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The Lucky Packet, Episode 1

Posted on March 28, 2016March 29, 2016 by Zoe Hinis

  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

Podcast: Catalogues, Books and Writing

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Zoe Hinis

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

Posted on October 11, 2014October 11, 2014 by Zoe Hinis

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

Posted on May 23, 2014July 4, 2014 by Zoe Hinis

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

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Zoe Hinis

“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

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Zoe Hinis

“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

Posted on August 29, 2012August 29, 2012 by Zoe Hinis

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

Posted on June 18, 2012June 18, 2012 by Zoe Hinis

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

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Zoe Hinis

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

Posted on March 28, 2012March 28, 2012 by Zoe Hinis

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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  • We see you in the parking lot, laptop out as you work by the cabin light of your car. Another kid doing homework in… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 8 months ago
  • @CapitecBankSA No matter how many passwords I try, I keep getting kicked back to this screen, even with a 20+ chara… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 11 months ago

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