dearauthor.com - 1/26/2009
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screenshot003 With the book industry suffering from the recession despite the seemingly erroneous claims that books are recession proof, it’s with little dismay that I look to the one part of the industry that is actually experiencing growth. It is, of course, ebooks. According to the November ...
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SF Tidbits for 1/26/09
SF Signal —
... Dear Author tells us Why ePublishing Needs to Grow Up: "...many of those in charge in the epublishing part of the industry seems intent on killing ebooks." [via ...
January 27, 2009 Links and Plugs
Bibliophile Stalker —
... the Printz Honor Books, and Michael Swanwick's The Dragons of Babel and Toby Barlow's Sharp Teeth the Alex Award. 2008 National Book Critics Circle Finalists. Horror Writers Association awards the Lifetime Achievement Award to Chelsea Quinn Yarbro and F. Paul Wilson. The Books Behind the Oscar Nominations. More Andrew Wheeler On Mass-Market Paperbacks. Dear Author on Why ePublishing Needs to Grow Up. Owen Stephens on freelance game writing and the day job ...
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