Feb 072009
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“The advertisement, supposedly filed by fictional characters in the novel, warns readers not to believe anything written about them in the book. Reportedly, a few members of BBC’s Breakfast Show fell for the joke, and the Guardian posted about the whole fake controversy.” Oh, Penguin. How I <3 you.
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“The newspaper bestseller list only tells readers one thing: if a book is popular. Reading Radar will show you lots more: a long description of the book, an image, reader reviews, author blurbs related books, and links to interviews with the writer.” Ooooooo.
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“According to the Globe and Mail, 1.5 million free books will soon be available on a smartphone near you, all thanks to Google” I’m going to go see if this’ll work on my iPod Touch!
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“Assuming the New York Times Book Review survives (and that fortune is largely dependent on factors outside anyone involved in the Review’s control), we are still officially in a new era. One where newspapers don’t offer us the same level of service they offered ten, twenty, thirty years ago. Hey, it was a luxury while it lasted; I’m not alone in thinking that “the press” is reverting to the entity our forefathers envisioned when they gave it such bold freedom.”
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“Meet Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart, the two artists who have single-handedly (well, with four hands) revived the pop-up book for a new millennium.” With videos!
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Both lol and true, I think. Be sure to check out the comments as well!
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I read about Penguin’s publicity stunt in the Guardian. Too fun!
Great links! I’m off to read the fake ad article and the top 3 stupid things publishers do.
Thanks for linking to our blog! We loved reading all of the comments that came in for that post.