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MikeShatzkin

Inventing a new way to present high-concept non-fiction books. bit.ly/LK7n40 5:05 AM May 31st via bitly
Really proud of the show we've got running at BEA on Monday, June 4. bit.ly/KOMRT1 10:12 AM May 29th via bitly
@pulibros @j_finkelstein Well, I think they'll READ it. No high hopes for anything more. 6:57 AM May 29th via web in reply to pulibros
@jane_l Can't live with it. Can't live without it. 10:17 AM May 23rd via web in reply to jane_l
@jane_l Thanks. The law can sure make a hash of business. 8:04 AM May 23rd via web in reply to jane_l
@jane_l IANAL. Dunno "K". Look at my ?s. Who is harmed? DOJ sends publishing into a maze! What a mess. 7:58 AM May 23rd via web in reply to jane_l
@_leomark Not enough money to matter in most cases. But it is being tried. 7:53 AM May 23rd via web in reply to _leomark
@jane_l Great! An instance that requires somebody do some policing! Thanks very much. Who was it said "the law is an ass"? Shakespeare? 7:52 AM May 23rd via web in reply to jane_l
@jane_l I leave the law to the lawyers, but then they shouldn't mandate policies that will require policing! 7:50 AM May 23rd via web in reply to jane_l
I've sent my letter to the DoJ and posted it. bit.ly/KoBTn7 7:21 AM May 23rd via web
@BookMachine That interview is at least 8 months old. But you did say "from the archives", didn't you? 6:19 AM May 23rd via web in reply to BookMachine
The Waterstones-Kindle news sure surprised me? Didn't it surprise you? bit.ly/JKRIa4 9:58 AM May 21st via web
With no agency model, only one generall publisher can sell direct bit.ly/LWUSVp 9:06 AM May 17th via web
@LucindaLitNYC @lucindablu Both more closely and more on their own! Hollywood has a choice now, thanks to ebooks. 11:34 AM May 14th via web in reply to LucindaLitNYC
I thought this was a really smart post from Mhairi Simpson, of whom I hadn't heard before. bit.ly/Jwbcwk 9:37 AM May 14th via web
@pauvaccaro agreed. Included. 5:02 AM May 14th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to pauvaccaro
Each studio, network, producer, agent, and screenwriter in Hollywood needs an ebook strategy. bit.ly/KkRcxq 4:52 AM May 14th via web
Taking note of Matteo Berlucchi's post in mine. bit.ly/JiyuWW Big pubs and Pottermore strategy? 5:00 AM May 7th via web
@jimnduncan Similar to others reporting same. Lasts as long as prices and royalty structure last. Not a long time. Calm b4 storm. 11:27 AM May 2nd via web in reply to jimnduncan
An annual post; enabling readers to help plan the next Digital Book World. bit.ly/IFNBL8 5:18 AM May 2nd via web

Name Mike Shatzkin
Location Manhattan
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Bio Publishing & digital change;Manhattan-centric;practical liberal;married the right woman;daily sports addict,baseball uber alles. American history.Rock & roll.