomsbury offers Orange title for freeKamila Shamsie’s Burnt Shadows offered free in exchange for an email address. Interesting deal. Discounts Plot Against ‘Da Vinci’ NovelAs the new Dan Brown novel is given a list price of $29 (really? in this economy?), Amazon and Barnes Noble announce steep discounts. Steep. Can’t-compete-with-that steep. BookSwim: Netflix for books?Once more: this is not the Netflix model unless Bookswim has magically added ongoing author compensation.

Todays links of interest: Harlequin on Digital AgilityGreat (long!) presentation from the Harlequin Digital Team (including the awesome Amy Wilkins!) about their digital program. Other publishers should view this is as a primer. This is Your Wake-up Call: 12 Steps to Better Book PublishingJonathan Karp writes a manifesto. Lordy, some of this stuff is so painfully obvious you have to wonder… Random House Group announces enhanced ebooksWhile liking the fact publishers are looking at enhanced ebooks, one has to wonder who this press release is targeted at.

Todays links of interest: Everything You Thought You Knew About Romance Novels, and Why It’s WrongCandy Tan responds to Megan Daum’s ill-informed analysis of the romance genre.

Todays links of interest: Google Book Search settlement gives Google a virtual monopoly over literatureFile under: be careful what you ask for. Cory Doctorow on the Google Book Search and the missteps of the publishing business. The Zune for e-book reading—plus a few words on Microsoft Reader as the wrong fashion statementNote: it’s possible to do an entire article about the Zune with really mentioning the Zune. Who knew? David Rothman enters a plea to Microsoft, should the Zune reader rumors come to fruition. Barney Rosset, Courting Literary ControversyNice review of Barney Rosset and Grove — and a reminder that

Todays links of interest: The Reality of a Times BestsellerLynn Viehl discusses how she made the NYT bestseller list (with actual numbers and everything!). YouTube Creates Channel for Movies, TV ShowsAs expected, YouTube announces deals with studios. Some have called this a challenge to Hulu; color us not so sure! Announcing the 2009 Indies Choice Book Award Winners!Cool — gotta love a game that includes best conversation starter.

Todays links of interest: Bloomsbury sparks row on cover pricesBloomsbury says no big deal while booksellers are wait a minute! Borders to Overhaul Board, Enhance Book ClubsAh Borders, it’s still bumpy, isn’t it? Denise Roy to PlumeDenise Roy has moved to Plume, a Penguin imprint, as senior editor.

Todays links of interest: First Self-Publishing Book Expo PlannedAh, the red-headed stepchild of publishing is revealing itself to be a different kind of publishing force. This is a great step forward. Amazonfail: A straight white male publisher on glitches and ham-fisted errorsRichard Nash takes a different approach with Amazonfail: yes things happen, but why do they always seem to happen to one group? Nicely done. The Failure of #amazonfailClay Shirky takes a look at the initial response to Amazonfail (including his own) and how some of the failure falls on the shoulders of participants. Thoughtful. His points about the real