December 2010
30 posts
Love this version! Happy New Year to all!
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Smashwords founder predicts 2011 will be the year... →
Lots of interesting points here, especially the one on “discoverability:” Amid glut of content, discovery will become the new obsession of publishing. Publishers of all sizes will begin to realize obscurity is the biggest threat facing their business. Solution: maximize availability of product, leverage metadata, create books that resonate with readers, enlist fans as extension of...
Top 10 Blogs for Writers 2010/2011- The Winners |... →
E-books are good news for the literary world -... →
“The technology is not a barrier to depth, to engagement or to cultural discussion.”
Styne on Wine: The Most Wine-derful Time of the... →
This is a great post by Caroline Styne of Lucques, AOC and Tavern restaurants in LA about how the right glass of wine can ease the challenges of motherhood and the holidays.
New Survey on E-book Trends →
64% of publishers are now offering e-books, but 66% of trade houses have no clear picture if the return-on-investment from e-books is better or worse than for print books. The top challenge in producing e-books—for all types of publishers—was content format and compatibility issues.
Sounds like the revolution’s still got a long way to go …
“It’s not even a subject of discussion—if either of our kids wants a book, we...”
– At the Los Angeles Times, David Ulin on his family’s zero-intolerance policy towards literature. Everything is encouraged; nothing is denied.
With a four-year-old running around at home, I think about this a lot. Is it ever useful for me to step in and say what’s “too old” or “too young” for her?...
“Smile, breathe and go slowly.”
– Thich Nhat Hanh
The Happiness Project: "I Have Zero Tolerance for... →
Loved this interview of Tina Roth Eisenberg (aka SwissMiss) by Gretchen Rubin. Two smart women who “know what’s up” as my daughter would say.
This one is really odd -- on Mark Twain and... →
From Scholarly Communications @ Duke, an interesting post on the status of the copyright in Twain’s Autobiography. The text of the book is also available for free online through the Mark Twain Foundation.
The Millions : A Year in Reading 2010 →
Something different from the usual year end “best of” lists — The Millions asks its favorite writers, thinkers, and readers to name, from all the books they read this year, the one(s) that meant the most to them, regardless of publication date.