Google founder on Google Book Search

Google founder Sergey Brin says, “There is fantastic information in books. Often when I do a search, what is in a book is miles ahead of what I find on a Web site.” http://tinyurl.com/85skvk Many authors and publishers dislike Google Book Search (copyright lawsuit recently settled), but one publisher friend of mine absolutely loves it–it’s … Read more

Publishing industry tightens its belt

“Amid a relentless string of layoffs and pay-freeze announcements, book publishers are clamping down on some of the business’s most glittery and cozy traditions. Austerity measures are rippling throughout the industry as it confronts the worst retailing landscape in memory.” Read the New York Times story here: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/05/books/05publ.html?_r=1&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink