Independent Bookseller Survival

Found a story about independent booksellers and their attempts at survival on Studio 360.

It's not all new stuff (in fact, several things we've talked about in class pop up), but worth knowing this stuff is part of the discussion out there.

DODOcases for Kindles & iPads

I saw someone using one of these on the Metro on my way to class on Monday.

Perusing the site, I think it's an interesting way to keep traditional bookbinding methods alive while still finding a way to serve readers....

Amazon Strikes Again

So I saw this entry on one of my favorite author blogs.

It brings up an interesting question -- what happens to your marketing efforts when you don't really have a hard-and-fast "release date" anymore, if the eBook version suddenly drops unexpectedly early?

(N.B.: What I don't know is if this was in fact Baen's original plan, in which case it's likely more a matter of "it would have been nice to keep everyone in the loop" than anything else.)

Thoughts?