Seedpod Readers discussion

Oh, yes, readers. We are deep into October, and as the winds begin to bluster, as pumpkins begin to populate doorsteps and desktops, as socks and sweaters are pulled out of dresser drawers around the northern hemisphere, we are here with Seedpod book notes for your reading enjoyment.

Jason Epstein (the guy who invented the trade paperback and editor who worked with Nabokov and Roth back in the day) was interviewed at the O’Reilly Tools of Change Frankfurt conference recently. Here's what he said on the future of books and publishing (This one's a quote within a quote): "So how does Epstein see the future of the publishing industry? 'Few activities are more important than managing the content of books. The digital future is going to be a huge opportunity,' says Epstein excitedly, muttering under his breath that he wishes he were young again."

For Kindle readers: Your guide to personal documents on the Kindle.

Remembering the very first ebook: It's older than you might think.

Good news: Murakami's backlist goes digital!

Just for fun: Tech support for books.


Here's what our Seedpod editors have been reading:





By the way, Kathryn is reading Dracula via one of her favorite literary podcasts, Craftlit. It's free, with expert literary context and commentary from the intrepid Heather Ordover. You can get it here, if you're interested. You can check out Heather's Goodreads group here.