I need to learn to not be such a format snob. The irony is not lost on me. Among many other things, I publish e-books and I’m a big proponent of the same. So why did I just drop more than $50 on two books (and a toy for my tadpole)? Why? For one reason, [...]
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In yet another case of old meeting new, the Britannica blog has an essay on a unique bookstore that pays homage to printing at its finest. If you love books–the weight, the smell of ink, the feel of a hardback cover–then this store is for you. According to the article, the Librissime in Montreal specializes [...]
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Two articles caught my eye today during my morning skimming of feeds. First, GalleyCat reports on a proposal for a radical realignment in how university presses operate . The proposal suggests that universities leverage their material into searchable, online collections. The report suggests that these works could be sliced and diced into smaller segments of [...]
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Every once in a while I try to post something about what’s going on with 12 to Midnight, since I know some of you visit the site or subscribe to the feed specifically for that purpose. I’m going to try to do a better job of giving you the publisher notebook view of what it’s [...]
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For those readers who don’t know me better, the links in this post are all directed to news sites or blog posts, not file sharing sites. 100% work safe. Has any book in the last 20 years been as highly anticipated as the last in the Harry Potter series? I know Saturday morning my wife [...]
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