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Apt’s links for January 30th
Issues in Publishing: In Defense of Reading Books –
The Big List of Bookish Social Networks at Deeplinking –
New Statesman – Publish and be damned – Dan “Zembla” Crowe – himself passed over for the new editorship of Granta – lays into the last issue of the old guard of the literary magazine.
Alchemist Author [...]
Published: January 31, 2008. Read more →
Reaching Readers Online Reminder – Tomorrow!
Update: All of my files from the presentation are available for download here
Just a reminder. I’m talking tomorrow at The Booksellers’ 2008 seminar called “Reaching Readers Online” aimed at helping anyone in the publishing industry who might be “seeking to forge direct relationships with consumers”.
The presentation is done, and will be posted on here and [...]
Published: January 30, 2008. Read more →
Apt’s links for January 25th through January 28th
All this online sharing has to stop | Technology | guardian.co.uk – Let’s get ISPs to stop copyright infringement. But, um, music people? Better form an orderly queue. You think you were the first to suffer from your content getting ripped off and spread to the four corners of the earth?
SacredFacts: Working in the Media [...]
Published: January 29, 2008. Read more →
Coversourcing: Update
Update: See comments for an update on eligibility and location – we’re working on it!
Well, it’s getting busy out there. We’ve got 61 entries so far, with more coming every day.
This busy-ness is not without its problems however – we’ve already lost a few noble entrants out there. Some bowed out for unknown reasons (possibly [...]
Published: January 25, 2008. Read more →
Apt’s links for January 22nd through January 24th
Issues in Publishing: eBook Buzz and Fright – “Two nights ago, I ran into the proprietor of our local independent bookstore … I mentioned to him that I had a Kindle, and … he was visibly shaken when I mentioned how easy it was to download eBooks.”
David Byrne’s Survival Strategies for Emerging Artists â and [...]
Apt’s links for January 21st
Writer Site Red Room Flicks Switch – Keep an eye on this one?
Three ways to build an online media business to $50m in revenue « Lightspeed Venture Partners Blog –
A Venerable Magazine Energizes Its Web Site – New York Times – Data on tearing down paywalls for Atlantic.
Microsoft warns businesses of impending autoupdate to [...]
Published: January 22, 2008. Read more →
Apt’s links for January 17th through January 18th
Common fonts to all versions of Windows & Mac equivalents (Browser safe fonts) – Web design tips & tricks – Just so you know.
Guardian Unlimited: Arts blog – books: No good for nothing: the attack of the crapsheets – “I was on the tube last night, and I was THE ONLY PERSON not frowning over [...]
Published: January 19, 2008. Read more →
Apt’s links for January 14th through January 16th
The Passion of Steve Jobs – Bits – Technology – New York Times Blog – âIt doesnât matter how good or bad the product is, the fact is that people donât read anymore,â Jobs said. So that’s that. Publishing is over. There is no future of books.
Battle ahead for ‘cigarette pack’ books | News | [...]
Published: January 17, 2008. Read more →
Coversourcing: Random House says….
Looking for a nod from the Coversourcing judges? Well, you won’t get that here, but the below is a post from Adam Humphrey, marketing manager at Random House Business Books, whose job it is to market Crowdsourcing: The Book. Adam knows a bit or two about the kind of book jackets that make the grade, [...]
Published: January 15, 2008. Read more →
Apt’s links for December 13th through January 13th
Β [We had a little delicious issue over Christmas. As a New Year present, here's a month of links. Enjoy!]
Radiohead quit, Robbie Williams on strike – and now 1,000 jobs cut | Media | The Guardian – The problems facing EMI. As Thom Yorke explained … “What we wanted was some control over our work and [...]
Published: January 14, 2008. Read more →