I wrote about Wormsley cricket ground last
week and Andrew Hall has kindly sent me this great photo of the back of
the pavillion complete with a proper English phone box. It makes me
homesick although this view from my hotel window compensates quite a
bit.
The video promoting Richard Wiseman's Quirkology passed a million views on youtube yesterday. An extraordinary piece of book marketing which is generating global sales.
Similarly, this article about George Lucas using
Starwars fans to create mash-up versions of his films raises issues
about how best we book publishers can encourage reader involvement in
the editorial process. It really is a brave new world.
Meanwhile, in the old world I have to go off to my next batch of board meetings - for St. Martin's Press, Tor and Scientific American. Pip pip.