On the surface, Random House wants to be different than the other Big Six publishers and make all it’s digital offerings available to libraries. The underlying meaning of this offer though has many libraries reconsidering their generosity. Continue reading
Guaranteed, there is no profitability in denying access to books through pricing or refusing them to a library. People will buy books they love whether it be in print or as an e-book. Some they discover through recommendations, but many times it’s because they could sample the product first. Make us happy. Give us access. Work with the libraries and each other to find a model that works. Continue reading
Suspending disbelief is necessary in order for a reader to enjoy fiction; especially with genres such as Fantasy. Imagination is also paramount, but that imagination, once disbelief leaves the playground, must be thrilled and satisfied or else is has nowhere to go and nothing to do. Those successful in writing these types of stories must be skilled enough to keep imagination a happy camper. It must be one of the hardest genres to write in. But authors like Gayla make it look easy. Continue reading
I feel the main point here is not about the state of book reviewing, but this identification of a “new generation” of reader and how or even if we should change what we do and how we do it. How concerned should we be that this New-Gen reader may be a death knell to this “cultural product” called book reviewing? Continue reading
Much has been written, and discussed, regarding the future of publishing in the digital age. Even I have an opinion, although it’s still in the process of forming. And to tell you the truth, I’m not sure yet when that … Continue reading
Publishing: The Revolutionary Future by Jason EpsteinThis article floored me. After I was able to pick myself up from the floor, I began to mull over what the author said. I re-read the article. Then mulled some more. I then … Continue reading