Archive
Apt’s links for April 24th through April 25th
14 Things I Have Learned about Book Author Websites | INDEX // mb – Great post about why an author should control their own sites and communications with fans.
Ebook Format Primer – Tools of Change for Publishing –
CR Blog | Blog Archive | The Strange Art of Misery Lit – Creative Review seems to [...]
Published: April 26, 2008. Read more →
Apt’s links for April 22nd through April 23rd
Talent imitates, genius steals: He Thinks He’s People – A nice way of putting how companies should engage online; I have to say I don’t like the idea of being flirted with by my bank, but they do annoy me as much as a real human sometimes.
Steven Poole: Free your mind – “Oh Mr [...]
Published: April 24, 2008. Read more →
Classics: For Shame?
Spotted this morning in Waterstone’s, Chiswick:
There was a time when I obsessed over Faber and Faber’s designs almost as much as I still do those of Penguin. Whilst my favourite Penguins were generally of the Facetti / Marber era (with special exceptions made for contemporaries such as Hyland, Intro, David Pearson and Gray318) the Faber [...]
Published: April 22, 2008. Read more →
Apt’s links for April 19th
Amazon Gets Demanding with Print-on-Demand Publishers – O’Reilly Radar –
Publishers Beware: Amazon has you in their sights – O’Reilly Radar – “At O’Reilly, we have a motto: “Create more value than you capture.” It’s a wise motto for companies far bigger than we are to adopt. If you do that, you ensure a healthy [...]
Published: April 20, 2008. Read more →
Apt’s links for April 16th through April 18th
theBookseller.com – The Bookseller gives a balanced and informed overview of the digital royalties battle between agents and publishers; I still think it’s a very exciting time to be an agent who wants to push the boundaries.
Amazon Changes POD Tactics, Removes Velvet Gloves | Booksquare –
Published: April 19, 2008. Read more →
Apt’s links for April 15th
Thirty years of Granta covers – Online Only – Welcome to the magazine of new writing – I know it’s one of our sites, but this is quite nice.
BBC iPlayer – Stephen Fry and the Gutenberg Press – Zikes! Check it out! Loving the iPlayer. (Thanks, AceJet)
Published: April 16, 2008. Read more →
New Work: www.granta.com
We’ve just launched the first phase of the new website for literary quarterly, Granta Magazine.
Granta is “the magazine of new writing”, and recently celebrated its 100th issue. The magazine dates back to 1889, and our new site coincides with the publication of Granta 101, the first issue edited by Jason Cowley, who was appointed by [...]
Published: April 15, 2008. Read more →
Apt’s links for April 13th
TheDieline.com: The Leading Package Design Blog: Innovation in Wine Labels – “a useful innovation that can help – a tear-off tab to retain all the useful bits of info to remind you about your great wine experience.”
Gary the Great: Vaynerchuk sets the example of how to succeed in business today – (37signals) – Interesting take [...]
Published: April 14, 2008. Read more →
Apt’s links for April 3rd through April 4th
Publishing News – News Home Page – Amazon threat on direct selling – “In other words, if Amazon receives a 50% discount from Penguin, for example, but Penguin is selling a £20 book for £15 on its website, Amazon will only give Penguin £7.50, rather than £10.” WTF??
Ten typographic mistakes everyone makes | Life, Tutorials [...]
Published: April 5, 2008. Read more →
Apt’s links for March 28th through April 2nd
Possession: Not Just 9/10ths of the Law | Medialoper – MediaLoper touches on mailing list ownership (which was kind of what I was getting at in yesterday’s piece about agents) – Via BookTwo
Adobe Downloads Cost More Than Boxes – WTF? : iain tait | crackunit.com – aha! software houses want to behave like publishers! Adobe [...]
Published: April 3, 2008. Read more →