Ulysses has been Twittered. Moby Dick is being Twittered. Numerous other writers have taken to Twitter to try their hand. Picador recently launched a Twitter book club and James Bridle just published a book of his Tweets.Where does that leave us?Might it be time for The Ultimate Twitter Book Challenge?Here are the rules:140 characters2 x a day, submitted at 1:40must be completed in 140 daysWinning entry will be published in an edition of 140 signed and numbered hardback copies and 1400 paperbacks. There will be a 140 second book trailer and the author will undertake a 14 city book tour....
A Preview of the ABAA’s New Website
Here is a sneak peek at the new and improved website of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA). The much needed and long overdue overhaul is being lead by Bibliopolis with an assist from the team at Biblio. It is set to launch in June.When completed it will finally provide the ABAA with a solid foundation on which to build their online presence and will provide them the chance to compete with the other online marketplaces. I just hope it's not too late, for they have a lot of catching up to do and with the online landscape still...
Book Patrol’s Tweets of the Week
For those not on the Twitter train here's a large sampling of Book Patrol's tweets for the past week.If you are on Twitter and you want to receive these as they are posted you can follow me here.These Tweets appear on the sidebar of Book Patrol which, unfortunately, you do not get to see if you follow in a reader."Anatomy of a Great Book Cover". The evolution of the cover design for Dave Cullen's upcoming book Columbine - @ SLOG http://ow.ly/1DTd Library of America turns 30. Aim- "capture the whole range of books that have made important contributions to our...
Books – "The New Wireless Platform"
click to enlargeThis clever webstrip, titled "Progress," appeared at Penny Arcade earlier this week.
A Public Display of the Kindle
With all the press and hype that has surrounded the life of Kindle 1 and Kindle 2 you would have thought that by now I would have seen at least one of them floating around the streets of Seattle; after all it is Amazon's home court. But I haven't seen one yet. I have seen it on Oprah, on the Daily Show, and on Jimmy Fallon's new late night show but not on the bus, in the streets, or at any friends house.Brier Dudley, the tech writer for the Seattle Times, got a Kindle 2 from Amazon to test drive....