November 13th, 2009
Your Quote of the Day
This gem from this week’s The Economist: “In the eyes of media executives, the internet is a malevolent vacuum-cleaner, sucking in one business after another.”
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October 29th, 2009
The Latest eBook Sales Stats
I’m duty-bound to provide you with the latest eBook sales statistics as dredged up by the the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF). The organization doesn’t seem to want to crow about the numbers but Mike Shatzkin notes that “The IDPF just announced that year-over-year ebook sales for August are triple what they were a year…
October 29th, 2009
The Top Ten Blogs on the Future of Books, Media and Publishing
Eoin Purcell has an excellent blog on publishing, and one of his very useful entries is called “The Top Ten Blogs on the future of books, media and publishing.” Though it’s going on three years old, all are still active and valuable. I list a selection of my favorites here: http://thefutureofpublishing.com/pages/Friends.html I’ll keep adding to…
September 23rd, 2009
E-book Sales of ‘The Lost Symbol’ Rival Print Sales
I’m occasionally forwarded the e-newsletter of the Canadian Booksellers Association. It’s very good. While I suspect you must be a member to receive it regularly there’s some implication that an email to Ms. Sinkins (esinkins@cbabook.org) may produce a subscription. From the September 22, 2009 edition: An item from last Thursday in The Bookseller UK revealed:…
September 19th, 2009
What Makes a Great Author Website?
A colleague of mine who is a noted Canadian historian, and a prolific writer, asked today what makes a great web site for an author. So I began an exploration: Most publisher websites for authors are pathetic, placeholders with short bios and links to books. A case in point is Canada’s “most venerable” old publisher,…