Archive for September, 2006
I’ve read a bit about networked books, specifically non-fiction books, often books about technology, applications, new media, that kind of thing. The idea of a networked book is that the author or publisher releases the book initially on the internet. Early readers (other experts in the designated field, those using the book to learn applications, [...]
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Hitting it Big with FanFiction
Some diligent writers of fanfiction have landed book deals. They’ve been self-publishing on the Web and have been discovered by the big boys:
She writes about a group of young wizards attending the Hogwarts School. She has legions of readers throughout the world. Her name is Hannah Jones, and she’s 19 years old. [...]
There’s a librarian [...]
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I’ve been thinking about different kinds of texts lately, different modes of discourse–new ones, old standards. I read an article in The Wall Street Journal about networked books (which hopefully I’ll blog about soon, when time allows) and one about novels sent in text message installments (twice a day) over cell phones. And today I was reminded [...]
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The Fest
My husband took my son, Keegan, to the Decatur Book Festival early Saturday. They missed the Cat in the Hat parade, but they did catch a reading by Chris Raschka of Charlie Parker Played Be Bop, which is a book meant to give children a sense of Jazz. My son (20 months old) now struts around [...]
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