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Survival of the Book
http://booksurvival.blogspot.com/
A possibly futile attempt to protect a thing with pages and a cover from electronic destruction, this blog posts up-to-date info from publisher insiders as well as commentaries, long and short, on the state of publishing today.
- Added on: May 14th, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Brian
- Listed in: Books Technology
- Tags: books reading publishing e-books publishers e-publishing
Recent Posts
Publishers with Identities
Please don't think I'm over the whole non-profit community bookstore idea, because I ain't. This post, however, will be on a somewhat different topic. We here at SotB allow our sharp, analytical, ever-curious minds to wander.And my mind wandered over...
Lambda Rising, RIP
Sorry for the one-two punch here, folks, but some sad news from bookselling to report: Lambda Rising, the wonderful, well-stocked, and lively gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (glbt) bookstore in Washington DC, is closing early in 2010. The stor...
So much for breakfast
The Q&A with Jeff Bezos, Amazon's CEO, in the NY Times Magazine this weekend, done by Deborah Solomon, is a brief but frustrating read. I give Solomon credit for being bratty, though clearly she kind of puts Bezos on the ropes throughout. Still, ...
Sherman Alexie Strikes Again!
Sherman Alexie has again made his feelings about e-books known, now on The Colbert Report. (Link to Huffington Post) Alexie has made an appearance on this blog before, for the same reason: He hates the Kindle and other devices like it.I like Alexie. ...
Another Christmas post
Ok, as promised yesterday, I am going to post a piece of writing I did when I was 13-years old. What is it, exactly? It is an imagining of Holden Caulfield reading "Twas the Night Before Christmas" by Clement Moore. Why did I do this? I'm not really ...
SotB goes Christmas...in our own way that is.
So, I didn't really expect to post before I go to Germany for the Christmas markets and Gluhwein on Thursday but the spirit of the season is starting to creep up on me so here goes nothin'.Score one for computers and handwritten novels! The New York ...
