Todays links of interest:
- Sony plans a Kindle rival with wireless downloads
The much-anticipated wireless device from Sony is announced. Many cool features, $399 price point. That’s gonna be a tough one. - We must kill press freedom to save it
In the Los Angeles Times, Tim Rutten posited that the only way to save journalism is to suspend anti-trust rules so newspapers can collude on online pricing. Which, you know, is really about protecting the newspaper business model than it is about saving journalism. King Kaufman responds. - Winfrey tweet says new book pick coming next month
More publishing madness: new Oprah pick comes on the heels of Dan Brown and Ted Kennedy books. - HuffPo Readies Sports, Tech, Books Verticals
Good news. It’s like someone isn’t waiting for the newspaper anti-trust exemption. - The New Thing: Books Without Jackets
Well, the new experimental thing. The idea of printing cover art directly onto the book cover is, surprisingly, more interesting, complex, and thought-provoking than you’d imagine.