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Blog has moved -- update your bookmarks and feed readers! 30 Jan 2010 | 10:33 am
Hi readers (if I have any left after ignoring you all for so long), I am relocating my blog to Wordpress to get all the fancy bells and whistles that come with it. You can read my blog now at http://...
Ebook Pricing 3 Sep 2009 | 09:26 pm
It has been a while since my last post, so what has made me come out of hiding? Ebook pricing. The Bookseller reported today that Transworld has finally announced that the UK ebook price for Dan Brown...
My Take on FiledBy Author 2 Apr 2009 | 05:00 am
I saw the hype about FiledByAuthor in PW, on Twitter, in my Google Reader. Most of the hype simply said that the site had 1.8 million writer profiles on there and that it was set up as a resource/comm...
I thought publishers were broke 12 Mar 2009 | 01:31 am
It turns out that they are able to reach deep into the coffers for certain acquisitions. Audrey Niffenegger, author of The Time Traveler's Wife, just landed herself a $4.8 million advance from Scribne...
Bob Stein at TOC on building communities 12 Feb 2009 | 06:51 am
This short snippet of Bob Stein's TOC presentation comes from Ed Nawotka's article in PW today: In this brave new world, the key role of publishers “is to build and nurture vibrant communities for au...
Free downloads and DRM 6 Feb 2009 | 01:16 pm
The other day I downloaded Free-Range Chickens by Simon Rich and The Whiskey Rebels by David Liss to my Kindle. For free. FOR FREE. I probably never would have read either of these books if I'd had to...
Fewer Book Trailers, More Market Research 6 Feb 2009 | 11:22 am
This item in GalleyCat reminded me that book trailers even exist and that they don't work. Have a little faith that readers are intelligent enough to tell the difference between stock video footage an...
Powerful President 21 Jan 2009 | 07:15 am
He has only been the president for just over an hour, and we can already see Obama's power to inspire Americans to participate in their country's direction and future. Mashable has the latest numbers ...
Publishers, Take Some Notes! 9 Jan 2009 | 04:13 am
Apple iTunes will now offer DRM-free music from Sony, Universal and Warner starting this week. According to the NY Times, music label EMI was already offering their music through iTunes without DRM. I...
The iPhone 9 Dec 2008 | 12:39 pm
Question: is the iPhone worth $199 plus an extra $30 each month of my hard-earned cash? With an iPod, a digital camera, a video camera, a laptop, and a cell phone, do I need to add another gadget to m...
