Great book covers and design by pioneering graphic designer Erik Nitsche on Flickr . (Via Ace Jet 170 who has more Nitsche images).
On the subject of Flickr , the San Francisco Chronicle visits the offices of the popular photo site and talks to Director of Community Heather Champ:
“I can’t think of any successful online community where the nice, quiet, reasonable voices defeat the loud, angry ones on their own.”
Photo District News considers the market for limited edition photography books.
10 Things Epublishers Should Do For Readers : a nice wish list from Dear Reader.
And Kassia Krozser has further thoughts on moving from Print to E on Booksquare:
“eBooks are not going to be the next big thing; they’re going to be a thing. A part of a complex mix of reading choices. With that in mind, let’s think about ways we can blend ebooks into the publishing culture without pain.”
Publishing is Dead, Long Live Publishing: Hugh McGuire responds to that New York Magazine article on the Huffington Post:
“There’s been much teeth gnashing and lamenting over the impending collapse of the publishing business… Well, the traditional publishing business might be in for a rough ride, but I think we’re poised to see a flowering of a new kind of independent writing, book-making and reading, driven by the web but rooted in the old-fashioned book.”