Friday, July 06, 2012

News from Publishing Perspectives:


Rod Younger of Books4Spain on why DRM hurts sales and bothers readers — get rid of it, price things fairly, and piracy will take care of itself. 

Where do you stand on the question of what effect eliminating DRM would have on piracy in the e-book market? Will it promote, alleviate or have no impact? Read more »
The Hay Festival has returned to Beirut for another three day event, with than 50 authors, journalists, artists, and thinkers convening to share stories and ideas. 

In this Q&A, Russian bestseller Dmitri Kosyrev, aka Master Chen, discusses his asian alter ego, Russian genre writing, and the pitfalls of being an amateur spy. Read more »

With the Wimbledon tennis tournament ongoing in London, we visit the club library, where 7,000 tennis-inspired books are just a lob's away from Center Court. Read more »

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