LibraryThing has teamed up with Random House for a new program. You can read all about it in the Early Reviewers Group. Basically, you agree to read and review whatever book/ARC they send to you. That’s it. Just sign up and they’ll put you on the list to get a book. It’s almost too good [...]

I’m really not crazy about this cover. Though I think the process is VERY cool. If I understand it correctly, then every book has it’s own cover, since each was “recorded” at a different place and time. I just wish that the designers had chosen different symbols, patterns, etc. for the machines to manipulate. I [...]

It’s almost here! BEA, the largest publishing tradeshow, this side of the Atlantic, kicks off Friday, June 1st in New York City. Man, do I wish I could be there! It’s going to be HUGE. I can’t imagine all those authors, publishers andall those books! I am just going to have to live my dreams [...]

Simon & Schuster, through their Touchstone imprint has announced that they will participate in a new online venture Media Predict. On the new site, people become virtual “investors” and buy make-believe shares in burgeoning unsigned authors, bands, films, etc. The thinking is…

I stumbled upon this somehow. I don’t really know who is behind it. If you click on the “Contact Us” link you’re taken to “Turn Here”, which looks like just a production company, but I could be wrong. I’m interested to see what shows up on this site.

I was updating the Birmingham Book Events Calendar over in the sidebar when I ran across the Emmet O’Neal Library’s blog. Now everyone can get the scoop on events and books right from the source. They also seem to have blogs set up for different departments within the library! Pretty cool. And I wish all [...]

It’s being promoted as a “Beach Book Blowout”. So if you’re looking for a paperback to take to the beach, head to the the Emmet O’Neal Library today (Tuesday). I hear they have tons of books.

I saw on Salon.com that David Silverman’s book Typo is coming out soon… Amazon says May 21st. The story traces Silverman’s business venture with setting up, running and loosing a successful typesetting/design/publishing business. Silverman seems like someone who loves the publishing business too and jumped in with both feet. I’m anxious to get this one [...]

Part of the new set-up here is my hopes of adding fresher content. Which, of course, has lead me to research podcasts. There are only a handful that I keep up with, but in all my recent digging around I ran across this local podcast aggregate site and then another blogger calls for a local [...]

I have been wanting to update the site and make room for some of the newer media plug-ins, widgets, etc. that I keep seeing on other people’s blogs, so I’m messing around with the templates. Hope it won’t keep you from coming back. To be honest, I’m going to miss the simplicity a clean lines [...]