Comments for Eoin Purcell's Blog http://eoinpurcellsblog.com "I am a publisher, a hybrid creature: one part stargazer, one part gambler, one part businessman, one part midwife and three parts optimist." Cass Canfield Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:35:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on A Spot of Conflicting Copyrights For Apple’s Apps Store Books by eoinpurcell http://eoinpurcellsblog.com/2008/07/18/a-spot-of-conflicting-copyrights-for-apples-apps-store-books/#comment-52620 eoinpurcell Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:36:53 +0000 http://eoinpurcell.wordpress.com/?p=678#comment-52620 Hey up! Good old CasCaseyCourtney firing you my way! It was fun wasn't it! Eoin Hey up!
Good old CasCaseyCourtney firing you my way!
It was fun wasn’t it!
Eoin

]]> Comment on A Spot of Conflicting Copyrights For Apple’s Apps Store Books by sineadkeogh http://eoinpurcellsblog.com/2008/07/18/a-spot-of-conflicting-copyrights-for-apples-apps-store-books/#comment-52619 sineadkeogh Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:34:02 +0000 http://eoinpurcell.wordpress.com/?p=678#comment-52619 Hmm, the Joyce estate will almost definitely be all over that! Quite enjoy the thought of someone, even Apple, getting one over on them! Thank you again for the marvellous chats and tea with Susan the other week, I have eventually stumbled upon your blog via Eoghan and Nathalie's! Hmm, the Joyce estate will almost definitely be all over that! Quite enjoy the thought of someone, even Apple, getting one over on them! Thank you again for the marvellous chats and tea with Susan the other week, I have eventually stumbled upon your blog via Eoghan and Nathalie’s!

]]> Comment on Irish Publishing & Transworld by Gabriel Murray http://eoinpurcellsblog.com/2007/07/04/irish-publishing-transworld/#comment-52618 Gabriel Murray Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:45:04 +0000 http://eoinpurcellsblog.com/2007/07/04/irish-publishing-transworld/#comment-52618 As Chief Scribe of the Irish Druid Order, and as Author of The Golden Flame (DeCourbertain/Olympics historical novel), I am disappointed in Irish publshers that they publish few if any new works on our ancient Druids of Ireland - modern Druids too ! Especially as they would sell really well - The Order of Druids in Ireland (ODI) has 5000 followers alone, all potential immediate customers. I think that the problem with Irish publishers is that they are too conservative, and rely on readers from Catholic university backgrounds. There needs to be a sea change - if that happened, Irish publishers would take the world by storm ! There needs to be more government input too in what could become a huge Irish export market. With more jobs, better pay - and more new irish writers published. After all, we still have the best writers in the world Cheers, Gabriel NCAD Graduate. As Chief Scribe of the Irish Druid Order, and as Author of The Golden Flame (DeCourbertain/Olympics historical novel), I am disappointed in Irish publshers that they publish few if any new works on our ancient Druids of Ireland - modern Druids too !

Especially as they would sell really well - The Order of Druids in Ireland (ODI) has 5000 followers alone, all potential immediate customers.

I think that the problem with Irish publishers is that they are too conservative, and rely on readers from Catholic university backgrounds.

There needs to be a sea change - if that happened, Irish publishers would take the world by storm !

There needs to be more government input too in what could become a huge Irish export market. With more jobs, better pay - and more new irish writers published.

After all, we still have the best writers in the world

Cheers,
Gabriel

NCAD Graduate.

]]> Comment on On a nice summers day, some news on Murphy’s Ice Cream Book of Sweet Things by Kieran http://eoinpurcellsblog.com/2008/07/19/on-a-nice-summers-day-some-news-on-murphys-ice-cream-book-of-sweet-things/#comment-52616 Kieran Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:41:28 +0000 http://eoinpurcell.wordpress.com/?p=686#comment-52616 Never been called languid before. I must cultivate that! Never been called languid before. I must cultivate that!

]]> Comment on The New Magazines by Carter Jefferson http://eoinpurcellsblog.com/2006/08/21/the-new-magazines/#comment-52527 Carter Jefferson Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:19:39 +0000 https://eoinpurcell.wordpress.com/2006/08/21/the-new-magazines/#comment-52527 Interesting article, with plenty of food for thought. What you left out was the Internet magazine--not a blog, but a regular publication. We at The Internet Review of Books are replacing the shrinking space for book reviews, primary reviewing non-fiction from major publishers. As you noted, they tend to push only a few of their books, so some interesting ones simply fall into the well. We've published monthly for nine months; our next issue will appear on July 15. Your suggestion about print, and about things readable in e-book readers, makes sense. We're exploring all the avenues, but moving slowly, trying to get things right when we do them. We figure most people won't finish a review more than about a thousand words long, so ours are mostly that length; a few, usually of books that are outstanding for some reason, run a bit longer. I'm going to keep reading your blog--some good stuff here. I thank you. Carter Jefferson, Editor The Internet Review of Books http://internetreviewofbooks.com Interesting article, with plenty of food for thought.

What you left out was the Internet magazine–not a blog, but a regular publication. We at The Internet Review of Books are replacing the shrinking space for book reviews, primary reviewing non-fiction from major publishers. As you noted, they tend to push only a few of their books, so some interesting ones simply fall into the well. We’ve published monthly for nine months; our next issue will appear on July 15.

Your suggestion about print, and about things readable in e-book readers, makes sense. We’re exploring all the avenues, but moving slowly, trying to get things right when we do them. We figure most people won’t finish a review more than about a thousand words long, so ours are mostly that length; a few, usually of books that are outstanding for some reason, run a bit longer.

I’m going to keep reading your blog–some good stuff here. I thank you.

Carter Jefferson, Editor
The Internet Review of Books
http://internetreviewofbooks.com

]]> Comment on Blogburst: Good or Bad? by deansguide http://eoinpurcellsblog.com/2006/07/22/blogburst-good-or-bad/#comment-52526 deansguide Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:45:33 +0000 https://eoinpurcell.wordpress.com/2006/07/22/blogburst-good-or-bad/#comment-52526 Eoin, Blogburst pays only the top bloggers who generally get mega traffic. Otherwise they make it clear that you trade your content for their connections. The problem you experience may be what I experienced recently. I have a number of media sites showing "views" and headline impressions yet NO link show up that they are utilizing my articles. When I asked about this problem, I was told that my articles could very well have been picked up and placed on a news agency site. But the link back to me showing where the article was placed will NOT appear until a consumer clicks on the link. That seems odd to me as I have one site that Blogburst's back end tracking system credits me with over 2,500 views--yet NO link. Other than that mystery, it has been a very good service for me. I hope they fix whatever it is they are doing so you get the exposure you deserve. dean Eoin,

Blogburst pays only the top bloggers who generally get mega traffic. Otherwise they make it clear that you trade your content for their connections.

The problem you experience may be what I experienced recently. I have a number of media sites showing “views” and headline impressions yet NO link show up that they are utilizing my articles.

When I asked about this problem, I was told that my articles could very well have been picked up and placed on a news agency site. But the link back to me showing where the article was placed will NOT appear until a consumer clicks on the link.

That seems odd to me as I have one site that Blogburst’s back end tracking system credits me with over 2,500 views–yet NO link.

Other than that mystery, it has been a very good service for me. I hope they fix whatever it is they are doing so you get the exposure you deserve.

dean

]]> Comment on Links of Interest (At Least To Me) 04/07/2008 by paddy purcell http://eoinpurcellsblog.com/2008/07/04/links-of-interest-at-least-to-me-04072008/#comment-52522 paddy purcell Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:39:16 +0000 http://eoinpurcell.wordpress.com/?p=669#comment-52522 This is all very well nephew Eoin but when am I going to go to the outskirts of Galway to buy a book. Anyway just on to say thaty I went to that "Hard Rain" picture show complete with book in hand. Ausume stuff Nice to know that you are stil producing whatever it is but don't forget that it was I Paddy P. who introduced you to this book years ago Look after yourself Slan Tamaill Paddy P This is all very well nephew Eoin but when am I going to go to the outskirts of Galway to buy a book.
Anyway just on to say thaty I went to that “Hard Rain” picture show complete with book in hand. Ausume stuff
Nice to know that you are stil producing whatever it is but don’t forget that it was I Paddy P. who introduced you to this book years ago

Look after yourself

Slan Tamaill

Paddy P

]]> Comment on The Irish Times is going free by Irish Times & the Guardian | Newspaper News at David Maybury | Blog http://eoinpurcellsblog.com/2008/06/28/the-irish-time-is-going-free/#comment-52509 Irish Times & the Guardian | Newspaper News at David Maybury | Blog Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:16:25 +0000 http://eoinpurcell.wordpress.com/?p=668#comment-52509 [...] Times is going free from tomorrow (crumbling to the might of the Jazz Biscuit Paywall campaign?) Eoin and Damien posted about it yesterday with some reactions in the [...] [...] Times is going free from tomorrow (crumbling to the might of the Jazz Biscuit Paywall campaign?) Eoin and Damien posted about it yesterday with some reactions in the [...]

]]> Comment on The Irish Times is going free by Damien Mulley » Blog Archive » Irish Times removes paywall from Monday http://eoinpurcellsblog.com/2008/06/28/the-irish-time-is-going-free/#comment-52508 Damien Mulley » Blog Archive » Irish Times removes paywall from Monday Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:16:29 +0000 http://eoinpurcell.wordpress.com/?p=668#comment-52508 [...] Via Eoin and a really shitty press release comes news that the Irish Times are going online and are moving domain for the freeness to IrishTimes.com and keeping Ireland.com for premium stuff. The last bit is a little stupid really. All those links with “Irish Times” are now going to Ireland.com which is going to become a “portal” on all things Ireland. Great… The Irish Times will publish on the web under its own title online from Monday morning with the launch of a new site, www.irishtimes.com. The site will be free to access by readers. [...] [...] Via Eoin and a really shitty press release comes news that the Irish Times are going online and are moving domain for the freeness to IrishTimes.com and keeping Ireland.com for premium stuff. The last bit is a little stupid really. All those links with “Irish Times” are now going to Ireland.com which is going to become a “portal” on all things Ireland. Great… The Irish Times will publish on the web under its own title online from Monday morning with the launch of a new site, http://www.irishtimes.com. The site will be free to access by readers. [...]

]]> Comment on The Irish Times is going free by Damien Mulley http://eoinpurcellsblog.com/2008/06/28/the-irish-time-is-going-free/#comment-52507 Damien Mulley Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:10:08 +0000 http://eoinpurcell.wordpress.com/?p=668#comment-52507 Wow they've moved it way forward. This was meant to happen in two months time. It's moronic though to move it to a new domain and change the existing domain to a new use. SEO anyone? Wow they’ve moved it way forward. This was meant to happen in two months time. It’s moronic though to move it to a new domain and change the existing domain to a new use. SEO anyone?

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