James Bashkin
Practical comments and the latest news about things like electronic publishing, self-publishing and other matters of interest to writers. A focus on fiction, but useful to all writers.
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The Future of Fiction
http://blog.newfiction.com
Follow the latest trends in the precarious world of publishing. This is a good resource for writers and book enthusiasts.
- Added on: Jan 23rd, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Tom Lopy
- Listed in: Books Trends
- Tags: books ebooks fiction publishing audiobooks audio books
Recent Posts
Why the media industries need to GBTW.
What we’ve seen time and time again is that every time there’s a disruption, media companies first response is to scream bloody murder, try to “unring the bell” of whatever new disruption has caught them off guard (whether it’s Napster, the...
Established Industry Forces try to stop the move to the internet.
As we all pay more attention to our expenses, and cut back on non-essentials, Cable TV is undoubtedly in the crossfire not just for young guns but for the average American household as well. Right now, industry forces are trying to thwart “free...
Cloud Computing - What does it mean for audio books and e-books
Cloud computing—which, as applied to audio books and e-books, means you would have the option of reading them off the Web via WiFi or other forms of wireless. But let’s not make this the only choice, as envisioned by some. The latest evidence of ...
Print of Demand - 600 lbs gorilla for the Book Publishing Industry
What is this gorilla? POD. Print-on-demand. A technology for printing a single book at a time in a matter of minutes. Because of this new printing process, small presses with vision and little capital are able to publish good books that otherwise wou...
Amazon and Facebook got spanked for going too far with audio books and privacy
o be fair, both Amazon and Facebook got spanked for going too far in respectively testing copyright and privacy limits, and both firms likely merited it. And both firms quickly retreated. The specifics here do not indicate a major inappropriate react...
Not all the news is bad - B&N buys Ebook company
Barnes & Noble just plunked down a cool $15.7 million for e-book seller Fictionwise.com. The purchase ties in with Barnes & Noble’s plan to launch its own e-bookstore by the end of the year. The New Jersey-based Fictionwise was founded ...
A very good website.
Best regards from Hildesheim/Germany,
Klaus Alrutz.
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