Today’s links of interest:
- Talking Digital at Wi5: How Digitization is Impacting the Industry
A wrap-up of the publishers panel at Winter Institute 5. Interesting that Random House and Hachette are so far apart of release strategies. - Wareham Leaves Simon Schuster
What an innocuous headline, especially if you follow Twitter. - Who stole our reading time?
Interesting, but ultimately another piece lamenting the loss of something that (perhaps) never existed in the manner the writer imagined. - An Agent Issues an E-Book Threat
For what it’s worth, Robert Gottlieb is big on ebook windowing. - Amazon Slow to Restore Macmillan Titles
Noted for comments from Jason Boog and Sarah Weinman. - Banned in Texas prisons: books and magazines that many would consider classics
While, yes, policy matters, reading can only help prisoners when they get out of jail. - Tor authors express worry over their careers because of Macmillan/Amazon dispute
This is probably the worst of it all. While the suits figure out the future (hey, welcome!), authors are suffering. - Amazon Is Said to Buy Touch-Screen Company
Not unexpected. - When Publishers Set Prices (with pictures!)
Michael Tamblyn of Kobo shares his slides (and thoughts) about digital book pricing.
