Cover to Cover #421A: Kelley Armstrong
News: Dorchester Publishing has dropped it's mass market paperback format in favor of an ebook print on demand option. Mike S relates details of the article, published back on August 6. Articles:...
View ArticleCover to Cover #421B: Theme and Variations
Bet you thought you were never going to hear another B show, didn't ya? Mike S relates two items from the news this week: the financial problems facing Barnes & Noble and how that might affect the...
View ArticleCover to Cover #422A: The Wide World of Books
Mike S talks about The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and how he believes that this European bestseller would have been rejected outright if it had been submitted to New York publishers first, simply...
View ArticleCover to Cover #423A: Larry Niven
Mike M and Mike S touch on some updates from recent news, around the ebook agreements between Wylie and Random House, and also the impending mobile device OS battle between Apple and Google. Interview:...
View ArticleCover to Cover #424A: Getting Back up to Speed
Mike M explains why we missed a week or so of "Cover to Cover"... when the magic smoke escapes from computer hardware, it's well beyond mostly dead. So thank you to everyone who's donated this year......
View ArticleCover to Cover #425A: Harry Harrison
Mike M and Mike S talk about WildStorm (an imprint of DC Comics) being scheduled to close down at the end of December, the lifecycles of imprints, and the question of ownership rights of...
View ArticleCover to Cover #426A: Jesse Petersen
Mike M and Mike S talk about a recent Wall Street Journal article, Authors Feel Pinch in Age of E-Books, about how ebooks are undercutting author profits, and Mike S has a few issues with the numbers...
View ArticleCover to Cover #427A: Listener Feedback
Voicemail: Tim enjoyed the Tracy Hickman interview, and comments on how busy the bookstores near him are; Ben in Tampa thanks the guys for introducing him to Brandon Sanderson and the art assignment he...
View ArticleCover to Cover #428A: Naomi Novik
In the news, the guys talk about Barnes & Noble's PubIt service, and speculate on what it means for the expansion of ebooks and epub offerings. Later, Mike S talks about how he's using his iPad to...
View ArticleCover to Cover #429A: David Weber
The guys talk about Mike Stackpole's new book, At the Queen's Command, an alternate history fantasy around the Revolutionary War. This is the first in a new series, brought to you from Night Shade...
View ArticleCover to Cover #430A: Nancy Kilpatrick
The Mikes talk about Starbuck's new wifi network, and the new apps and free offerings that will be available while you're sitting in the various shops with your various wireless devices. They also...
View ArticleCover to Cover #431A: Larry Correia
Mike and Mike announce a new segment that will hopefully help out the writers out there. The "Book Consultants" segment will consist primarily of Mike M's journey to resurrect one of his novels from...
View ArticleCover to Cover #432A: John Joseph Adams
Mike Stackpole gives us a World Fantasy report! He talks about how he was inundated by authors who have begun to realize the value of making their backlists available as ebooks for themselves, and he...
View ArticleCover to Cover #433A: Sam Sykes
The guys talk about how important it is to build communities and encourage open communication between content producers and consumers, whether it be authors venturing into self-publishing ebooks, or...
View ArticleCover to Cover #434A: A Conversation with Tracy Hickman
Mike and Mike welcome Tracy Hickman as a guest host, and delve into gaming and his latest game, "Santa's Sleigh Ride". You can read more about this game at Reindeer Gamers Holiday Games and Xtreme...
View ArticleCover to Cover #435A: Holiday Library Edition
Mike Mennega and Mike Stackpole realize that they haven't done a Library segment in a long long time, so it's time to catch up. And Summer is back to help the guys slog through the dangerously tall...
View ArticleCover to Cover #436A: Pamela Sargent
Time to ring out 2010, and recap all the angry discussions Mike and Mike started this year! E-books, digital self-publishing, consumer gagdets for e-readers and beyond, and much much more... and never...
View ArticleCover to Cover #437A: Listener Voicemail
Mike Mennega discovered that there's a backlog of voicemail that collected over the holidays, so Mike Stackpole and Summer help him navigate the extra commentary. Listener Review: Web Genii brings us a...
View ArticleCover to Cover #438A: Of Books and Bookstores
Mike and Mike recap some publishing news, the big one being that Borders has been delaying payments to creditors, including publishers, because of liquidity issues. Will some of these issues, combined...
View ArticleCover to Cover #439A: Gadgets and Getting Started in Electronic Publishing
Mike M and Mike S talk a little bit about some of the gadget developments coming out of CES and some of the gadgets being allowed to pass into oblivion. Voicemail: Trampas finds irony in Summer reading...
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