Cover to Cover #411A: Dan Wells
Voicemails: Jason from Perth is interested in why it's considered "illegal" (grey market) to sell a UK published book retail the US, and Stackpole explains how the foreign markets sales are the reasons...
View ArticleCover to Cover #412A: Summer Voicemails and Summer Reading
Voicemails: listener wonders why publishers spread out a series over a span of time in between volumes instead of one right after the other (Summer's nickel: one exception seems to be new authors on...
View ArticleCover to Cover #413A: Larry Doyle
Anna points out that the criticisms of the iPad are just as valid as the praises, and Mike M explains that he has yet to hear a convincing argument against the device that goes beyond a dislike of...
View ArticleCover to Cover #414A: C. J. Cherryh
Garth comments on the craft of writing as expressed by Brandon Sanderson in his recent interview; Dave also appreciated Brandon's interview, and asks what type of writing career might be preferable --...
View ArticleCover to Cover #415A: Tracy Hickman
Tim Low cannot find short story magazines, and Mike S suggests that someone start up a genre short story hub; Mark in St Petersburg would like to hear a segment on best bargains available on a weekly...
View ArticleCover to Cover #416A: David Drake
Mike M is melting in Arizona, and Mike S is melting in Vermont. It isn't pretty. They are also upset that (The Artist Formerly Known As) Prince didn't include them on the memo that stated "the Internet...
View ArticleCover to Cover #417A: Redstone Science Fiction
Mike S gives us an update on the HarperStudios experiment, with HarperCollins pulling the plug on it as of April 2010. This news leads to a speculative discussion on the future fate of large bookstores...
View ArticleCover to Cover #418A: Traveling Library Day
Mike M is a little burned out from moving back to the old studio, and Mike S is starting to feel jetlagged, but it's all good. Mike S talks about the Wylie Agency's Odyssey Editions exclusive deal with...
View ArticleCover to Cover #419A: Amelia Beamer
Mike S gives us an update on results of the "Relay for Life" drive to raise money for the American Cancer Society in Second Life... the FarPoint Media/Third Life Books crew rocked it out. Voicemails:...
View ArticleCover to Cover #420A: Marjorie M. Liu
Mike S gives us an update on his stint at GenCon this year. Voicemails: Jay from Canada thanks Stackpole for not DRMing his ebooks; Tim has found that Darcy has been absconding with his books; Web...
View ArticleCover 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...
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