Today’s links of interest:
- Patrons Are Consumers, and Consumers Are Patrons; or, How Publishers Can Learn To Stop Worrying and Love Libraries Again
Librarian Heather McCormack on the synergy between libraries, booksellers, and publishers: I respect publishers’ right to make money. I want houses large, medium, and small to thrive, or I’m out of a job and a calling. - Why Men Don’t Read: How Publishing is Alienating Half the Population
While Jason Pinter makes good points, we respectfully disagree with his thesis, particularly as you slice and dice book categories. Literary fiction? Way too much male navel gazing. Non-fiction? Probably a lot more gender balance. Genre fiction? How many ways can cover designers alienate the female reader? And so on. - Nicholas Sparks Formula. A Comedic Article.
Hilarious.
