Monthly Archives: May 2006

Technology! Good? Bad? Okay?

Those of you who have read any of my posts to date will have noticed no doubt a certain duality. A belief that technology offers an interesting and exciting future for book publishing combined with fears that new and different … Continue reading

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A little clarification

Those of you who read my links post yesterday may have seen my link to Plagiarism Today which I praised highly. Author Jonathon got back with a comment that I think it only fair to post on the front page: … Continue reading

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Links of Interest (At Least To Me) 30/05/06

I seem to have gotten back into the swing of these links posts recently. I wonder how long they last! An interesting link this one. The Publishing Spot is an excellent source of comment, interview and other posts relating to … Continue reading

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Amusing book bust up

Publishing News has a report on an amusing hoo-ha between American and British publishers at the BEA last week. As they report it: Carolyn Reidy, President and Publisher of Simon & Schuster, told the packed ‘Turf Wars’ session at the … Continue reading

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Not even comic books are immune

There is an intriguing story on thePostChronicle today about comic books: Comic Book Resources, an online magazine, found more than 30 percent had downloaded a comic book at least once, and 12 percent said they downloaded comic books regularly. Not … Continue reading

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