Aug 10 2010
I’ve spent a lot of time ruminating about the business of publishing, on the blog, with other people, and in my own head. I love books, obviously, and I’ve been a reader my entire life. I don’t want publishing to die. I have very good friends who are in the industry, who write books, and(…)
Jul 27 2010
Disclaimer: While I am an attorney, the following should not be construed as legal advice. Each case, the application of law to that case, and each client and lawyer are unique to that particular case. If you feel like this is an issue which may affect you, please seek professional help. On Mike Cane’s blog,(…)
Jul 18 2010
Dear Jane: My library just started lending ebooks! Happy dance! What do I need to get this to work? ~Tania Dear Tania: Short Answer: Library useage is a great way to dip your toe into the digital book world. You don’t have to have any special device to use the library digital lending program except(…)
Jun 22 2010
Stella Price and a few other authors have banded together to create a reader oriented event known as “Authors After Dark.” The event is $140, includes five meals and drinks, and takes place September 16-19 2010. In 2008, NTYBS Jacquelyn Frank, Bianca D'Arc and myself got to thinking after we went to RT about the(…)
May 31 2010
Here is a searchable/sortable list of the Harlequin backlist titles for June. The best way to search for these is simply by title + Author at the Kindle store, BN store (choosing the “ebook” option) or even Sony Store. You’ll notice that the missing Karina Bliss titles: Mr. Irresistible and Mr. Imperfect are available for(…)
May 19 2010
In the movie Avatar (which I’ve watched, unfortunately, about 7 times now because my daughter is addicted to it), there is a phenomenon called the Flux Vortex. The Flux Vortex affects the navigation systems of airborne equipment. Once a mechanical flying object is within the Flux Vortex, the pilot must rely on their eyes, ears,(…)
May 17 2010
A couple things about pricing. First, there may be some legal hurdles for the Agency model in the UK because if Apple is having some say about pricing then agreements between Apple and a group of publishers could be seen as collusion. There is, however, the possibility that because competition is strong for digital retailing(…)
Apr 25 2010
If you operate on the premise that digital books are merely licenses and that readers are merely renting the use of the books, then the terms of engagement between the readers and the digital book are set by those that control the license – to wit, the people who control the DRM. How many copies(…)
Apr 11 2010
Apr 9 2010
I almost spelled Friday with two “ds”. It is just that kind of morning. I’m cleaning out my inbox and I see I have failed to post a number of relevant stories. First we have an Australian article about the lack of digitized Australian books. (Thanks Sarah Mayberry). Australia lags behind the US by about(…)
Mar 28 2010
Last December, Bob LiVolsi the owner of Books on Board exhorted publishers to fight Amazon’s $9.99 predatory pricing. He received a standing ovation because publishers and other independent bookstores knew it could not continue to match Amazon’s lowered pricing under the current scheme. Ebook retailing, like physical book retailing, operated under the wholesale model. Publishers(…)
Mar 7 2010
One of the things we learned from our survey was that readers were hungry to talk to publishers. But how would you want to engage publishers? On a blog post? On a livechat? A skype conference? What part of “publishers” would you want represented? The CEO? The editors? The authors? What would you ask them?(…)
Feb 21 2010
In your ebook lifetime, there may come a time that you will need to run python scripts to unlock your ebooks. There are various scripts out there on the internet, but they are all dependent on Python and Pycrypto. Getting the two programs installed can be a challenge. I’m going to give the instructions for(…)
Feb 16 2010
This is a quite hilarious ad by Verizon mocking AT&T’s pathetic coverage (I am an AT&T customer via my move to the iPhone). Watch until the end. Guardian asks whether crowdsourcing author advances is legitimate. Deanna Zandt wanted to write a book on using social networking for social change and action, specializing in often marginalised(…)
Feb 5 2010
Some of you might have noticed, on the top of the Samhain website page there is information and a link for the poll about the Sammie Awards this year. PGo vote for your favorite Samhain titles in 2009. Macmillan ratchets it up the debate by putting a full page ad in the NYTimes for Atul(…)
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