Monthly Archives: May 2007

Random House & Tesco team up to make a book club

Posted on May 30, 2007 by Eoin Purcell

Eoin Purcell I’d like to say I saw this coming But that would not be true. In fact it is only in retrospect that the obviousness and the attractiveness of this type of deal is evident. The Bookseller has details: … Continue reading →

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This could be interesting

Posted on May 27, 2007 by Eoin Purcell

Eoin Purcell From Long Tail author Chris Anderson: BookTour Where authors and audiences meet. Intrigued Eoin

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Rich Multi-Media

Posted on May 26, 2007 by Eoin Purcell

Eoin Purcell I may be biased but: The RTE Election 2007 site has really triumphed for me this election. Firstly I am listening to the radio coverage (far superior to the television coverage) and watching the studio on web cam. … Continue reading →

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LibraryThing Early Reviewers feature: Slick!

Posted on May 23, 2007 by Eoin Purcell

Eoin Purcell The more they do the more I like It is funny that I mentioned Random House Uk yesterday, because today they feature too. LibraryThing has launched a lovely new feature called LibraryThing Early Reviewers. It’s a pretty Funky … Continue reading →

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Random House & Imprints (Are they getting ready to shed them?)

Posted on May 22, 2007 by Eoin Purcell

Eoin Purcell Call me crazy but . . . I don’t pretend to be privy to anything that goes on at Random House UK but I was searching through their rather excellent new online bookstore: rbooks, can you find their … Continue reading →

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