tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post8738403928003648858..comments2024-03-28T11:16:30.313+02:00Comments on Thoughts from Botswana by Lauri Kubuitsile: Bookish News for FridayLaurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-38389362012305373662009-11-08T20:37:52.333+02:002009-11-08T20:37:52.333+02:00I don't think the publishing industry is dying...I don't think the publishing industry is dying, but it is evolving. Not that many years ago, no one had heard of e-books, let alone books that are interactive experiences on the Internet.<br /><br />Helen<br /><a href="http://straightfromhel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Straight From Hel</a>Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-59183674430646751242009-11-08T05:21:10.314+02:002009-11-08T05:21:10.314+02:00I don't think the publishing industry is dead ...I don't think the publishing industry is dead at all. Quite the contrary. <br /><br />It is encouraging to hear about all these wonderful writers receiving their awards. Good on you all!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-7255551950388397082009-11-07T18:24:15.010+02:002009-11-07T18:24:15.010+02:00This is a tangent, bookish news but related to ear...This is a tangent, bookish news but related to earlier ebook discussions: <br /><i>Level 26: Dark Origins</i> features Steve Dark, the ultimate crime scene tactician on the tail of a killer so brutal law enforcement has invented a new classification of evil to account for him. Dark Origins can be read on the beach or on an airplane without any digital access . . . but where the traditional story ends, a deeper level of immersion is available at www.level26.com, exclusively to readers of the book. About every twenty pages, you will have the option of logging in to experience a digital cyber-bridge—a three-minute motion picture scene with A-list actors you might’ve seen in blockbuster films and award winning TV shows.<br /><br />A bridge indeed.bonitanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-52431781249320416762009-11-06T19:11:19.782+02:002009-11-06T19:11:19.782+02:00I was at the book store the other day, and stopped...I was at the book store the other day, and stopped by the YA section on my way to the restroom. It has grown immensely, I mean it's HUGE. That alone tells me that the publishing industry is not dying. Young girls are reading like crazy. I know that this section is growing because my niece was living with me and her reward was always a book, and I'd hang out a bit in the YA with her, that was a year and a half ago, and the selections now have quadrupled. Say what you might but Harry Potter and the Twilight series have turned many youngsters into readers. Yay!Elizabeth Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03150221675618198674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-75105856289981405642009-11-06T19:08:12.791+02:002009-11-06T19:08:12.791+02:00The comments/conversation on the Quill and Quire a...The comments/conversation on the Quill and Quire article are as informative as the initial posting!bonitanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-17908453070726605772009-11-06T11:34:45.778+02:002009-11-06T11:34:45.778+02:00Thanks for the link to Amanda Craig's blog. R...Thanks for the link to Amanda Craig's blog. Really terrific post! I had not heard of her before but clearly she knows what she's talking about. I'm such a wimp, though, that if someone asked me to speak at a festival I'd just be thrilled and ask for nothing. but I know that doesn't do anyone (including me) any good.Sue Guineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13556228394020314560noreply@blogger.com