This article in the Melbourne Age is interesting reading, and very relevant to those of us who write and publish books for children and teenagers.
Written by Gail Rebuck of Random House UK, it discusses the idea that the book may be a solution to Western teenagers’ reduced capacity for empathy. Maybe we should concentrate on the content of books, and not worry so much about whether it’s a print book or an ebook …
Here’s another interesting article that I stumbled across today, this one about the effort required for those wishing to self-publish. Australian authors Hazel Edwards, Tony Park and Khyiah Angel discuss the need to work hard at distribution, marketing and getting involved online, to try to build your profile and increase the number of readers interested in your book. Writing guest posts on blogs, maintaining a website and learning ebook technology are just some of the things required of self-publishers.
