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Here’s some of the publishing and book news that caught my attention this week. Link to your finds in the comments.
E-books and Readers
- Amazon is launching KindleMatchbooks, a program that bundles print and e-books. It’s retroactive. Forbes
- The history and future of color e-paper. Engadget
- Cory Doctorow has some thoughts on libraries and e-books. Locus
- Esquire is launching a weekly tablet edition to reach a younger audience. The Guardian
- Tablet owner demographics 2013. Pew Internet
- Nicholas Carr talks about the history of paper and how we read digitally. Nautilus Magazine
What we’re learning now is that reading is a bodily activity. We take in information the way we experience the world—as much with our sense of touch as with our sense of sight. Some scientists believe that our brain actually interprets written letters and words as physical objects—a reflection of the fact that our minds evolved to perceive things, not symbols.
Apps and Tech
- Apps are on the rise, possibly because they match the way our brain works. Wired UK
- Google just launched “Chrome Apps.” Techland
- Clive Thompson on Google Glass New York Times Magazine
- Farhad Manjoo heads to The Wall Street Journal to report on tech. Digits
Social Media
- Heineken and Weiden + Kennedy New York devised a scavenger hunt using Instagram. Digiday
- Twitter is preparing to go public. Bits
- You might be tweeting your location. Huffington Post
Media and Publishing
- HuffPost Live is going global. Forbes
- What is the role of the library building in a modern city? Financial Times
- The Jeff Bezos interview. The Washington Post
- Matt Yglesias on who a newspaper’s audience should be. Moneybox
- Lizzie Skurnick talks about her new YA vintage fiction imprint, Lizzie Skurnick Books. Jewish Daily Forward
Writing and Grammar
- How to work with an editor. Daily Writing Tips
- How to become a self-published author. Chuck Wendig
Lifehack and Business
- Advice to freelancers for pitching stories. Useful for placing op-eds and articles. The Atlantic
- Magazines are experimenting with various subscription models. People is the latest. AdWeek
Podcasts
- BookRiot has a podcast. It’s good. BookRiot
Misc.
- Rebecca Solnit on technology’s influence on time. London Review of Books
- Joan Juliet Buck on interviewing Bashar al-Assad’s wife for Vogue. Newsweek
- Frank Bruni on bringing your digital comforts with you while traveling. New York Times
- Take the Ishihara Color Perception Test. io9
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