Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
From the monthly archives: January 2010
The year 2010 will undoubtedly be the year of “e,” but it’s not going to stand for e-book; it will stand for experimentation. Experimentation with contracts, rights, formats and distribution channels; experimentation that will certainly include e-books, and rightfully so, but they won’t be the central focus — for publishers nor readers.
Upon the Kindle’s [...]
A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past, he is one who is prematurely disappointed in the future.
It’s no secret that I’m not a big fan of eBooks or eReaders, but there’s no question they’re growing in popularity… at least amongst technology [...]
Go Kindle, wait for a cheap-as-hell reader, pray for a slate, or buy a book. A real paper-and-ink book.
“Publishing was never a business based on Wharton standards. It was a rich boy’s hobby.”
–Steve Wasserman (Kneerim & Williams)
Working in publishing isn’t for the meek. Neither is writing for that matter. They’re two things I’m really passionate about, though, and I’ve always counted myself lucky to work in the publishing industry, [...]
“You can make this year, this day, this moment a demarcation and declare that this will be the best year of your life, or you can continue down the same old road you’ve been down so many times before.”
–Debbie Ford (via 2010 Indiebound Eat Sleep Read Page-a-Day Calendar)
I’ve been blogging regularly [...]
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