A necessary shout out to Electric Literature, a quarterly anthology of contemporary short fiction, for their brave and very cool foray into digital publishing. Kudos. Check them out online. Or download their free app for the iPad and iPhone .
Monthly Archives: November 2010
Hyperkit
Fresh book layout and production for a generation of web and design 2.0 connoisseurs isn’t easy—but London-based graphic design (graphic desire, more like) outfit Hyperkit gives us plenty of inspirational selects to galler-ize (see above). We love their typography and identity work, full stop. All of … Read More →
Leonardo Da Vinci on E-books
A not-so-far-in-the-past post on HuffPo Book’s caught our eye today. Steve Leveen, CEO and co-founder of Levenger Press, discusses Da Vinci with best-selling author of The Fantasia of Leonardo da Vinci: His riddles, jests, fables and bestiary, Ross King. At one point in their convo, … Read More →
The Evolution of The Jackal
To his neighbors, he’s probably Mr. Wylie. To those in the publishing industry, he’s The Jackal. Famously shrewd power lit agent Andrew Wylie has earned himself the nom de guerre as a result of his ability to close big deals and, more recently, peeve off a … Read More →
Hamish Hamilton’s Five Dials
Five Dials, an online lit mag published by Hamish Hamilton (one of London’s oldest publishing houses, no less), appeals to us for a few basic and seasoned reasons. One, it’s upfront and unapologetic about not having “a platoon of photographers” or even stationary (here, we … Read More →
David Pogue weighs in on “print is dead” debate
Food for thought: David Pogue, tech columnist for the New York Times, gives us three good reasons in latest issue of Scientific American why e-readers, books have not driven the final nail in print’s coffin. And on a similar note, don’t forget to follow Electric … Read More →
Drool Worthy: 2010′s 21 Coolest Book Covers
No digital book cover entries this year, but hoping 2011 will bring about a broader definition of ‘book cover’. As we art direct Electric Type’s Book #1, we can’t help but pull ideas from the beautiful work Anis Shivani has compiled for the HuffPo Books. … Read More →