Monthly Archives: April 2012

Every week we recommend 5 links that the young book professional should read to feel more informed and connected. There are only 5, so even if you weren’t able to read a thing all week, these should help keep you in the know.       Biggest news: come this July, Tor/Forge will start selling their ebooks without digital rights management (DRM): http://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1724#m15887 Watch out, Gutenberg. Amazon wants to print (on demand) books, too: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-04-26/amazon-vs-dot-publishers-the-book-battle-continues Speaking of Amazon and things that don’t shock us, digital books lead to a profitable ... Read more

Glimpses of Lisa Vanterpool’s first visit to the London Book Fair…

Every week we recommend 5 links that the young book professional should read to feel more informed and connected. There are only 5, so even if you weren’t able to read a thing all week, these should help keep you in the know.       Hot topics at the London Book Fair:  http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/international/london-book-fair/article/51581-london-book-fair-2012-the-doj–50-shades-of-grey-and-j-k-rowling.html Speaking of the London Book Fair, Ma Jian protests China’s censorship of authors and the nation’s status as the “market focus” of the Fair: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/apr/19/ma-jian-paint-london-book-fair?newsfeed=true Will book buyers and readers soon have legal recourse if a ... Read more

­­   Lisa Vanterpool, a young American professional studying publishing in the UK, shares the ups, downs, and lessons learned on the ground on that special day that happens only once in a lifetime: the first day of her first-ever London Book Fair.   BY LISA VANTERPOOL As a London Book Fair virgin I made a rookie mistake: I wore heels. Don’t ask me what I was thinking. Somehow, I had set in my mind that heels would make me look more professional, more together. Well, let me tell you, there ... Read more

Every week we recommend 5 links that the young book professional should read to feel more informed and connected. There are only 5, so even if you weren’t able to read a thing all week, these should help keep you in the know.       The Agency Model vs DOJ drama continues, but this week things get real, yo: The Department of Justice is suing Apple, Macmillan, and Penguin over eBooks (Hachette, HarperCollins, and Simon & Schuster have settled): http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2402886,00.asp Some nitty-gritty on what this suit and settlements could mean for ... Read more

Shelf Awareness‘ new in-depth look at Atria Books (and how it got that way) is too much of a gem not to win a shout-out on our homepage. You should read this because of the detailed exploration it provides of how a new publisher comes to be within a big house. There’s great stuff about the people behind it, a few titles that helped it make a name for itself, new digital projects as it enters its second decade. Oh, and a forthcoming Mystery Bus. The piece is detailed but easy-to-read and ... Read more

Every week we recommend 5 links that the young book professional should read to feel more informed and connected. There are only 5, so even if you weren’t able to read a thing all week, these should help keep you in the know.       The market share of the Big 6: http://gonepublishing.wordpress.com/2012/03/21/market-share-youd-be-surprised-what-the-big-6-controls/ Consortium creates an app to help readers discover new authors: http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/promotionalss/article/51331-consortium-launches-app-for-consumers.html The Seattle Times‘ 4-part series on Amazon and its faults: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2017883596_amazonintro25.html Speaking of Amazon, the Kindle’s Lending Library has over 100,000 titles: http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/content-and-e-books/article/51363-kindle-owners-lending-library-title-count-tops-100-000.html Apple and ... Read more