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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.

Today’s links of interest:

• University suspending SMU Press operations
  Sad news.

Today’s links of interest:

• The iPad: Gateway Drug to Digital Learning?
  This is reasoning we can get behind: the lack of adult material, the mix of entertainment and learning.
• Google to Launch Digital Books by Early Summer
  As previously reported. It appears that Google has finally put a ring on the date.
• News Corporation Reports Third Quarter Revenue Growth of 19% Generating Net Income of $839 Million; $0.32 Per Share
  Items of note: HarperCollins and MySpace. Particularly MySpace. You may have to look to find the news there.
• Simon Schuster’s Digital Publishing Revenue Up Sharply
  Some good news in an otherwise rough first quarter.

Today’s links of interest:

• Penguin E-Books Are No. 1 on iPad, But Publisher Gets Zero Love From Amazon
  Ah, hardball, such a rough game to play.
• Tilting at Bookish Windmills, Or – How the iPad Saved Spanish Language Day
  This is what we talk about when we talk about the power of digital.

Today’s links of interest:

• Jim-Butcher.Com: New Fanfiction Policy
  Interesting. An author embraces fan fiction and Creative Commons. Well done.

Today’s links of interest:

• Amazon.com Cuts Prices on Penguin Hardcovers in E-Book Tiff
  Oh, the antics of major corporations. Too cute.

Today’s links of interest:

• Me, Mom, and Ray Bradbury : The New Sleekness
  A mostly true story.
• Crown Restructured Into Distinct Groups; Shaye Areheart Books Closed
  Lots of big news in here. A bit disconcerted about the Shaye Areheart news — though the editor remains with the company — as it seems like one of the few identifiable brands created by publishers these past years.

Today’s links of interest:

• Patrons Are Consumers, and Consumers Are Patrons; or, How Publishers Can Learn To Stop Worrying and Love Libraries Again
  Librarian Heather McCormack on the synergy between libraries, booksellers, and publishers: I respect publishers’ right to make money. I want houses large, medium, and small to thrive, or I’m out of a job and a calling.
• Why Men Don’t Read: How Publishing is Alienating Half the Population
  While Jason Pinter makes good points, we respectfully disagree with his thesis, particularly as you slice and dice book categories. Literary fiction? Way too much male navel gazing. Non-fiction? Probably a lot more gender balance. Genre fiction? How many ways can cover designers alienate the female reader? And so on.
• Nicholas Sparks Formula. A Comedic Article.
  Hilarious.

Today’s links of interest:

• Los Angeles Book Festival Draws Record Crowd
  130,000 people. Just amazing. Even better? How great the festival is for booksellers.
• On serendipity
  Or, how can we create the tools needed to reach audiences who have diverse interests and needs…but not so much time?
• GetGlue links Web resources for movies, books and music together
  We love Glue (and are wondering who the cool chick with the massive laptop might be)!
• Press Release: Perseus Book Group Joins Edelweiss
  Edelweiss continues to impress by making great deals and a great product.

Today’s links of interest:

• Random House Cedes Some E-Rights to Styron Clan
  In the first major decision of what will be a long battle, Open Road Media gets digital rights to works by William Styron. The real challenge ahead? Traditional publishers proving their worth to authors whose contracts don’t explicitly give digital rights to their current publishers. Or, want to keep the author? Cough up better terms.
• Yeah, I Carry My iPad in a Purse? Wanna Make Something Out of It?
  Richard Curtis focuses on the key topic of the day: unicorn scabbards.
• Book Expo America 2024: Reading Lives!
  Ah, predicting the future. So much fun.
• No Wonder People Can’t Pronounce That ….
  Or, how to name a volcano (also, this is how lots of our posts are composed).