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The novel that predicted Putin’s war (This week in books)

April 8, 2022 by Nathan Bransford 2 Comments

This week! Books! People have been searching for answers for Putin’s senseless war in Ukraine, and at least one intriguing piece of the puzzle comes from Mikhail Yuriev’s 2006 utopian novel The Third Empire: Russia as It Ought to Be, which starts with an unannounced war in eastern Ukraine, and culminates in the entire world […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: Christian Smalls, Dan Blank, Derrick Palmer, Emily St. John Mandel, Erica Ackerberg, Fifty Shades of Grey, Katy Waldman, Libraries, Lincoln Michel, Lydia Kiesling, Ocean Vuong, Russia, Sands Hall, Tina Jordan, Unions, Wallace Stegner

Jeff Bezos is now $24 billion richer (This week in books)

April 17, 2020 by Nathan Bransford 2 Comments

This week! Books! Things might be feeling pretty apocalyptic outside but since the onset of the pandemic Jeff Bezos is $24 billion richer. So, uh, there’s that. In not-Amazon news, the co-founder of LitHub and Electric Lit is launching Bookshop, an online bookstore that supports independent bookstores and sports a rival affiliate program. You might […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: Bookshop, coronavirus, Dan Blank, Instagram, Karen Inglis, Libraries, Sarah Enni, Science Fiction, Taylor Lorenz

What Role Should Libraries Have in an Electronic World?

March 4, 2013 by Nathan Bransford 41 Comments

Children’s book author Terry Deary stirred up some controversy last month when he said libraries have “had their day” but no longer make sense in today’s world. He cites the lack of compensation for authors and damage to bookstores, who have to compete with an institution giving away the book for free: “People have to […]

Filed Under: E-books Tagged With: Libraries

This Week in Books 2/25/12

February 25, 2012 by Nathan Bransford 16 Comments

Books! This week! Lots of heads were shaking about a story in the New York Times this week: Veteran author gets rejected by 13 publishers, then she adopts a pen name and the book sells in three days. Now, it’s easy to chalk this one up to the fickleness/stupidity of publishers, as lots of people […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: E-books, How to Find a Literary Agent, Libraries, Publishing Economics, publishing industry

This Week in Books 4/1/11

April 2, 2011 by Nathan Bransford 49 Comments

Books this week! Insert April Fool’s Joke! First up, one of my former clients, the great J.N. Duncan, is celebrating the electronic release of his fantastic vampire noir thriller DEADWORLD, which you should absolutely check out! The paperback will follow on Tuesday, so you paper fans don’t have to wait long. We all love libraries, […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Amazon, Libraries, Self-publishing

Top 10 Myths About Our E-book Future

July 22, 2010 by Nathan Bransford 98 Comments

As we look forward to our (mostly) paperless future, I have been noticing a few predictions out there that I do not agree with and wish to quash like bug. I’ve previously tackled the Top 10 Myths about E-books themselves, but I thought I’d do a broader one about the reading and publishing world as […]

Filed Under: E-books Tagged With: Amazon, Double Rainbow Guy, E-books, E-Readers, Future of Publishing, Libraries, Powells, publishing industry, Publishing Myths

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