July 2011
12 posts
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NYT: Publishers Accelerate Paperback Publishers’... →
vintageanchor:
It used to be like clockwork in the book business: first the hardcover edition was released, then, about one year later, the paperback.
But in an industry that has been upended by the growth of e-books, publishers are moving against convention by pushing paperbacks into publication earlier than usual, sometimes less than six months after they appeared in hardcover.
This week...
McMurtry's book store is one I could disappear for... →
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It's the End for Borders, but How Are Independent... →
Unabridged’s two cents are halfway down the page.
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“To go through a life painlessly is to have not lived. Even just to say to...”
– Jonathan Franzen for The New York Times (via gracebello)
“It’s a mistake to deprecate digital images just because they are suddenly...”
– Food for thought, with special relevance to those who fear that the rise of digital books means the end of print.
Books and Other Fetish Objects - NYTimes.com
(via bookladysblog)
For the ragetoon obsessed adult only. Probably... →
For the ragetoon obsessed. Children’s classics with your popular Internet meme? Don’t mind if I do.
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“…On a busy street one quickly becomes a voyeur. An air of danger, eroticism, and...”
– Charles Simic, from Dime-Store Alchemy: The Art of Joseph Cornell, coming out in paperback this September.
(via nyrbclassics)
A Rep Reading: Bookselling: Not for the... →
“If actual bookstores go away, I think we will be worse off for it. Meanwhile, if you have a bookstore of any kind near you, stop by, have a conversation, and let them sell you a book.”
This is an amazing post. Must read!
bookladysblog:
A book sales rep on the state of things.
arepreading:
After a week of visiting my booksellers and the publication of some timely articles...
Books to Drool Over →
There are some really impressive titles on this list, but, just like in life, you have to wait for most.
mcnallyjackson:
italicsmine:
At The Millions, we put together a big Most Anticipated Books post! There are some amazing reads coming out…
The Chad Harbach book = a more graceful Freedom. We heartily recommend.
Also I’d like to add Ben Lerner’s Leaving the Atocha Station, which is funny...
