BEA 2009

Google Settlement Agreement

Many of you have asked about NBN's views on the Google Settlement Agreement. Alan Kaufman is our legal counsel and we asked him to prepare, at our expense, a document exclusively for NBN clients. If you are an NBN client and you would like a copy of that document, please contact Cassie Copper.

Below is a link to a Webinar on the subject conducted by Jonathan Kirsch, IBPA's legal counsel, for an organization called California Lawyers for the Arts.

http://ondemand.nice2meet.us/?log_key=brianseminar-1-af48_e642739efcff0c45be8cfccafdb454de

Interesting Bookstores of the World

http://www.miragebookmark.ch/most-interesting-bookstores.htm

How to Publish in a Recession: A Series of Interviews

"How to Publish in a Recession" is a series of interviews with Declan Spring, Fred Ramey, Richard Nash, Margo Baldwin, Allan Kornblum, and David R. Godine.
You can read what they have to say online at:
http://www.conversationalreading.com/publishing_in_a_recession/

Thanks to G. K. Darby for the tip.

March is Small Press Month!

Read all about events and things to do here:
http://www.smallpressmonth.org/events/

A Good Look at the History of E-Books

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2009/02/the-once-and-future-e-book.ars

PW Blog "Beyond Her Book" on e-books

http://www.publishersweekly.com/blog/880000288/post/1800037780.html

NBN Digital Launched

NBN has launched a new digital initiative and will soon be working with a variety of electronic partners.

The marketplace is changing rapidly and we aim to help our clients stay on the cutting edge of technology and innovation. Just as our service options now include POD and digital short run, we see the opportunities that digital publishing offers. As with print books, several of the larger retailers have told us that they will only purchase digital titles if they are handled by a distributor, so we are now offering to handle this aspect of your business alongside our other distribution services.

We will continue to expand our digital services as this new marketplace develops. Publishers with questions are welcomed to contact Davida Breier (dbreier@nbnbooks.com).

Happy Holidays from NBN

CNN Discusses the Kindle's Progress

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/12/03/kindle.electronic.reader

21st Annual Indie & Small Press Fair‏ (NYC)

Event: 21st Annual Indie & Small Press Fair
Time: December 6, 2008 10:00AM
Location: New York Center for Independent Publishing, 20 West 44th street, between 5th and 6th Avenues, New York, New York 10036

Check out www.nycip.org/bookfair/ for a list of events and exhibitors.

Photos from the Spring 09 Sales Conference (thanks, Shana!)

Studs Terkel Passes Away

An iconic figure to writers, journalists, and historians, Studs Terkel has died at 96.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/books/10/31/studs.terkel.obit/index.html

(On a personal note, meeting him at BEA 2001 remains a BEA highlight for me - Davida)

Judging a Book By Its Cover (fun time waster)

http://judgeby.com/

Pairing Books with Wine

An article on pairing books with wine:
http://www.examiner.com/x-562-Book-Examiner~y2008m10d24-Pairing-books-with-wine

New England Children's Booksellers Advisory Council Interactive Author Touring Map

This is a very cool tool for any children's authors thinking of touring New England:
http://www.newenglandbooks.org/necbamap5.html

A Taste of the Frankfurt Book Fair

Guerilla Marketing: Soliciting Reviews From Readers

Check out what Tow Press is trying:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2008/sep/11/tow.press.giveaway.kevin.federline

Shipping Rates and Carriers Compared

The Baltimore Sun recently ran an article comparing shipping carriers:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/investing/bal-bz.ml.shipping31aug31,0,7526612.story

Make sure you read the comments as well, they offer even more advice.

Books as Furniture

http://www.dezeen.com/2008/09/05/book-vases-by-laura-cahill/#more-17551