Tag Archives: books

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Article: Do Readers Owe Authors?

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The link below is to an article that looks at the question of whether readers owe authors anything or not. I owe authors what it costs to bye their books/ebooks and that’s about it. Whatever I owed them has been paid for through the sales price of the book – I think that is the point of paying for a book. Any author that thinks more is owed than that has an inflated opinion of who they are. 

Sure, readers may become fans of writers and admire certain authors, which I think is a totally different kettle of fish. I am a fan of a good number of authors and admire a number of them, but I don’t believe I owe them anything.

What do you think? Please respond to the poll I’ll post on this issue and/or leave your additional thoughts in the comments on that post. Look forward to hearing the responses.

For more visit:
http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2013/04/11/readers-dont-owe-authors-diddly-squat/

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Article: Book Critics

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The link below is to an article that considers the future of the book critic.

For more visit:
http://blog.bookbaby.com/2013/04/book-critics-the-last-necessary-gatekeepers/

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Not My Review: Burning the Page by Jason Merkoski

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The link below is to a book review of ‘Burning the Page,’ by Jason Merkoski. This is a book dealing with the future of digital and traditional books from someone in the middle of the debate at Amazon.

For more visit:
http://www.futurebook.net/content/burning-page-instant-review

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Article: Nazi Looted Books

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The link below is to an interesting article concerning books that were stolen by the Nazis.

For more visit:
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-04-07/nazi-looted-books-spell-decades-of-labor-for-libraries

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What the Heck Does a Book Cost?

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Video: Mailbooks for Good

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Article: Book Editing

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The link below is to an article that looks at both myths and truths concerning book editing.

For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-kudler/book-editing_b_2990583.html

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Article: Kickstarting Books

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The link below is to an article that looks at how to Kickstart a book.

For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/01/10-things-kickstarter-book_n_2993825.html

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Article: Books to Map a Century of Emotions

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The link below is to an article that reports on a new use for books.

For more visit:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/04/01/175584297/mining-books-to-map-emotions-through-a-century

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Article: Future of Bookstores

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The link below is to an article that looks at the battle to save bookstores. It includes the idea that ebook sales are diminishing and have reached their peak, which I think is little more than fiction (pun intended).

For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/penny-c-sansevieri/bookstores_b_2975644.html