On short-run printing
This is something that's come up a few times in different contexts lately, and I thought I'd tackle the subject to clear up some misconceptions. Printing. Yes, it still happens.…
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October 25, 2011
Publishing Options: Introduction
I had a very interesting conversation last night with an author who submitted a manuscript to Candlemark & Gleam. I was seriously impressed by his work, but it had some…
October 7, 2011
Thoughts on Gay YA
So by now, most everyone interested in YA lit has seen the #YesGayYA tag on Twitter, and knows that it comes from a discussion on Genreville about two authors who…
September 16, 2011
A note to the pessimists
Lifted from a response I left on Cat Valente's blog, regarding the "sky is falling" attitude around publishing right now, and how publishing is collapsing, etc etc woe is us:…
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July 22, 2011
Ad-Supported Reading
We've talked a bit before about ads in eBooks and whether or not it's a good idea. Personally, I come down on the side of it being a good option…
April 13, 2011
Apps and Interactivity
One step closer to getting approved for the App Store, hooray! Soon, I hope, we'll have a dedicated app created for Hickey of the Beast, available for both iPhone and…
March 30, 2011
Ads in eBooks
The Wall Street Journal just did an article on companies exploring the possibilities of adding ads to eBooks. I'm a bit torn on how I feel about this. On the…
December 14, 2010
Gimmicks, tiers, and so much more
I have to admit, I'm quite looking forward to Jonathan Safran Foer's experimental book. This article does a great job of talking about why he did it, and what he…
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November 23, 2010
Sourcebooks takes on digital
The publisher of Sourcebooks, Dominique Raccah, recently wrote a piece on digital publishing and what eBooks mean for publishers. You need to read it. No, really. You need to read…
November 12, 2010
On design and professionalism
A friend just passed along this post of Tobias Buckell's about the sale of Realms of Fantasy magazine to Damnation Press. His comment? "I thought, how bad could it be?…
November 10, 2010
