The uber-popular blog DailyCandy has a new book out. The kick-off party spawned this post, about the blog-to-book movement, from CNET’s Caroline McCarthy. Nothing earth shattering in the post, but through the article and comments you can glean some titles of some recent blook hits and misses, if you’re following those kinds of things.
It all just seems to be marketing driven to me. You tell a sales/marketing person, in any industry, “here’s a group of engaged like-minded folks”, then they are going to try and sell them something. I haven’t found a blog-to-book I liked yet, but there are a few more that I’m willing to give a shot.
{via Joe Wikert} (note: Wikert’s blog is a good read and highly recommended to folks trying to keep up with the evolving book industry.)
The ever-busy blogger behind kimbooktu.com has undertaken a new initiative, the Bookish Blogs directory. The goal seems to be to compile a massive list of all things booky and bloggy online and allow visitors to stroll through the listings, viewing screenshots, descriptions and leaving comments.
I’ve already snagged a couple new RSS feeds (because I just don’t have enough of those coming in). So check it out and add yours to the list, if your blog fodder is approporaite.
My Bookmarks magazine came in the mail the other day and just in time, as I am making a comprehensive “to be read” list. My wife has me motivated to read! We are expecting a little girl, in the next few weeks, so my wife has been online reserving books, at the library, left and right to cram in as much as she can before loosing her last few free moments for the foreseeable future (we already have a 2-year-old boy running around pulling books off shelves). So I too am going to cram. Which probably means an uptick in non-fiction, as good fiction must not be hurried. Though, if I just read bad fiction….
Last night, I finished Zittrain’sThe Future of the Internet and How to Stop It. Interesting read, but waaaaay too long (I have started reading his blog though). You can tell it has the academic slant to it. What passes as a “full review” here on {head}:sub/head is up over at LibraryThing.
Last night, I finished