What kind of new year is it for you so far? That’s what Peter wants to know today. How is the economy doing? Will publishing survive unscathed, or will 2009 – as Peter believes – become a defining moment in the emergence of a radically new and reshaped publishing industry.
In today’s Write Report, Donna tells how a recent US child safety law will impact the publishing business – a “potential calamity” for the business, according to Random House’s boss. It’s all about testing products for lead content – that’s right, lead as in “lead balloon”. That’s all the industry needs right now. And – oh yes – libraries will have to throw out thousands of books (or pay a fortune for testing) and used bookstores will, of course, close down. You can help stem this madness – call your congressperson and ask for exemption for publishers!
In Eve’s Salmagundi Club, she features a blog by Jane Smith – is that a real name? – about getting published, and all that that entails.
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