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Jul.20.2011
The big news this week (next to Murdochgate), was the liquidation of Borders Booksellers. Some weighed in on why the another big box corporation went under. Others recalled fond memories of their favorite Border locations.
The closing of Borders reminded me of how the arrival of the mega bookstores...
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Jun.15.2011
This mini-essay says a lot about e-book issues for both writer and reader.
I have always been in the process of reading at least one book since I was about 8 years old. When I was a little kid, I’d find them in the house (Dad was in publishing) or at the library in my home village of Croton-on-...
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Jun.04.2011
Coming soon to a store near you, a ‘physical’ virtual book by John Barber
If there’s one thing the booming market for electronic books needs, according to Kevin Franco, co-founder of Calgary-based e-book start-up Enthrill, it’s “physical product” – something customers can get...
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May.01.2011
Please forgive this entry's title. I'm not sure what I have to say here.
A Different Light, the gay bookstore in the Castro, just closed. The one in West Hollywood closed last year (I think). Independent bookstores have been closing for years due to a variety of reasons we all know. I won't get...
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Apr.21.2011
How Book Publishing Has Changed Since 1984
by Peter Osnos
Peter Osnos is a journalist turned book editor/publisher. He spent 18 years working at various bureaus for The Washington Post before founding Public Affairs Books.
A look back at an age of old retail and indie bookstores, before...
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Apr.14.2011
http://welcometotheasylum.net/2011/04/14/guest-post-jolina-petersheim/
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Apr.05.2011
I was leaving Home Depot yesterday and saw a homeless person reading a Kindle. Not a throw-away rag, a newspaper, a magazine or book. A Kindle.
For me, it was a “Hemingway moment,” my slang for brief existential events that give me pause for whatever reason. In this case, I finally realized...
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Feb.28.2011
With all the Borders stores closing, I’m having an About Schmidt moment. That’s when I head out to places that (almost) feel like home, only to find they’ve disappeared. Okay, maybe “home” isn’t quite the right analogy to describe a corporate-owned bookstore. But stepping into a big box store does...
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Feb.27.2011
This week I attended an author luncheon in Nashville. Over the course of my hummus wrap, I quietly listened to the realities of the writing life: backs aching from hunching over a keyboard or toting suitcases and laptops hither and yon; flying into beautiful cities that are never seen beyond a...
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Feb.19.2011
If you are a reader of print books, the bankruptcy of Borders will have the impact of inconvenience, since the big box bookstores like Barnes and Noble largely carry the same books, you will simply toddle over to the Barnes and Noble store, which might or might not require a short ride or walk...
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