https://simplecast.com/e/33838?style=light With just a basic mixing desk, a few microphones and some open-source software, I have created something of… Read more The Lucky Packet, Episode 1
Tag: publishing
Podcast: Catalogues, Books and Writing
So I wandered into a lovely office in a nursery in Johannesburg to speak at Radio Today, a community radio… Read more Podcast: Catalogues, Books and Writing
The Foolishness of Book Jackets
Bad cover design delegates books to the wrong sections, gives them the wrong or no readers and so often puts great books on sale tables, alone and unwanted and left to die next to untold numbers of Dan Brown books.
The War Continues: Amazon Throttles Legacy Publisher Sales
Oh look, it's happening again. Amazon has removed buy buttons before, in 2008, 2010 (twice) and 2012, and now they've decided they're going to try again and see if people allow it, AGAIN.
Review of “The Collected Works of AJ Fikry” by @GabrielleZevin
“Like,” he repeats the word with distaste. “How about I tell you what I don’t like? I do not like… Read more Review of “The Collected Works of AJ Fikry” by @GabrielleZevin
The State of South African Literature
“Why don’t you stock more local authors? Why can’t I find any South African poetry? Why are there so few… Read more The State of South African Literature
Tony Blair, A Journey and the Armchair Activists
Despite the fact that Fifty Shades of Grey is basically a handguide to how abusive relationships start, and that Game… Read more Tony Blair, A Journey and the Armchair Activists
The Life and Death of the Book Store
I don’t mean to wax lyrical and mewl like an old lady on her stoep with a blanket on her… Read more The Life and Death of the Book Store
Traditional versus Self-Publishing
Let it be said that the current publishing model, as a whole, doesn’t work perfectly. Great writers don’t make it,… Read more Traditional versus Self-Publishing
JK Rowling, Pottermore and the Future
As far as moments in publishing go, the launch of Pottermore is massive. But what makes it momentous is that,… Read more JK Rowling, Pottermore and the Future
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