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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.       Kobo’s Michel Serbinis explains the differing habits of consumers using eReaders and those using tablets for reading: http://tabtimes.com/news/media/2012/03/08/kobo-tablets-are-only-casual-ebook-reading Scott Turow’s controversial take on the Agency Model: http://blog.authorsguild.org/2012/03/09/letter-from-scott-turow-grim-news/ Libraries and publishers discuss the lending eBooks: http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/content-and-e-books/article/51095-at-busy-pla-ala-president-molly-raphael-talks-e-books.html No more print versions Encyclopedia Britannica (though it will ... 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.       A review of the new iPad: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2401270,00.asp The Justice Department plans to sue Apple and five major U.S. publishers: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/08/us-apple-e-books-idUSBRE8270B020120308 Independent publisher James Atlas teams up with Amazon Publishing: http://mhpbooks.com/51376/indie-publisher-james-atlas-is-indie-no-longer-or-now-nancy-pearl-has-a-friend/ Association of Writers & Writers Programs (AWP) talks digital publishing, especially for smaller publishers: ... Read more

We’re starting a new series here at Trendsetter. Every week we’ll 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. With an idea this good, who needs an app? Free literature by text from: cellpoems.org The first stage of project “publishers find great new authors in online forums” has happened. The next stage: determining WHICH forums (and run by whom) ... Read more