Todays links of interest: Judith Krug, founder of Banned Books Week, diesSad news indeed. Baker Taylor Signs with LibreDigital for E-Books, Starts Digital Media Services GroupLikely a long time coming, finally happened. Don’t Jump To Conclusions About Amazon HomophobiaThe real issue is the glitch covered such a wide range of books with only a few specific themes in common.
Todays links of interest: Little Miss Crabby Pants Gets SnottyThe Super Librarian responds to the recent Los Angeles Times article. Even though she’s crabby, it’s far nicer than we’d be. The Book Studio | Exclusive interviews with today’s best authorsThe Book Studio, formerly Author, Author, roars back to life will lots of coolness. Congratulations to Bethanne Patrick and team! Meghan McCain’s Book Sold to Hyperion For High Six FiguresSo far, have not been impressed with McCain’s writing talent nor ability to consider issues deeply. Obviously Hyperion thinks others will be.
Todays links of interest: Spreadsheet Story Downloaded 10,000 TimesHow cool is this for David Nygren? The Written Nerd: Talking about e-readers with smart booksellersMore from the ongoing conversation among booksellers and digital arcs. Reading the diverse opinions is really interesting. Another New E-Book Platform? Please, No, Stop It!Amen.
Todays links of interest: Amazon bans account – customer loses all Kindle booksDear publishers: this is what we fear when we talk about DRM. Kindle Readers Ignite Protest Over E-Book PricesAgain, you don’t want to be the publisher or author who gets tagged in this game! Google’s Love For Newspapers How Little They Appreciate ItDanny Sullivan rants. Eloquently. We must up our game to match this one!
Todays links of interest: Why Isn’t Amazon the 800-Pound Gorilla of eReaders?Joe Wikert considers an important question: why, despite all the hype, isn’t the Kindle wiping up the e-reader competition? (Good analysis, though he leaves out design as a consideration and doesn’t quite go all the way there when it comes to file management). What Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse can teach novelists about hooking readers.Colleen Lindsay uses Dollhouse as an example taking too long to give readers a reason to keep reading. Trust is not enough. Killer SerialsGwenda Bond on what makes a good (book) series. E-books: some household mathBrian O’Leary
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.
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.
