Today’s links of interest:
- High street book sales frozen at worst level in nine years
Get it? Frozen? Weather had a huge impact on physical retail in the UK this past year. - E-Books – The Bigger Problem, Part Two Point Five Point One of Three
Interesting point about markup being done at the author level. And here we were advocating for the editor doing this work. Must ponder. - Three Jobs Publishing Houses Need to Fill in 2010
Genius Ami Greko joins the call for new positions and new roles at modern publishing houses. Heed her words (or, if the Unicorn is announced tomorrow, are you really ready to do something about it?). - Books In the News: Game Change Stays at Top of the News Cycle, But No eBook
So, hmm, hot new book sells out its print run. Nothing available for a couple of weeks. Of course there’s an ebo–oh wait, of course not. And yeah, there’s grumbling going on from people who, uh, want to pay money for the book. - Making the Case for Digital Galleys
Susan Ruszala of Netgalley lays out a fine case for digital galleys. - How Not to Negotiate for Digital Rights
Joe Esposito picks up on the thread we introduced in the What Have You Done For Me Lately? post. Really worthwhile read! - Why You Shouldn’t Trust Facebook with Your Data: An Employee’s Revelations
Scary. That is all.
