Category Archives: News

Big business often equals bad business

Big companies shouldn’t be allowed to own anything. Too much corruption and they’re often too big for anyone to really know what’s going on. That’s what leads to bankruptcy and the layoffs.

The recent AMS stupidity has hit home once again; erasing one of the handful of affordable “bookish” national magazines. I saw this when I went online to try and renew my subscription.

The money is not always the best. But I know a lot of people who work for small companies and small presses and they always seem happier and have a more stable job. I think there’s a lesson to be learned there.

Penguin’s Pet Project

They seem to be going after the “Pimp Your Ride” crowd.

Basically Penguin will start selling (end of November) real books by real authors… but with no covers. Apparently they hope people will buy the blanks and design their own covers and share with the world.

You can keep up with this project and gallery of uploaded user’s pics on Penguin’s site.

I’m not sure this gimmick will catch on. Just seems kinda hokey. Should be fun to watch though. I wonder if there will be a price difference in a book with a cover and without a cover?