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Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Snooki, Dinosaurs and “Creative Destruction” in the Book Business

My guest blog post for indie author Wanda Shapiro @ One Girl One Novel.
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      • Sony Unveils Sony Reader for Android
      • Ebook revolution accelerates in sales and status
      • Does Amazon Make Money on the Kindle?
      • Well Worth Reading: Kathleen Fitzpatrick's "Planne...
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      • Amazon Kindle ebooks outsell paperbacks
      • Amazon Revenue Misses, Shares Plunge
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      • Small Bookstores Struggle for Niche in Shifting Times
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Some Interesting e-Publishing Enterprises

  • Cursor
  • Diversion Books
  • eBook Architects
  • Enhanced Editions
  • FastPencil
  • New Street Communications, LLC
  • Nomad Editions
  • Odyssey Editions
  • Open Books
  • Open Road Integrated Media
  • PadWorX Digital Media
  • Push Pop Press
  • RosettaBooks
  • ScrollMotion
  • Smashwords
  • Volio Press
  • Vook
  • Wattpad
  • Wowio
  • Zinio

Open-Source Textbook Initiatives

  • College Open Textbooks Community
  • Community College Open Textbooks Collaborative
  • Curriki
  • Flat World Knowledge
  • Free Digital Textbooks Initiative

Worthwhile Organizations

  • Banned Books Week
  • Berkman Center for Internet & Society
  • Creative Commons
  • Electronic Frontier Foundation
  • Institute for the Future of the Book
  • PEN American Center Freedom to Write Campaign
  • Project Gutenberg
  • Worldreader.org
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