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Monthly Archives: November 2007
We didn’t win: John Donne did
Eoin Purcell Or rather John Stubbs’ Donne: The Reformed Soul did. From what was said of it*, it sounded a worthy winner and I have seen it in the store a few times and nearly bought it so I’m not … Continue reading
Posted in Publishing
Tagged Authors, Awards, Glen Dimplex, Irish-Language, New Writers, Prizes, Publishing Companies
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Excuse me while I RAMBLE
Eoin Purcell I don’t normally post about my job here But sometimes it is worthwhile. I have just received signed contracts in the post, signed yesterday* and they made me extremely happy. GRANDAD is writing a book for Mercier Press … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged Acquisitions, Book Deals, Commissioning, Contracts, Head Rambles, Publishing Companies, Rambles with Grandad
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Reasons to love blog stats: Hol Art Books
Eoin Purcell Looking over my logs (as I assure you I rarely do) I came across a link from this blog: Now under development, Hol Art Books is a startup publisher dedicated to enjoyable, engaging and enlightening writing on visual … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Future of Books, Future of Publishing, Innovation
Tagged Hol Art Books, Kindle
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Enough of the fire puns already people
Eoin Purcell When will it stop? The Kindle comment. What surprises me is the mixed tenor. Some people love it (Guy Kawasaki) others hate it (Jeff Jarvis) “You’ll find it’s as easy as reading your favourite book!” I’m quoting the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookselling, Distribution, Future of Books, Future of Media, Future of Publishing
Tagged Amazon DTF, Amazon.com, Distribution, e-books, e-publishing, Kindle, Publishing Companies, Puns
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Talking to the (Irish) Publisher: Ivan O’Brien
Eoin Purcell Introduction What it is: An occasional series of posts where I get answers to the same four questions from different publishers*. Why I am doing it: Partly because there is so little web based discussion of Irish Publishing. … Continue reading
