On the call this week we talk about The Romance Writers Annual conference, ebook scheduling, and the open publishing distribution system. Special guest this week is Liza Daly from ThreePress.org. She is the creator of ePubZenGarden and the Bookworm ebook reader. The following are links to content discussed:
- Romance Writers of America Annual Conference in Washington DC
- The Bat Segundo Show #296 at edrants.com featuring the SmartBitches book Beyond Heaving Bosoms
- A New World: Scheduling E-Books at The New York Times
- Kindle’s $9.99 Books May Shrink Publishers’ Profits at Bloomberg.com
- Publisher Delays E-Book Amid Debate on Pricing at wsj.com
- Open Publication Distribution System at Google Code
- Streaming Kills Piracy at avc.com
- Pimp My Novel at pimpmynovel.blogspot.com
- The Revenge of Print at brooklynrail.org
- Star Wars Uncut (Recreating Star Wars: A New Hope)
- The Glue ToolBar from adaptive Blue at GetGlue.com
The music featured on the show is by the Jive Ass Sleepers. The track is called Private Eye. You can listen to the entire album at Magnatune.
FollowUp: Dominique Raccah from SourceBooks wrote a post on ebook scheduling at Booksquare.com. Check it out.
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