January 2009
10 posts
Publishers and the tangled Web: Guest Blog →
Alexander McNabb* Given the discussion around the web about Authonomy, I decided to invite Alexander McNabb to guest blog about his experiences and the ideal sluhpile online! I was impressed by…
Jan 27th
Some possible reasons why books will fade away... →
Eoin Purcell The iphone will kill them Or so Gareth Powel thinks. Allrecipes.com are offering a free iphone app DinnerSpinner is a genius little tool. Books will have a hard time facing…
Jan 21st
Authonomy Contracts Three Books From Members →
Eoin Purcell Strike me down I have to say I saw this coming. After some recent bad press on POD issues, Authonomy issued an e-mail informing the community that they have contracted three…
Jan 21st
Why I HATE One Dollar Orbit →
Eoin Purcell OneDollarOrbit.com You might wonder why I hate something that is such good value. E-books of sci-fi books I am almost sure to enjoy for the startlingly low price of $1? Simply…
Jan 15th
Great advice for budding authors from Niamh... →
Eoin Purcell Ravenous Beast Spread (©Niamh Sharkey) Niamh Sharkey, who I am happy to say wrote a book and designed some wonderful covers for Mercier before she went onto…
Jan 15th
Travel Books, the classifieds of trade publishing →
Eoin Purcell Clouds in Coffee One of the first signs of the collapse of newspaper franchises was the expansion of listing & selling services like craigslist (in Ireland craigslist never got…
Jan 8th
Links of Interest (At Least To me) 08/01/2009 →
Eoin Purcell The Bookseller is a treasure trove today: Meyer crushes the US market with some 15million books sold in 2008 Here A rather nice take on the joys of independent bookselling in…
Jan 8th
Tubridy Signs Two Book Deal →
It’s a pretty BIG deal I spotted this earlier on The Bookseller but the Indo has it too. I think is actually a pretty interesting development. It will certainly be interesting to see what…
Jan 7th
Bloomsbury buys Arden Shakespeare →
Eoin Purcell Bolt on Acquisitions & Imprints Seem to be the order of the day for Bloomsbury and nice, niche plays at that. Following the arrival of Bloomsbury Academic in September, the…
Jan 6th
Links of Interest (At Least to Me) 06/01/2009 →
Eoin Purcell An interesting acquisition by Pandora and relevant because Badger is part of Edco a primarily Irish firm. Here Only $1.6 Million for Laura Bush, maybe this recession IS hitting…
Jan 6th