Category Archives: The Future of the Book
Are we *all* in it for love?
Yesterday, I posted about how publishing a lit mag is not a great way to make money. Though obviously, I don’t live under a rock and thus have known for a while that things aren’t as cushy as they once were with the ‘big’ publishers–and my definition of ‘big’ means a publisher significantly larger than [...]
Kindle versus Nook versus iPad
So, as a managing editor of a print publication, I’m often asked how I feel about e-readers, and whether I’d ever buy one. The answer is yes, I would. Would an e-reader take the place of print in my life? No, nothing could. But yes, I can definitely see the merits of these devices and [...]
a temporary madness
After a strange visit into the world of book banning, Transport Canada has announced that they’ve changed their security policy to allow books on airplanes. If this is the first you’ve heard about it, the fellow with the boxer bomb this Christmas made airlines tighten up security against dangerous items. You know, like literature. While [...]
“literature is dangerous—except when taken in large doses”
I just got a note from Farley Mowat yesterday. Okay, so it was just part of a Green Party fund-raising campaign, but when I finished reading, I proclaimed that I dig Farley Mowat simply because he managed to get turned away by US customs after being invited to speak at a university there. I assumed [...]
Forest Friendly Books
Indigo Books has just realized that “there’s a significant crossover in the people who read books and the people who care about environmental issues…. the more books people buy, the more strongly they feel about environmental values.” I chalk this up to the fact that all you lovely book readers are just plain smarter. What [...]
Twitter stories?
I think this counts as a novel use of Twitter: Tish Cohen, a Toronto writer, was asked by her publisher to release a short story on Twitter. So she wrote a story that will be released in those delightful <140 character tidbits. Editing the story down to twitter-sized chunks makes Cohen feel “like an artist [...]
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