Former leading New Zealand publisher and bookseller, and widely experienced judge of both the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, talks about what he is currently reading, what impresses him and what doesn't, along with chat about the international English language book scene, and links to sites of interest to booklovers.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
How to Counter Amazon: Create a One World E-Book Alliance
Publishing Perspectives
The aeronautical industry, once dominated by Boeing, managed to
develop Airbus. The publishing industry should aspire to create its own
"cultural Airbus."
As a showcase of new ideas and trends in tech, SXSW Interactive
is simply unsurpassed. And we're looking for all the wild, weird and
wonderful it has to offer.
No, Murakami's 1Q84 didn't make the list of 25 titles
for the Best Translated Book Awards for fiction, but every one that did is
well worth seeking out.
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