Todays links of interest:
- Kindle Averts Battle Over Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol
Or, Random House decides they want to sell every possible copy they can of the book. Best part: final paragraph. New Stephen King will have list price of $35. Granted it’s a long book, but seriously? In this economy? - Firebrand Literary Closes Doors
8/13/2009: Firebrand Literary has announced that it’s going out of business. They are in the process of shutting down. - The Rise of Libraries in an ‘e’ world of Books?
Fran Toolan of Firebrand Technologies takes a look at the implications of Sony’s recent partnership with Overdrive. - The Chart of Fantasy Art
This may be the most important piece of research done by a publisher ever. Ever. - Test Cybook Opus
For those who can’t get enough of new ebook readers, this one’s for you. - FinePrint Literary Management welcomes three new hires!
8/13/2009: The agency has hired two new literary agents, Laura Wood and Ward Calhoun. They have also created the position of in-house subsidiary rights director and hired Jacqueline Murphy. - Major news: Sony goes EPUB only; scraps its own format!!
Great news for the standard. - Stephen R. Covey is Rushing Six Books to Market: Predictable Results in Unpredictable Times
While we disagree with the sentiments about people not reading long books any more, we remind publishers that they need to make themselves competitive in new ways.