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DVD of Robin Hood

Submitted by admin on Mon, 11/29/2010 - 13:27

If anyone has a DVD copy of Robin Hood, could you bring it to the event on Wednesday? I have a book and comic book already and thought that it might be interesting to suggest that the usual sequence of book > movie is now becoming something different, with comic books standing in for books as the vehicle for movie adaptations. Some comic books are created just for the likelihood of creating movie possibilities.

Our Flyer

Submitted by admin on Mon, 11/29/2010 - 08:35

Here's a PDF copy of our flyer, which is now being printed . . .

Books and Publishing Conference

Submitted by admin on Wed, 10/27/2010 - 11:01

Here's another CFP for the Books and Publishing Conference 2011. This one is in Toronto next October (2011).

http://booksandpublishing.com/conference-2011/

The deadline for submissions is November 2, though this date rolls forward (it seems that it's a money-making conference, so they want you to pay for registration when you propose a session, which is a questionable tactic).

Society for the History of Authorship, Reading, and Publishing

Submitted by admin on Wed, 10/27/2010 - 10:57

Here's a link to the conference and call for papers discussed in class last Monday. The conference is in July 2011. The deadline for submitting proposals is November 30.

http://www.sharpweb.org/

Let's put something together!

eBooks and the Ease of Self-Publishing

Submitted by admin on Sun, 10/17/2010 - 07:54

Here's an interesting story about four authors who decided to self-publish their new novel:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ja-konrath/ebooks-and-self-publishing_b_76...

Notice the calculation of royalties, which tells an interesting story.

D.B.

Amazon Pamphlets

Submitted by admin on Wed, 10/13/2010 - 09:25

Here's a new development in the future of the book of some interest, via a news release from Amazon:

Amazon to Launch "Kindle Singles"-- Compelling Ideas Expressed at Their Natural Length
Kindle Singles, Which Can Be Twice the Length of a New Yorker Feature or as Much as a Few Chapters of a Typical Book, Coming Soon to the Kindle Store
SEATTLE, Oct 12, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --

Three New Articles on the Future of the Book at the Chronicle

Submitted by admin on Mon, 09/27/2010 - 05:37

Here are three new essays on the future of the book, published today, by the Chronicle of Higher Education:

What Are Books Good For by William Germano
http://bit.ly/cID3C9

The Cult of the Book—and Why It Must End by Jeffrey R. Di Leo
http://bit.ly/duH01d

Books Aren't Crucial, but Long-Form Texts Are by Diane Wachtell
http://bit.ly/a0yEh3

Future of the Book Webinar (Th, Sept. 30, 6:45 EST)

Submitted by admin on Mon, 09/27/2010 - 05:17

There's a great (and free) webinar this Thursday, sponsored by O'Reilly Media. If you're interested in attending (or do attend) let me know. Here's the link to the event:

http://bit.ly/bUiQWU

And here's the description:

Publishing without Boundaries: What's on the O'Reilly Radar for the Future of Publishing
Presented by: Andrew Savikas,
VP of Digital Initiatives, O'Reilly Media

Join O'Reilly Media and the Cleveland Digital Publishing User Group for this look at the future of publishing.

Future of the Book Video

Submitted by admin on Sun, 09/26/2010 - 10:49

Here's a speculative video about possible futures of the book from IDEO:

The Future of the Book. from IDEO on Vimeo.

New Comic Form

Submitted by admin on Wed, 09/22/2010 - 06:10

Here's an example of a new kind of Internet comic that (supposedly, but not really) uses HTML 5 to create the interface:

http://www.nevermindthebullets.com/

What do you think?

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