The dark visions of Alberto Vitale Former Random House CEO Alberto Vitale is back from the dead, expounding on the future of publishing and desperately trying to seem relevant in a long interview posted on Publishing… 1 / Read more »
Light DRM, or no DRM? The debate over Digital Rights Management systems (DRM) continues to rage unabated. Even this week, French Publisher Michel Lafon announced that they are following sci-fi publisher Tor and going DRM-free. Still,… Read more »
Hemingway: not above the law, it would seem It’s that time of year again: the annual Hemingway lookalike competition in Florida is approaching. In preparation, one Frank Louderback, an attorney and regular entrant, made all manner of plans… Read more »
Marvel looking to oddball comic book heroes for upcoming movie Comic book aficionados might feel like they’re seeing the same group of characters turn up in every superhero movie lately: the much-anticipated Batman film The Dark Knight Rises and a reboot of… 1 / Read more »
Doctor, it hurts when I do this: “thinning out” books “An odd truth about reading: As exciting as it is to acquire books, it’s equally thrilling to get rid of them.” So says Maggie Galehouse, anyway, in a post at… Read more »
Writers, know your enemies Making sense of Finnegan’s Wake Books about politicians recommended by NYT editors Opening a can of whup-ass Great Brooklynites, a list A reader’s guide to Los… Read more »