November 6, 2009
Another publishing-killer bites the dust. I think this is sad news, as I’m always sad when bookstores close, and I’m particularly sad that the Waldenbooks at my local Lincolnwood Town… READ MORE
November 5, 2009
Has any CEO ever even had a year as good as Jobs did in 2001, in what otherwise was probably the bleakest year in the past four decades? “Over the… READ MORE
November 4, 2009
Wired–usually the biggest digital book cheerleaders out there–unleashing some very weird spin on ebook readers, citing “industry experts” who aren’t drinking the Kindle Kool-Aid (Nook Juice?) quite yet. Um, guys–it’s… READ MORE
Very nice for all you Chicagoans from the Paper Formerly Known as the Bright One.
Well, here’s one problem: “Writer empowerment: Empowering anyone passionate in writing to become a writer.” Not sure that being passionate “in writing” is really what we want, or need. But… READ MORE
November 3, 2009
I’ve been following the Gary Vaynerchuk phenomenon with equal parts awe and…well, not sure how to describe that other equal part, but you have to admit the guy’s a phenomenon… READ MORE
October 30, 2009
I guess it’s book review day here at Agate Publishing. There’s a preposterous amount great insight compacted into every sentence of this post by the editor of the TLS.
Seen this linked to in several places today. Lots of good stuff for those concerned about independent bookstores, but be warned–the authors freely admit that they have a whiteboard in… READ MORE
Total rehaul over at the London Review of Books site. These kinds of things always get me juiced. If you’re not already reading it, you should–it’s easily one of the… READ MORE
October 29, 2009
Mark Sarvas of The Elegant Variation blog, decrying a problem to which he admits contributing.