Friday Morning LitLinks

In her own words: Eleanor Lerman’s fascinating journey through the writing life.

Gawker digs into the unsavory details of the Google Books / Authors Guild settlement.

Harry Potter and Twilight fans square off on March 21 in Seattle to debate the relative merits of their respective obsessions.

Gay authors, actors and publishers share their memories of the now-closed A Different Light Bookstore in West Hollywood.

Tonawanda News rates a batch of book swapping sites.

R.I.P. Bill Holm

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5 Responses to “Friday Morning LitLinks”

  1. Jamie Says:
    February 27th, 2009 at 12:44 pm

    This google book project is making my head spin.

  2. William Haskins Says:
    February 27th, 2009 at 3:04 pm

    yes, it’s a fundamental shift in a lot of ways.

  3. Michael Says:
    February 27th, 2009 at 5:36 pm

    Why do I picture a future scenario in which Google starts suing authors of out-of-print books for copyright infringement if they they try to use the Google scan without permission?

  4. Jamie Mason Says:
    February 27th, 2009 at 6:31 pm

    Oh good lord. I just got chills.

  5. chris johnson Says:
    February 28th, 2009 at 4:28 pm

    I got that e-mail, and haven’t done anything about it yet. Class action suits always send at least half of the settlement money to the lawyers, usually more, so that part doesn’t surprise me.

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