My apologies for having a podcast about something timely and then back-burner-ing it for other things. I still think it’s relevant, especially when we pull in the iPad discussion. If you haven’t followed the news, the Macmillan Amazon [...]]]> http://isbw.murlafferty.com/2010/02/11/isbw-141-amazon-and-ipad-ursula-vernon-interview/feed/ 5 amazon,ipad,rebellion,ursula vernon We are proud to have GoTo Meeting as a sponsor! Get a Free 30-Day Trial! - My apologies for having a podcast about something timely and then back-burner-ing it for other things. I still think it's relevant, We are proud to have GoTo Meeting as a sponsor! Get a Free 30-Day Trial! My apologies for having a podcast about something timely and then back-burner-ing it for other things. I still think it's relevant, especially when we pull in the iPad discussion. If you haven't followed the news, the Macmillan Amazon links are back up. Shop Indie Bookstores 00:00:06 ISBW #141 00:00:39 GoTo Meeting Message 00:01:27 State of the Mur: Snow! Ice! Cabin Fever. Project Underground is ready for beta readers. 00:04:32 The Amazon/Macmillan kerfuffle. What do readers think? How should consumers (as well as creators) handle the market changes due to Kindle, iPad, and publisher competition? 00:17:10 Promo: Beware the Hairy Mango 00:18:23 Interview: Ursula Vernon, author-illustrator of: Digger, Nurk, Dragonbreath, and Dragonbreath 2: Attack of the Ninja Frogs. You can find her at UrsulaVernon.com or Red Wombat Studio and if you can't decide right away, go to Metal & Magic and enjoy the awesomely cute drawings as you ponder which link to click. You can find her books at B&N, Borders, Powell's, and your local indie bookseller. Mur Lafferty no 44:13 http://isbw.murlafferty.com/2010/02/04/amazonmacmillan-the-great-kerfuffle-of-2010/ http://isbw.murlafferty.com/2010/02/04/amazonmacmillan-the-great-kerfuffle-of-2010/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:58:58 +0000 Mur Lafferty http://isbw.murlafferty.com/?p=1124 It’s been fascinating to see the pissing war that’s been Amazon and Macmillan. If you’re an author and don’t know what I’m talking about, I recommend getting acquainted quickly. In short: Macmillan wants to do a ranged price of ebooks (new releases around $15, and older books much lower, like $6.) Amazon’s response was to [...]]]> http://isbw.murlafferty.com/2010/02/04/amazonmacmillan-the-great-kerfuffle-of-2010/feed/ 2 http://isbw.murlafferty.com/2009/04/13/why-amazonfail-matters/ http://isbw.murlafferty.com/2009/04/13/why-amazonfail-matters/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:51:13 +0000 Mur Lafferty http://isbw.murlafferty.com/?p=375 As of Monday morning (Eastern time), we still don’t know if the Amazon issues this weekend were a glitch, homophobia (and disabilityphobia and feministphobia and rapesurvivorphobia), or outside attack. Some people are willing to give the benefit of the doubt pointing out that the failing possibly came from the weakness of large companies [...]]]> http://isbw.murlafferty.com/2009/04/13/why-amazonfail-matters/feed/ 20