BTB #109: Putting Google to Work

Jul 26, 2009 | Podcasts

Copyright Clearance Center’s online catalog now includes “preview” results from Google Books. When users choose a book title in the CCC catalog that is also available from Google Books, they can click on “Google Preview” to browse through the book just as...

Google Settlement News Update

Jul 22, 2009 | Announcements

With six weeks remaining for rightsholders to choose whether to opt in or out from the historic Authors Guild/AAP/Google settlement, a spokesman for one of the plaintiffs tells Copyright Clearance Center that “explaining the settlement agreement, and indeed,...

BTB #108: Social Media Tools and Tips

Jul 19, 2009 | Best of VOC, Podcasts

Thanks to Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, FiledBy and more, “people get the things they need from each other, rather than from corporations,” observes Groundswell author Josh Bernoff. For authors taking on the responsibilities of marketing their work and their careers, he...

BTB #107: A Beach Day for Authors

Jul 12, 2009 | Podcasts

An author herself, sales guru Janet Spurr offers this advice: “Think of yourself as a business consultant rather than a salesperson. You want a long-run relationship with the store buyer, whether it’s a book store, a gift store, a museum shop, or a boutique. And if...

BTB #106: A World of Information

Jul 5, 2009 | Podcasts

At the recent SLA Conference, Chris Kenneally discovered that there’s more to research on the Web than just “Google-ing.” He spoke with Marcy Phelps, the new president of the Association of Independent Information Professionals, along with her AIIP colleague Linda...