The first self-publishing expo is coming up in New York. And here’s a great site for self-publishing resources and information.
For those still persevering with the traditional route, Curtis Brown agent Nathan Bransford explains the process of how a book gets published.
Meanwhile, over here in the digital age, here’s an overview of upcoming ebook readers, some info on what people want from their ebook readers, and some data on the big uptake of ebooks in the iTunes App Store (scroll down to Swindle my Kindle. Yes, I know.)
And a little comment from Steve Jobs, who doesn’t think dedicated ebooks are the way of the future – it’s the comments more than anything that are interesting here.
Adelaide University Library has a digital book project, ebooks@Adelaide, including releasing some books which are out of copyright in Australia (though not elsewhere in the world), such as 1984.
The Man Booker shortlist is out. I like two, dislike two, and haven’t tried two, so it seems a well-rounded list from where I’m sitting…
