July 2009
108 posts
June 2009
114 posts
Q & A with Jessica Stockton Bagnulo of Greenlight... →
WatchA music video featuring llamas. Love the song too.
Excuse Me. Is That A Copy of The Rules? →
Choice of a New Generation →
New England in November, Anyone? →
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New England in November, Anyone?
Northshire Bookstore in Manchester, Vermont has invited Joann Davis, David Black, Bob Miller, and Debbie Stier to speak about the changing publishing landscape. Please come if you can! It should be fun. It’s November 7, 2009 from 4-6:30 pm. Then we can go skiing on Sunday
The Book of the Shepherd…Now Sold In 17... →
Quote of the Day →
HTML, The New “60 WPM” →
Ebook Piracy →
I’ve heard of both of them…….but I’m on the same page as Cory…..
booktumbling:
libraryland:
steph:
jingc:
Nine years ago, Mr. [Harlan] Ellison sued Internet service providers for failing to stop a user from posting four of his stories to an online newsgroup. Since settling that suit, he has pursued more than 240 people who have posted his work to the...
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“I really feel like my problem isn’t piracy. It’s obscurity.” – Cory Doctorow”
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HTML, The New "60 WPM"
Back in the day…my day that is…when you applied for an entry level position in Book Publishing, you had to take a typing test and type at least 60 words per minute to even be considered. I am not kidding.
Now, basic knowledge of HTML is the new requirement for membership. At least according to me. Seriously, Kathryn, our Rotational Associate, came to us with HTML skills, and it comes in...
No infinite summer for me
booktumbling:
I tried. I made an attempt. But I cannot, at this unemployed, job hunting, new puppy, no money, bill juggling time in my life, concentrate on reading this book. I want to and have for many years. So, I have failed the challenge. Boo Hoo!!!
Strange Things Indeed →
Japan Is Always Ahead of Us →
Book-to-Film Poll →
“TwitterBird” by Jesse Thomas →
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Where The Boys Aren’t →
Choosing the Baby or the Bathwater →
Publishing + Technology = DailyLit →
Corporate Origins: Is Twitter the New Garage? →
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Publishing+Technology=DailyLit
As soon as I heard about DailyLit, I knew it was going to be a hit. There is no question in my mind that serving up books to readers – either through mobile devices or on their computers — is part the future of publishing. HarperStudio successfully experimented with DailyLit as a marketing opportunity for our first three books.
The effort resulted in the following:
–WHO IS MARK TWAIN?: 1013...
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Follow (the real) THIS IS WHY YOU’RE FAT on TWITTER: @tiwyf
Gretchen Rubin talks about The Happiness... →
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Gretchen Rubin talks about The Happiness...
Last Friday a few authors came by HarperCollins to brainstorm about how best to use all of the free tools on the internet. Gretchen Rubin from The Happiness Project is a great example of an author who is really making the most of what’s out there. Love her blog! Her bookcomes out in January 2010.
Neda: YouTube Video Too Distressing to Ignore →
mashable:
Yesterday we published 10 Powerful YouTube Videos from Iran, including a particularly graphic video of an Iranian girl dying on the street – we now know her name, Neda. The deeply…
Feelin’ Groovy or The Pot of Shit at the End of... →