The price war that erupted this week among Amazon, Wal-Mart, Target, and Barnes & Noble has authors, publishers, and independent booksellers nervously speculating about what the future holds for them. Ironically, Barnes & Noble, whose sheer size gave it pricing … Continue reading →
Twitter, the simplest computer application in the world, the “pet rock” of the digital age, maligned by traditional journalists, has helped enable another Iranian revolution, 140 characters at a time. Here’s NYU Professor Clay Shirky: I’m always a little reticent … Continue reading →
One afternoon when I was eight or nine, I was playing stickball in the street with some neighborhood kids and a fight broke out. Hearing the commotion, an old man who had been sitting on his front porch watching us … Continue reading →
This article, passed on to me by Cantara Christopher, publisher of Cantaraville, reminded me of how vulnerable people who dream of publishing success can be. The odds are incredibly long. A market for literary fiction exists, and in spite of … Continue reading →
