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The Naked Book: You Have Been Disconnected
But I wonder how better we might all be at our work if we worked to rescue the “reader” from those unfortunate, conceptual quotation marks: would we publish differently, and perhaps more successfully, if we were better connected to the individuals we hope will buy what we publish?
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With the seemingly inevitable collapse of Borders, hopefully publishers will take the opportunity to rethink their relationships with intermediaries and realize that a strong direct relationship with readers can result in a more vibrant marketplace for books all around. It’s not about commerce, it’s about community; the latter leads to the former, rarely vice versa.
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Yesterday I was lucky to attend Book Camp New York, a decidedly “un-conference” for all those who...
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Poor Black Kids Just Need Google
Submitted by @patientc
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The more I think about the latest Amazon outrage, and filter through my lack of shock, then my...
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The Dark Knight by Corey Dukes. Holy shit this is creepy and brilliant.
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