Writers have all these amazing technologies at their disposal, but too many of us sit around blaming them for ruining the business.
Ed Champion and James Marcus reported from the Columbia Journalism School debate about the future of book reviewing last night. I was stuck at my day job, so I couldn't bring you the scoop.
Champion celebrated the panelists who look forward, rather than throwing stones at the bloggers. Check it out:
"At least Mark Sarvas was open about the technological chasm... [he] observed the Guardian’s audience of 23 million, positioned through its online reorganization. He had choice words to say about the Los Angeles Times‘ failure to obtain a synthesis between print and online, citing the 'failure of imagination' in its execution."
If you're looking for webby inspiration, the lovely Caitlin Shamberg passes along a link to the most useful blog I've seen in months: Fact Checker. Every single genre of literary criticism needs this level of support and research, and only the Internet can provide it.
Finally, LitKicks put together a killer email discussion about book pricing, featuring Tao Lin and Sarah Weinman and Ron Hogan.
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