Posts Tagged ‘Random House’

Scott Sigler, Superstar

Scott Sigler is widely acknowledged to be the first New York Times best-selling novelist to have used the new medium of podcasting to build a large online following by giving away his self-recorded audiobooks as …

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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 …

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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 …

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On Black Sisters’ Street

We’re proud today to feature Litopia colonist Chika Unigwe’s new book – On Black Sisters’ Street.  Chika herself is appearing today at the Edinburgh International Book Festival – the event is sold out! – so …

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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 …

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Harry Potter and the Copyright Pirate

Scribd happily ripping off JK Rowling
This week’s announcement that owners of the Sony eReader will soon be able to access half a million out-of-copyright books, courtesy of Google BookScan, may not immediately seem like earth-shaking …

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A Defining Year

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 – …

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Enantiodromia

Today’s show is called Enantiodromia – (Greek: enantios, opposite + dromos, running course) is a concept introduced by psychiatrist Carl Jung meaning the superabundance of any force inevitably produces its opposite. Thanks to Dave for …

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