There has been a recent controversy surrounding remarks by Arnaud Nourry, chief executive of Hachette Livre, concerning ‘stupid ebooks.’ The links below are first to an article reporting on the remarks and the second link is a response to them. I think the response is brilliant – though more could be said.
For more visit:
– https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/feb/20/ebooks-are-stupid-hachette-livre-arnaud-nourry
– https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/feb/21/ebooks-are-not-stupid-theyre-a-revolution-erin-kelly
The link below is to an article that takes a look at the history of book acquisition for the world’s libraries throughout history.
For more visit:
https://lithub.com/acquiring-books-for-the-greatest-libraries-in-the-world/
The link below is to an article that takes a look at the positives of negative book reviews.
For more visit:
https://thebaffler.com/alienated/in-praise-of-negative-reviews
The link below is to a media release with details of the 2018 PEN America Literary Awards winners.
For more visit:
https://pen.org/press-release/2018-literary-awards-winners-announced/
The link below is to an article that responds to Hachette’s CEO and his ebooks are stupid remarks.
For more visit:
https://the-digital-reader.com/2018/02/19/ebooks-stupid-product-blinkered-ramblings/
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