July 2009
8 posts
Fidra asks: What ten books would you love to see... →
Eoin Purcell Fidra Books posted a query on their blog today designed to help them figure out what books to order for their new store: We’re resigned to the fact that we will open with a…
Jul 29th
Hire me, I am a man of leisure →
Eoin Purcell Why I have so much time Yesterday I was laid off by Mercier Press. I’m not bitter or angry, sometimes companies have to make decisions that no one likes but that are necessary…
Jul 23rd
Some Thoughts On: Why Publishing Cannot Be Saved... →
Eoin Purcell Johan Gutenberg (Thanks to Flikr user Robert Scarth: http://www.flickr.com/photos/robert_scarth/) Things will get worse for publishers as they currently exist! The…
Jul 19th
There is literally too much digital news to know... →
Eoin Purcell But start we must So how about with this piece from Crain’s New York about a new ebook publishing house (strangely sans website yet) OR Books. The house is run by, John Oakes…
Jul 14th
Springer Images: A simple but important idea →
Eoin Purcell A screen capture from the SpringerImages site I like SpringImages.com and not just because I am the kind of nerd who will use it. Even without paying a subscription…
Jul 9th
Links of Interest (At Least to Me) 10/07/2009 →
Eoin Purcell Some really interesting thoughts over at the Appingo blog (who by the way make what looks like the slickest web based publishing centric production software I’ve seen to date). The…
Jul 9th
Guest Post: Kate Dempsey of Emerging Writer →
I asked Kate Dempsey of Emerging Writer to pen me a guest post, and here it is! Why I blog So why do you blog as an emerging writer? There’s a question I’ve been asked from time to time….
Jul 5th
Bloomsbury Buys Tottel, Some Thoughts →
Eoin Purcell Bloomsbury’s canny acquisition streak continues Yet again, Bloomsbury have shown that they possess a very clear strategy when it comes to acquisitions. Today they announced that…
Jul 2nd