Twitter Updates for 2009-07-30
July 29th, 2009 | 
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- RT @PlugYourBook: “Times Publishing to sell Governing magazine” http://tinyurl.com/mrhg4v #marketing #
Times Publishing, which also publishes the St. Petersburg Times newspaper and Florida Trend, has been divesting its D.C. publications to focus on growth plans in Florida.
- 99.999% of authors should NEVER attempt to write books in the POV of a dog, cat, hamster, or other pet. Ugh. #
- @godlessgirl not cuz they’re good, but because they have a built-in audience. If audiences actually buy, there’ll be more blog book deals in reply to godlessgirl #
- RT @warrenbird: Here’s an article I wrote with suggestions for publishing your book: http://tiny.cc/DwA7j #
- McGraw-Hill Reports 42 % Profit Decline in Media Group http://bit.ly/SqDOP “everything will be scrutinized,” says CEO #
BusinessWeek saw advertising pages plunge 36.8 percent through the first six months, according to PIB figures. During the second quarter, ad pages fell 34.3 percent.
- An Apple tablet could pit iTunes against Amazon http://bit.ly/4muGsL [but will it use e-ink?] #
- Torstar reported a net loss of $4.4 million for Q2 [mostly due to a tax bill bigger than its income] http://bit.ly/pD4ND #
In the quarter, Torstar benefited from a $19.2 million foreign exchange gain, but also booked a charge of $29.9 million, or 38 cents a share, related to a valuation allowance against future income tax assets of CTVglobemedia. a broadcaster and newspaper publisher in which it has a minority stake.Excluding that charge, Torstar would have reported net income of $25.5 million for the second quarter.
- RT @murnahan: 10 of the Worst Restaurant Names (includes My Dung) http://tfbtff.com/mu1Cc3 #
- @logankugler The History channel is a specialty channel here. I get it but I pay extra (at least for the HD version) in reply to logankugler #
- RT @powerwriter: AP Stylebook update: headscarf, headscarves now used as one word, not two. #
- E-Books and the Realities of Publishing – http://bit.ly/15S37s #
If Amazon, followed by Barnes and Noble feel that $9.99 is a price publishers need to live with, and publishers disagree, then the publishers will themselves have to bring eBook versions of their popular titles into the market when they want to and at the price they determine makes sense.
- @logankugler You might be right. I don’t watch enough TV to be certain. in reply to logankugler #
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