I’ve been reading a lot these past few weeks about the amazing rise of the eBook, and the death of reading, writing and literature as we know it. Amazon ebook sales topped traditional hard-copy format. The future of the book is so precarious that it requires a think-tank to monitor its demise. And nearly everywhere [...]
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Death or Transformation?
Posted in Creative Writing, digital media, eBooks, electronic publishing, Getting Published, Print on Demand, Publishing, tagged Creative Writing, eBooks, electronic publishing, Getting philosophical, Kindle, literature, Publishing on January 5, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The Future of the Book, or To Kindle or Not to Kindle
Posted in Creative Writing, eBooks, electronic publishing, Print on Demand, Publishing, Uncategorized, tagged Creative Writing, eBooks, electronic publishing, Kindle, Print on Demand, Publishing on April 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
As we all charge steadily toward perfecting our work on paper, I am continually distracted by repeated reports on the fate of publishing in an increasingly technological world. Amazon’s Kindle is the latest in an extended parade of electronic devices and strategies that are injecting change into the lumbering beast of traditional publishing. Joanne Kaufman’s [...]












