Kim Werker

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

“There’s a digital supply chain just as there’s a physical supply chain — and to assume that all of this “costs nothing,” well, that’s a bit misguided, right?” A Girl In Publishing: “Costs Nothing To Produce.” Harumph. « my tragic right hip

Sunday, June 5, 2011

“Yet it is also possible—indeed, likely—that books focusing on pathologies help normalize them and, in the case of self-harm, may even spread their plausibility and likelihood to young people who might otherwise never have imagined such extreme measures. Self-destructive adolescent behaviors are observably infectious and have periods of vogue. That is not to discount the real suffering that some young people endure; it is an argument for taking care.” This piece in the Wall Street Journal about young-adult books is UTTER DRIVEL. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303657404576357622592697038.html?mod=wsj_share_twitter

Thursday, March 3, 2011

A book commits suicide every time you watch Jersey Shore.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

I finished reading A NOVEL BOOKSTORE/Cosse. Yay! It’s a lovely love story, mystery and tale of the business of books. I anticipate the bulk of my reading for the next few months will be digital.

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Where Books Come to Life.

Stunning video.

Going West (by andersenm1)

Sunday, November 28, 2010

“On the brink of the end of paper, I was attracted to the idea of a book that can’t forget it has a body.”

Jonathan Safran Foer’s ‘Tree of Codes’: Book as Art Object

He is so creative, so brilliant and so damn smart.

Monday, August 23, 2010

Books vs. Ebooks: Does one have to win?

at www.newsweek.com [via @brainpicker]

Monday, August 9, 2010

“Happiness is a cup of coffee & a really good book.” Yes, indeed it is.

(via bookshelves)

Saturday, July 24, 2010

where do I shelve this?

Great post on bookstore organization. I know I love a great indie bookstore I can browse around, stumbling on books I never knew I needed. It’s a massive reason not to shop online.

Friday, July 23, 2010

“I imagined it would be quite easy for me and in fact, it turned out to be monstrously hard. I hated every second of it, regretted that I had agreed to it, and after reading one or two stories each day, found myself exhausted. The discovery I made was that any number of stories are really meant to work, and only work, in the mind’s ear and hearing them out loud diminishes their effectiveness. Some of course hold up amusingly but it’s no fun hearing a story that’s really meant to be read, which brings me to your next question and that is that there is no substitute for reading and there never will be. Hearing something aloud is its own experience but it’s hard to beat sitting in bed or in a comfortable chair turning the pages of a book, putting it down, and eagerly awaiting the chance to get back to it.”

Woody Allen, on recording audio versions of his own books

via WORMBOOK

(via peterwknox)

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