Todays links of interest:
- Random House buys ‘Moosewood Cookbook’ publisher
Ten Speed Press is now part of the Random House family. - Featherproof Remixes: A Contest!
Featherproof starts a movement, one remix at a time. Nifty. - Faber launches ‘pay-what-you-want’ ebook
Scary for the author, scary for the publisher, but a grand experiment indeed. - FinePrint Literary welcomes agent Brendan Deneen into the family!
Colleen Lindsay offers up the scoop and gets us in touch with his guidelines for submission (note to authors: read said guidelines, the fastest way to rejection is to get the basics wrong). - Penguin Posts Solid Gains Worldwide
In which we have good news. - I Read an E-Book (And I Liked It)
We meant to point this one out last week, but were so busy thinking about, we oopsed. Great post from the blogger at Vroman’s about his experience reading and ebooks. And we applaud his thinking, because said thinking isn’t about us versus them, it’s about how we can move forward. - 2008 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books – Book Prizes – Finalists 2008
Congatulations to all. (And note to LAT: would it be so hard to pretend that people also read stuff like romance and science fiction?) - Publicist: Ousted Illinois governor to write book
Reportedly a six-figure deal. We’ll wait for the remainder bin. - Facing the Holocaust
Wall Street Journal on Jonathan Littell’s The Kindly Ones. Key points for those too busy to read: HarperCollins paid a boatload for this novel, the marketing plan revolves around favorable reviews, the book will likely appeal to a narrow audienc, and, oh right, the author doesn’t think it’s his job to do much promotion. Apparently we’re all supposed to carry his water for him. - What Is a Book?
One person is so glad you asked! - Wi–Fi BeBook gets officially outed
Another ereader plans to hit the market.
