Pirates find easy new pickings in open waters of e-book publishing
Times Online (Free subscription) | yesterday
Digital pirates, who for years have tormented the music and film industries, have found a new source of plunder in e-book publishing.
Publishing
5Vote!
3Vote!
Open Source Publishing
Mantex ... (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
The open source movement began in software development. People hacking code for operating systems and Big Applications started writing the same thing, but for free, and were joined by thousands of others. They were prepared to give their labour without charge to a cause for the common good. That's all rather abstract. In concrete terms it means you can now have everything from operating systems (Linux,...
Videos
3Vote!
Ballistic Publishing Announces EXOTIQUE 5--The World's Most Beautiful CG Characters
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
EXOTIQUE 5 is the world's largest collection of new character art in print, and expands its focus on the most popular genres of fantasy and game art. The EXOTIQUE series is a celebration of the enormous talent of its featured artists, and an updated layout for EXOTIQUE 5 welcomes even more ch...
3Vote!
Responding to Self Publishing
Chip MacGregor .com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Last month I talked about self-publishing, and today Mike Hyatt, the President of Thomas Nelson, asked, "Why are agents so opposed to self-publishing?" As an agent, who really isn't opposed at all to self-pubbing, I thought it was worth a...
3Vote!
How Swine Flu and eBooks Changed Medical Publishing
MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Little, Brown has just released an eBook-only update of the print title , "The Vaccine Book: Making the Right Decision for Your Child"--an instantaneous publishing response to public concerns about H1N1 flu (or Swine Flu) vaccines. To find out more about how eBooks can help medical publishing, GalleyCat interviewed the book's author, Robert Sears , M.D., about the digital addition. He hoped...
3Vote!
Writers need Editors & other thoughts on recent publishing news
Robin Lee Hatcher's Write Thinking (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
I am currently deep in revisions of the book that will be my next release (A Matter of Character). But even I cannot ignore the firestorm that has been stirred up with the announcement of Harlequin Horizons, soon to have a name change because of the firestorm, I believe. If you've been living in a bubble or on a south seas island without Internet service, here it is in a nutshell: Both Thomas Nelson,...
3Vote!
Harlequin, Vanity Publishing, and RWA
Readin N Writin with Patricia (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Forget the furor. The gloves are out and the battle is on! Harlequin launches what is now a to-be-named self-publishing imprint, originally called Harlequin Horizons. Romance Writers of American (RWA) calls a balk. (That's a baseball term for those who are unaware. Hey, the Yankees' World Series win is still fresh.) It seems Horizons is really a vanity press , meaning you pay to have them print your...
3Vote!
disco bloodbath is a pretty great name
escapegrace (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
The New York Times looks at the indie music scene in Greece . One factor in Athens’s downtown indie transformation was a recent explosion of free press in the city. Five years ago, there was only The Athens Voice, an alternative weekly that then had a meager listings section and only a few pages devoted to the arts. But along came Velvet ( www.velvetmagazine.gr ), a free monthly first published...
7Vote!
Aussie Competition
Diamondcanopy (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
So for the last couple of months, hair brand Aussie have been running their Aussie Angels campaign and really having some fun with bloggers . You may have noticed this competition running on some other UK blogs with the prospect of an amazing prize for both the winning blogger and a lucky reader. This is actually the first competition to feature on this blog and it's quite exciting. The challenge is...
5Vote!
Vintage Cheap, But Chic: Hats Off
Vintage Fashion Guild (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
In this economy, it's harder than ever to look your best. There are pieces to splurge on but the fact is that most of us will look to vintage as a way to get a unique look for less. I'll be posting vintage finds for $20 and under. Every week you'll be treated to unique fashion finds for just a Jackson or less. 1. Men's Vintage 50's Leather Hunting Hat Cap With Ear Flaps Size 7 1/8 from ClubVintage...
Explore : Book Publishers, Crafts, Crochet, Entertainment, Fashion, Knitting, Lifestyle, Media, Needlework, Vintage, Vintage
5Vote!
The Palin phenomenon
The Independent (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
There may have been doubts over whether Sarah Palin could read. But, boy, can she write. Her memoir, Going Rogue, sold 300,000 copies on its first day, making it one of the most successful non-fiction sellers in history. So taken has her publisher HarperCollins been with the enthusiastic reception for Palin's first venture into literature that they have upped the print run from 1.5 million to 2.5...
5Vote!
Dalmore Oculus whisky fetches a record £27,000 at auction
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Decanter of blended vintage malts – the oldest from 1868 – sells to anonymous buyer for highest-ever price despite recession Britain may still be in recession, but the appetite for the finer things in life, it appears, lives on. Topping all expectations, Bonhams, the upmarket auction house, last week sold a decanter of whisky to a bashful buyer for a record-breaking £27,600. The...
5Vote!
'Row over strategy' at Reed
The Independent (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
A bust-up over "hundreds of millions of pounds" is said to have led to the resignation of Ian Smith at Ftse-100 media giant Reed Elsevier.
4Vote!
Birmingham City 1 Fulham 0
Singing The Blues (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Lee Bowyer produced a vintage performance as Blues extended their recent unbeaten run to four games and climbed into a mid-table position.
4Vote!
Liverpool FC 2 Manchester City 2- Final whistle report from Anfield
Football.co.uk (Free subscription) | yesterday
Daniel Agger is injured against Manchester City IT was the ultimate game of two halves as Liverpool shared the spoils with Manchester City at Anfield today...
The 3 latest articles published by users on Publishing :
3Vote!
One word today that is on every ones mind is Vivienne Jewelry
wwdlu | 18/11/2009
One word today that is on every ones mind is CZ jewelry. These are in hot demand and fashion stores are turning head over heels to meet this demand. CZ jewelry is the name given to those items that are made with cubic zirconia instead of diamonds. This is a rather cheap imitation of diamond jewelry but it is very hard to differentiate between the two. And this is the reason that this artificial jewelry...
Click here to see all comments
oye
<p>JuicyCouture4sale is a great online <a title="juicy couture" href="http://www.juicycouture4sale.com">juicy couture</a> platform.It contains <a title="juicy...
Explore : Book Publishers, Entertainment, Fashion, Fashion Shows, Lifestyle, Media, Paris, Vintage, Vivienne Westwood
4Vote!
Banned on the INTERNET? Innocent Vintage Erotica Blog Returns as a Book Vernacular Erotic Photography Vintage
bestshill | 10/11/2009
A website exhibiting antique amateur photographs which was receiving 40,000 hits per month and was considered too hot for the internet has been reborn as an 80 page book. Shy Shamed Secret Shadowed Hidden , which posted a vintage photograph of a women posing in a manner indicated by the title was closed by the internet provide (a big one) as being "in violation of terms" when in fact the photographs...
3Vote!
Vintage Vernacular Erotic Photography Shy Shamed Secret Shadowed Hidden Published as a BOOK
bestshill | 10/11/2009
The popular blog SHY SHAMED SECRET SHADOWED HIDDEN which was shut down as "a violation of terms" has been published at an 80 page book. The book contains 80 pages of vintage photography, all which depict a woman hiding herself in some manner. The Photography collection covers over 100 years of amateur photography and includes essays on the relationship between the camera, the model and the nature of...