Or they're starting to, anyway. Too early to tell what other publishers will do.
From:
(title unknown) via The Reader's Advisor Online Blog by Cindy Orr on 3/29/09
"Countryman Twitters Its Catalog
Countryman Press has placed its Fall catalog on Twitter—140 characters at a time. Pluses=green; way early; Minuses=no pictures; not very enticing.
Harper Drops Print Catalogs
While we’re on the subject of publisher catalogs, here’s another announcement—HarperCollins will be dropping its print catalogs for Fall. They will place their catalogs online at their website. HarperCollins is also one of a group of publishers working on development of an interactive catalog system to be called Edelweiss. That should save a lot of trees."
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Monday, March 30, 2009
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Why He Was Important
Robert Giroux, giant of publishing, dies
via USATODAY.com Books - Top Stories on 9/5/08
Besides being one of the Big Guys in a Major Publishing House, Giroux had great influence on modern literature. e.e. cummings felt his influence and even guidance, as did many other literary greats of the modern era. He was 94.
What does this mean for the collection manager today? Very little, directly. Indirectly, he was a person who influenced how books were and are published and written. Hats off to a very interesting man.
via USATODAY.com Books - Top Stories on 9/5/08
Besides being one of the Big Guys in a Major Publishing House, Giroux had great influence on modern literature. e.e. cummings felt his influence and even guidance, as did many other literary greats of the modern era. He was 94.
What does this mean for the collection manager today? Very little, directly. Indirectly, he was a person who influenced how books were and are published and written. Hats off to a very interesting man.
Sunday, January 6, 2008
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