Todays links of interest:
- Amazon Launches Kindle DX
Color us underwhelmed. - Harlequin Has First Quarter Gains in Sales, Earnings
Liking the Harlequin numbers and trends. - Big Bad Bookstore QA: Vroman’s (Pasadena, CA)
Great interview with Patrick Brown of Vromans. We’re excited that Patrick is talking loud and clear about choice and making sure his store gives customers the books they want, in the format they want. Such an important message. - I Say Draft, You Say Draught, Or, The Oddest English Spellings (Part 13)
The OUP blog is a constant source of fascination — word geeks, this one’s for you! - Never get laid off with the word ‘director’ in your title + Other Bookish Lessons from Colleen Lindsay
Great profile of FoBS Colleen Lindsay. Love what she has to say about story and extra credit bonus points for calling out Nicola Griffith’s work! - Kindle Books Now A Shocking 35% Of Sales When Kindle Version Available
Impressive numbers though the proof is in the details. Still, we’re hearing noise that Kindle sales for publishers are rising. In answer to Henry Blodget’s question about incremental or cannibalizing: buying all books in digital now, but buying more books due to Kindle. So a little of both.
