tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40469642024-02-07T06:26:08.169-06:00BIBLIOFUTUREThe Future of the Book -
Watching the world of books, ebooks, libraries, and publishingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046964.post-29647943462278023042017-12-20T22:40:00.001-06:002017-12-20T22:40:35.542-06:002018 Microsoft ebook predictions In 1999 Microsoft came out with a series of ebook predictions that was part of a marketing campaign as they started into the ebook industry.
Here are the predictions - note the prediction for 2018:
E-PUBLISHING TIMELINE
2000- Microsoft's Reader software for PCs and laptops ships. Customers buy more than one million eBook titles the first year it is available.
2002- PCs and eBook Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046964.post-82715983150887458982016-01-16T16:28:00.006-06:002016-01-16T16:28:58.856-06:00Norway's National Library Discovers Rare Atlas — With A Little Help From Reddit
Anders Kvernberg was deep in the vaults of the National Library of Norway when a beautiful atlas caught his eye.
So, you know. "It was an ordinary day at work," he says.
As a reference librarian, Kvernberg spends his days digging through the library's collections to answer questions from the public — on absolutely any topic. Writing a history book and want to know when a train would run from Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046964.post-72523185216196566392015-06-15T09:50:00.003-05:002015-06-15T10:00:12.659-05:00Reference books for a small libraryIn the 1903 book "A Library Primer" chapter 12 is "Reference books for a small library". The list contains 75 books and there is a line that says these books will cost around $550. If we adjust for inflation that amount in 2015 dollars would be roughly $16,000.
When you look at the list of books and their prices consider that each $1 has the value of $28 in 2015 dollars. So a $2 book would cost Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046964.post-56419898415257060482014-12-18T02:01:00.002-06:002014-12-18T02:01:28.128-06:00Citizenfour and Cory DoctorowCitizenfour (2014) is a documentary film directed by Laura Poitras concerning Edward Snowden and the NSA spying scandal. (Wikipedia)
Science fiction author Corey Doctorow wrote a book called Homeland.
Overview: In Cory Doctorow’s wildly successful Little Brother,(prior book to Homeland) young Marcus Yallow was arbitrarily detained and brutalized by the government in the wake of aUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046964.post-31521233257348503032014-12-04T12:06:00.001-06:002014-12-15T23:57:45.673-06:00Unique gift inscription in book
I purchased this used book at a thrift store. I had never read a work by this author before but I had read numerous positive reviews of her work. I was just going to buy the book on that basis but then I found the gift inscription in the front of the book and I had to buy it.
Usually a gift inscription is positive (e.g. I loved this book.) not it leftUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046964.post-85601408705542374132014-12-04T11:58:00.002-06:002014-12-04T11:58:58.466-06:00No More Word Puzzles: Google Can Tell You're Human With One ClickA squiggly word puzzle pops up as you're trying to buy concert tickets. You stare at the words, scratching your head, as time disappears for you to purchase those tickets. Your first few attempts are utter failures, and you wonder why confirming your humanity on the Internet has to be so difficult.
Those mind-bending days are over. Google announced Wednesday the launch of "No CAPTCHA reCAPTCHA,"Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046964.post-33118330914920918422014-11-04T23:36:00.000-06:002014-11-04T23:36:45.983-06:00The Late Age of Print: Everyday Book Culture from Consumerism to Control
Ted Striphas argues that, although the production and propagation of books have undoubtedly entered a new phase, printed works are still very much a part of our everyday lives. With examples from trade journals, news media, films, advertisements, and a host of other commercial and scholarly materials, Striphas tells a story of modern publishing that proves, even in a rapidly digitizing Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046964.post-75086380159210660902014-11-04T23:29:00.001-06:002014-11-04T23:29:05.559-06:00Merchants of Culture: The Publishing Business in the Twenty-First Century
For nearly five centuries, the world of book publishing remained largely static. But at the dawn of the twenty-first century, the industry faces a combination of economic pressures and technological change that is forcing publishers to alter their practices and think hard about the future of the book.
John Thompson's riveting account dissects the roles of publishers, agents, and booksellers Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046964.post-48872823936336788042014-11-03T10:27:00.000-06:002014-11-03T10:39:48.062-06:00Saccharin ebooksWhat if a company paid to have their product placed inside the story line of a book?
If this idea leaves a bad taste in your mouth, you may find it ironic that this idea has been done and the company that did the sponsoring was Sweet 'N Low. The book is titled Find Me I'm Yours and the previously mentioned sugar substitute has been worked into the story line in several places.
The book is Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046964.post-88539747995236554432014-11-02T23:43:00.002-06:002014-11-02T23:43:37.897-06:00Disclaimer in the book "In Cold Type"
The book titled "The Book Publishing Industry" had the following paragraph about "In Cold type" and the disclaimer.
Mike Shatzkin, son of the author, has the following blog post - Why Dad’s book had a disclaimer from the publisherUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046964.post-48946776372341042072014-11-02T21:37:00.003-06:002014-11-02T21:45:50.319-06:00Leo's Book and Wine -- In Cold Type
I bought a copy of the book "In Cold Type" by Leonard Shatzkin. The book was published in the early 1980's. The sub-title of the book is "Overcoming the Book Crisis." For those that do not know crises in the book industry did not start with Amazon.com.
When the book arrived the first thing I noticed was the sticker on the front that at one time it had been sold at "Leo's Book and Wine Shop".
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046964.post-34046393876940421682014-10-31T11:26:00.001-05:002016-01-16T16:22:33.368-06:00Roger Ebert's 4 Star Movie Guide and Serendipity
In the late 1980's BASF had a package of videotapes that included a book of movie reviews by RogerEbert. The guide had the same dimensions as a videotape.
What I like about Ebert reviews, actually more than like - but am amazed by, is how in a relatively short review there is meaningful insight. Sometimes the insight is into the movie or an actor but sometimes Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046964.post-86546707919860791312014-03-31T16:44:00.001-05:002015-06-18T12:44:01.184-05:00The scale of Wikipedia in printNPR has a story about a group that is looking to create a print copy of Wikipedia to allow people to see a physical representation of how big Wikipedia is. Here is the estimate of how big a print version of Wikipedia would be - One thousand volumes, 1,200 pages each — more than one million pages in all — about 80 meters of shelf space.
The article has this additional quote about Wikipedia - "Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046964.post-57639262126874374552013-12-17T10:23:00.001-06:002016-01-16T16:27:16.237-06:00Synchronicity bookshelf
Synchronicity bookshelf
Go to your local library and randomly select several books. I have found 5 to be a number that works well. Then you check the books out and browse them during the checkout period. If you really enjoy the book you are welcome to read the entire book but you can also just reads portions of a book. Reading portions allows you to learn about things you might notUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046964.post-22038133470606264652013-11-07T09:37:00.003-06:002013-11-07T09:37:46.113-06:00Amazon might lose interest in total hegemony over the book business before they achieve itThe industry got the news that Amazon was probably reassessing its own publishing program a couple of weeks ago when it was announced that Laurence Kirshbaum was stepping down as the head of Amazon Publishing and being replaced by a 14-year veteran of the Seattle company, Daphne Durham. Whatever are Durham’s strengths and connections, they don’t include the familiarity with the New York Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046964.post-12286366129100584972013-11-07T09:30:00.002-06:002013-11-07T09:30:31.245-06:00Indie Bookstores Don't Take Kindly To Amazon's Kindle Offer
Amazon is asking independent bookstores to sell Kindles in exchange for 10 percent of the revenue from ebooks bought on the devices for two years. But the offer, under a program called Amazon Source, has been met with widespread derision.
This and other book news at the following NPR piece.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046964.post-35514930224519669322013-10-02T23:43:00.001-05:002013-10-02T23:43:49.200-05:00Hunt for Red OctoberTom Clancy's first novel, The Hunt for Red October, was published by Naval Institute Press. This was the first novel ever printed by the press. Prior to this they only published nonfiction.
I wanted to share a little piece of trivia that would let you spot a true first edition of this book. On the back of the dust jacket there are blurbs giving recommendations. The true first edition has six Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046964.post-46973926775621381242013-02-07T17:13:00.000-06:002013-02-07T17:13:17.924-06:00House of Cards
Netflix purchases the rights to stream movies and television shows. If the owners of the rights decide to significantly raise prices or to not do business with Netflix the existence of Netflix streaming is in jeopardy One strategy that Netflix is employing to address this problem is to create their own content. They spent $100 million to fund the series "House of Cards."
By owning Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046964.post-90028346092879863212012-11-21T09:53:00.002-06:002012-11-21T09:54:45.413-06:00Penguin to Expand E-Book Lending
Major book publishers and libraries have been sparring for months over acceptable terms for making e-books available for lending. From time to time, they find some common ground.
The Penguin Group plans to announce on Monday that it is expanding its e-book lending program to libraries in Los Angeles and Cleveland and surrounding areas though a new distribution partner. In a pilot program that Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046964.post-41557775448892990212012-11-15T10:08:00.002-06:002012-11-15T10:08:51.926-06:00E-reading still quite feasible without steady power supplyTeleread story about using an ebook reader due to the power outage caused by Hurricane Sandy.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046964.post-313112835790608722012-11-15T10:04:00.000-06:002012-11-15T10:04:11.825-06:00I came home from the Charleston Conference with a couple of new thoughtsPublishing consultant Mike Shatzkin has this commentary after attending the Charleston Conference: I came home from the Charleston Conference with a couple of new thoughtsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046964.post-6506682509259455112012-09-10T14:30:00.003-05:002012-09-10T14:30:25.587-05:00Librarian ‘Rules for Reading’ from 1937Librarian Christian Sheehy posted some “Rules for Reading” she discovered in library archives from 1937.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046964.post-18505947204205906392012-09-10T14:20:00.000-05:002012-09-10T14:20:02.226-05:00Why Knockoffs Are Good For The Fashion IndustryPiece on NPR about knockoffs and the fashion industry.
During New York Fashion Week, designers will present looks that you might find in a department store next spring ... or, as knockoffs at Forever 21. That's because copying fashion designs is perfectly legal — and that's a good thing, if you ask Kal Raustiala.
Raustiala is the co-author of a new book called The Knockoff Economy: How Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046964.post-12226296996042020802012-06-13T10:59:00.002-05:002012-06-13T11:01:26.200-05:00Your friendly logger says, "Buy the real thing - real books printed on real paper."
In 2000 Microsoft put out a timeline predicting what would happen the next 20 years with ebooks. It is now 2012 and you can see the prediction for 2012 below.
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2000- Microsoft's Reader software for PCs and laptops ships. Customers buy more than one million eBook titles the first year it is available.
2002- PCs and eBook devices offer screens Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046964.post-53939481965320713142011-09-19T20:39:00.005-05:002011-09-19T20:42:57.513-05:00Getting books to #1 on AmazonThis book (Wicked Success Is Inside Every Woman) is currently #1 on Amazon. Amazon maintains a page of books that are movers and shakers and this book has moved up the most of any book I have ever seen. It went from a sales rank of 335,530 to 1. Amazon list this as an improvement of 33,553,000% increase.
A few things to note. The book is published by Wiley and at least once a year a Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0