Todays links of interest:
- Tor.com Launches New Online Bookstore
We are so thrilled with the coolness of this. Go, go, go! - SS Launches Pulse It, Book Social Networking Site for Teens
SS is using the site to help build advance buzz by offering read online reads to members. - 5 Ways to Put More Skin in the Game
Charlotte Abbott offers up some excellent thoughts on moving forward in publishing. Number two=personal favorite. - Our July Roundtable Book Revealed!
A diverse group of readers will get together to read and discuss Cheap by Ellen Ruppel Shell. Nifty. - Publishers and bloggers
A thought-provoking post with thought-provoking comments. We are disturbed by the thought that publishers gear toward positive reviewers (though it’s understandable). It seems that encouraging discussion, and finding the sites that do that well, would be a better goal. - Audibooks App Nabs Top Spot in Apple App Store
Nice — and yay, LibreVox! - Amazon warns North Carolina over sales tax legislation
As states rush to fill budget shortfalls, states look to creative ways to increase revenues. Amazon has decided to shut up rather than put up.