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Today’s links of interest:

• James McGrath Morris: Will eBooks Make Midlist Authors Extinct?
  This article doesn’t make any sense, nor does it reflect the reality of digital book buying. What will kill the midlist author? Bad books, bad support from publishers, not the fact that these books are digital.
• BN ‘Best-Kept Secret in the E-Book Space’
  Really, Barnes Noble has captured 20% market share? Kudos to them!

Today’s links of interest:

• The Authors Guild – Wiley’s Deceptive Letter to Bloomberg Press Authors: We are pleased to inform you that we will be slicing your royalties up to 50%
  A warning from the Author’s Guild. Did we mention anything about a bumpy ride?
• IREX Files for Bankruptcy
  We were rooting for them!

Today’s links of interest:

• Kindle overtakes computer as most popular ereading device says Bowker
  Not entirely sure this study is accurate.
• David Davidar to leave Penguin Canada
  Another top-level shake up. No replacement named yet.

Today’s links of interest:

• The walls we build up
  A letter to Scott Turow, or what do we talk about when we talk about piracy?
• Why Apple’s iBook Numbers Are Meaningless
  Or, non-specific numbers lead non-specific answers.

Today’s links of interest:

• A privilege to be objects
  …the underlying assumption is that the book as object (ideally, hardcover) is the right starting point…

Today’s links of interest:

• Gossip Girl books: Central Florida mom doesn’t want library to let young readers see them
  Oh, you poor misguided mother. You are not doing anything to prevent the reading of these books, though you are opening up your kid’s life for ridicule.
• Dan Brown Tops Sony’s Most Purchased eBooks of All Time List
  Sony touts the download of its 10 millionth book with a top ten list.
• Q A: The U. of Chicago Press’s E-Book Giveaway
  Oh, sure, lots of people give away ebooks. Here is an example of one publisher doing it as a serious marketing program.

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Today’s links of interest:

• Book owners have smarter kids
  True!
• Borders Adds Libre e-Reader to its List
  Either Borders’ strategy is genius or will lead to mass confusion. Here’s hoping they’re breaking the cycle with this second, less expensive device.
• For new ATT users, no more all you can eat data
  Current subscribers remain on the old plan (bookmark this article for the eventual day when ATT changes their billing system). New subscribers get charged more.
• David Rosenthal to Leave Simon Schuster
  No word on why or what he’s doing next.

Today’s links of interest:

• iBookstore books cheaper to buy in print and via Kindle
  As the iPad rolls out around the world, confusion reigns in pricing.

Today’s links of interest:

• BookExpo America 2010: Show Returning to Three Days
  Interesting commentary about the difference between those who like the new 2 day format versus those who need three days. Wondering how much of that need was precipitated by the volcano-closed London fair?
• Penguin, Amazon Reach E-book Accord
  How sad is it that this is actually news?
• BookExpo America 2010: ABA to Partner with Google
  This is a positive development.
• Planning the next publishing model: a new take on “no returns”
  Mike Shatzkin lays out a compelling, logical approach to printing and distribution in a world where the majority of sales move online. Like this.

Today’s links of interest:

• Global E-books and The Agency Model at IDPF’s Digital Book 2010
  While there are many criticisms of how the Agency Model was implemented, it’s stuff like that makes us worry: …some books were even removed from customers’ bookshelves although they had been previously purchased.
• Personanondata: BookExpo CEO Round Table: Michael Cairns – Content to Strategy
  Are we alone in thinking the biggest problem comes from publishing CEOs who believe it’s all about device? To wit: …agreed emphatically that there will be a bigger market but we shouldn’t shouldn’t forget there needs to be big investment to buy reading devices.