From The Walrus, the fragile publishing industry is struggling to adjust to a new world in which the printed word may be an afterthought. It’s the end of the book world as we know it — and publishers should feel fine. Clashing titans, weird mutants, deep discounts — A comic book look at the epic struggle between Amazon and Wal-Mart. Is Barnes and Noble's Nook the device that will revolutionize reading? The book that contains all books: The globally available Kindle could mark as big a shift for reading as the printing press and the codex. The case against Google Books: How three East Bay librarians led the revolt against the company's plans to archive all earthly knowledge. The long history of techno-skepticism: A review of A Better Pencil: Readers, Writers, and the Digital Revolution by Dennis Baron. From Publishing Perspectives, Rudiger Wischenbart on a global ranking of publishers: "It is a strange world we live, read and publish in". From n+1, Ari Phillips on life in independent publishing. From Huffington Post, want to get an instant eye-roll from a traditional book editor or reviewer? Just say the words, "self-published" — Jonathan Fields on bringing sexy back to self-publishing; and Liz Dubelman on book trailers and the future of publishing. Mark Coker on why publishers are like venture capitalists. Are celebrity novels actually positive for publishing? Celebrity novels: Nigel Farndale reports on a trend that could soon see Cheryl Cole and Sharon Osbourne join Katie Price and Kerry Katona on the best-seller lists. Crowdsourcing "Coraline": Can a hundred Neil Gaiman-imitating twitterers produce anything worth reading?
