In an era when everyone is talking about “the death of the humanities”, cognitive approaches to literature just may be the Next Big Thing that rescues college literature departments from the institutional death of a …
Posts Tagged ‘E Book’
The Hero’s Journey In Wet Socks
The Debriefer: Amazon Attacks Big Mac
From the hush-hush world of the publishing insider… with the scandals and scuttlebutt – the rumours and rumbles – the leaks and lowdowns… it’s time fror your Monday-morning dose of The Debriefer’s insight, analysis and …
All The King’s Men
Here’s a quick quiz for you – who said this? “When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean – neither more nor less.” If you guessed Humpty Dumpty, give …
Noddy Experiences Relativistic Effects
It’s our Halloween show, and the most horrifying item on tonight’s agenda is unfortunately all too corporeal: one publisher has summarily announced their new e-book royalty rate will be a meagre 20% – not of …
A Reality Check Concerning The E-Book
The noise inside the publishing industry about the e-book is almost deafening. It’s close to accepted wisdom amongst many publishers that the e-book is set to replace the “traditional” book as the dominant means of …
Pigs Might Fly
You would be excused for being heartily sick and tired of hearing about the Google Book Settlement, but… pay attention for another few minutes this morning, if you don’t mind – this is important, and …
Publishers – Get Your House In Order
It's a cougar-packed show tonight, folks!
Without an equitable distribution of income between authors and publishers, the much-vaunted digital future of publishing will be delayed: perhaps even mortally derailed. That’s one of the many important points …
Half-Truths & White Lies
Today, it’s our pleasure to meet first-time author Jane Davis whose new book Half-truths and White Lies has won the Daily Mail’s First Novel Award. It’s the kind of start that most writers can only …
Age-Related Luddite Moments
It’s been an intense week here in publishing. Publishers Weekly reports that the London Book Fair, just concluded, may have been a bit lower in terms of overall attendance, but those who did show up …
The Arrogance That Power Brings
Does a catchy title prick an agent’s interest? And what are publishers trying to do with e-book royalties? Peter answers listeners’ questions. In today’s Write Report, Donna reports on the publishing industry’s attempts to …
A Big, Sexy Package
Your book is written, re-written, checked and double checked and you’re ready to find it a home. But in this ultra-competitive publishing climate how do you ensure your novel escapes from the slush pile? …
Banging the DRM
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Not Just Bifurcated, But Trifurcated!
For the first podcast of the new year, we peer into Peter’s crystal ball and attempt to forecast the fate of Amazon’s KINDLE – in particular, we take …
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