News from Publishing Perspectives:

Birdhouse-like Mini Libraries Migrate from Sea to Shining Sea Across America individuals are erecting Little Free Libraries — 2’ x 2’ birdhouse like boxes — that encourage people to "take a book, leave a book." Read more »

Have E-books Led You to Purge or Preserve Your Personal Library? Can e-books replace a personal library? Sure, but what is lost when you divest yourself of a lifetime of accumulated memories, hopes, and dreams represented by your books. Read more »

With the New Cloud/Hosted Services, Are Publishers Changing? A year ago Ted Hill predicted the death of the publishing IT department due to the advent of cloud-based publishing services. He now updates us on the state of change. Read more »

How Do You Use Hosted Services in Your Publishing House? What hosted publishing solutions have you adopted at your publishing house? What have you abandoned? And how do you rate those solutions you use every day? Read more »

Media Pioneer Raghav Bahl on India’s vs. China’s Media Models A top Indian media executive explains how China's state-controlled media model and India's democratic one differ, and the opportunities available in each. Read more »

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Unglue.it Crowdfunds Unlimited Licenses for Beloved E-books Eric Hellman’s Unglue.it, now in alpha, asks an author or publisher to accept a fixed sum of money from the public for the unlimited use of an e-book. Read more »