There’s a nice article, and some goofy pictures of me, about BookCampToronto in the National Post: While some may bristle at a group of outsiders spearheading discussion on the future of books, the industry response has been positive. “I really think I’m going to get in trouble for saying this, but book publishing needs to [...]
I’ve been invited by Mike Shatzkin to join a panel at BookExpo Amercia the details of which are as follows: Digital Debut Tool Time An insider’s presentation of new and soon-to-be-mainstreamed web-based entities providing innovative digital services and tools to authors, publishers and readers. Moderator: Mike Shatzkin – Founder & CEO, Idea Logical Co, Inc [...]
Ug. Apple iPhone App store rejects Eucalyptus ereader app … because you can read erotic texts from the public domain. As we say in Quebec, QQF? I presume this will get sorted out, but still … If you’re wondering why Eucalyptus is not yet available, it’s currently in the state of being ‘rejected’ for distribution [...]
My pal Chris wrote a moving post about an experience he had growing up in South Africa, a white boy who went with his church to talk about Jesus in the “coloured” townships. Which made me think about traveling and the relationship we rich, “white,”[*] educated people have with the rest of the world. I [...]
Books are going digital. New York Times had an article about the implications, which reminded me of that famous saying about not knowing history and doomed repeats. Things to remember: a) this means that if people want a book for free, it’ll be gettable free b) there’s nothing anyone can do about that c) the [...]
Brett’s swinging copyright film RIP: A Remix Manifesto is now a pay-what-you-want download. Sweet.