The Daily Lit

Rosalind Porter talks to Margaret Atwood:

What seems to come out of people posting comments on my blog is that they want both. They want to have paper books for things they want to keep, to read at home, to read in bed, to read in the bathtub - all those comfy things that people do. And books have a rather decorative function too and most people want to have them on their bookshelves. But for books you want to read only once - for books you are in the process of reading but don’t want to cart around with you - electronic books can be very useful.

The Rise of the Author-Entrepreneur:

Over the past couple of years, whilst building CompletelyNovel.com, we’ve noticed an increasing number of authors, including fiction writers, treating their craft like a business. These are authors who have used our self publishing systems to sell and distribute their books. Without a traditional publisher or PR company behind them, learning new skills, particularly on the marketing front, is highly beneficial for building their audience.

Strikingly small, Santa Cruz lit magazine publishes Issue No. 2:

For a dime an issue, Kyle Petersen publishes a quarterly literary magazine. He charges his customers nothing. And he’s seen enough success to debut Issue No. 2 on Thursday during a reading at Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing.

You Can Preview Kindle Books On the Web Soon:

The new service will be available “in the coming weeks,” according to an Amazon blog post, and will show ebook previews that can be accessed from Amazon.com. You’ll be able to read a sample chapter, and if you decide to buy a book it’ll be downloaded to your Kindle or Kindle app.