The NY Times reported yesterday that Apple is changing its requirements for ebook apps. Apps that used to take you to a web store to buy the books, like the Kindle app, will now be required to offer in-app purchasing as well. This is great from a user experience point of view -- … [Read more...] about Apple and the ebook apps
Publishing
Beginning WordPress 3 is here!
My book is out! I got my author's copies over the weekend, and this morning a friend reported that her copy arrived in the mail. So, even though the official release date isn't until Wednesday, it's here! It's very strange to see the finished, bound book. I've been dealing … [Read more...] about Beginning WordPress 3 is here!
Publication delayed two weeks
Just got word from my editor last night: there's a backlog at the printer, and as a result, my book will be out on the 30th rather than the 15th. Such is life! [Tried to post this Friday evening from my phone. Apparently it got stuck as a draft. Argh.] … [Read more...] about Publication delayed two weeks
Amazon is not negotiating lower ebook prices for your benefit
On Friday, Amazon stopped selling Macmillan books, including Tor SF, Minotaur mysteries, and several other things I buy a lot. It's a bullying move in a heated negotiation over how ebooks are sold. Before you say, "Go Amazon! Fight those publishers and their $15 ebooks!" you … [Read more...] about Amazon is not negotiating lower ebook prices for your benefit
Bloomsbury caught whitewashing, AGAIN
Seriously, you'd think they could have learned a lesson from last time, but no. Kate Harding writes in Salon: So really, publishers, if you're so convinced that a book with a dark-skinned heroine won't sell unless readers are tricked into thinking she's white, then just be … [Read more...] about Bloomsbury caught whitewashing, AGAIN
Howdy, stranger.
I know, it's been ages! How are you? You look thinner. Have you done something different with your hair? Me? Well, I was sick for a while there. No, not hamthrax. Not even a virus, really; turns out the stuff I was on for back pain had some unlisted side effects. I'm better now. … [Read more...] about Howdy, stranger.
Changing Publishing
Can we put Michael Tamblyn in charge of US publishing? All of it? Like, right now? Some highlights from his presentation, 6 Projects That Could Change Publishing for the Better: DRM is the biggest problem with ebook readers. Not digital rights management, but date repulsion … [Read more...] about Changing Publishing
the greying of SF: not a myth
Over in a nice discussion of the generation gap in SF on Tor.com, a commenter crunches numbers on the ages of Hugo winners and comes up with a pretty clear trend. Really fascinating, assuming you care about this sort of thing in the first place. ETA: A handy graph, all … [Read more...] about the greying of SF: not a myth
Translation from Aburt-speak to English of selected portions of his SFWA presidential platform[1]
Burt's campaign posters cf. Dr. Andrew Burt for SFWA President. See also A Gut Check Moment for SFWA. Greetings gentlebeings! I am embarrassingly out of touch with modern culture. As I indicated last year, my hat is in the ring for SFWA President. I am oblivious to the … [Read more...] about Translation from Aburt-speak to English of selected portions of his SFWA presidential platform[1]
RWA National and SF cons, compare and contrast
After eleven years of SF conventions, RWA National was … different. Convention neepery follows; run away now if you don't care about this sort of thing. For starters, I'm more or less used to being in the minority at SF cons. (I haven't been to WisCon. I will.) RWA … [Read more...] about RWA National and SF cons, compare and contrast
