Wednesday, September 03, 2014

The Roundup with PW

B&N Testing Espresso Book Machines
Barnes & Noble has begun a test of the Espresso Book Machine system at three of its outlets in the northeast. According to a company spokesperson, customers will be able to make a physical print book of a hard-to-find book, a public domain title or self publish a book. “The purpose of the test,” the spokesperson said, “is to gauge consumer interest.” more »


Nick Cannon, Author: The singer and TV personality has a book of children's poems scheduled to bow in March.

Libraries: A place for authors?: Increasingly one of the library's services is helping authors.

Common Core, State by State: The AP offers a 50-state look at how Common Core is playing out across the country.

Ten of the Worst Jobs in Literature: In honor of Labor Day, Flavorwire counted them down.

How We Can Fix Scientific Publishing: TechCrunch tells us how the digital revolution can change scientific publishing.


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