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Northern Ireland Author Secures Unique E-Book Publishing Contract

July 23, 2010 – 1:26 pm

Jamie GuineyJust in time for the arrival of Apple’s iPad Northern Ireland’s Jamie Guiney from Co. Armagh, has just signed with Ether Books Ltd whose App makes short stories available on the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touches worldwide.

Jamie is now in the company of an impressive list of authors whose stories are also available in the app, such as booker prize winner Hilary Mantel, Lionel Shriver, Alexander McCall Smith, Louis De Bernieres and even Sir Paul McCartney.

Sophia Bartleet MD of Ether Books said, ‘We are delighted to be publishing Jamie Guiney’s stories. They have a very strong sense of place so that when you are reading them you can almost smell and taste a different world. Ether Books is always on the lookout for the best new authors to publish on to people’s iPhones and iPads alongside their list of prize winning contemporary writers.’

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Follow Paul O’Mahony’s Road To The iPad

July 23, 2010 – 1:16 am

Yesterday, blogger and business consultant Paul O’Mahony decided to document his journey towards buying an iPad. he recorded two AudioBoo podcats and has kindly allowed us to embed them here.

Don’t forget to check in with him tomorrow and see if he is successful.

# One

Listen!

# Two

Listen!

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iPad Goes On Sale In Ireland Friday

July 19, 2010 – 11:50 pm

Apple’s iPad goes on sale in Ireland and 8 other countries on Friday 23 July.

The base 16GB wi-fi model will be priced at €499 but no further pricing has been released.

Although Irish readers will have access to the iBooks app on the iPad it is unclear if any Irish publishers will have titles available on the device.

However, publishers who have ebooks available through Kobo, Barnes & Noble or Kindle, all of whom have iPad apps will be able t sell ebooks to Irish readers.

Although there is no pre-order ability on Apple’s website the site does suggest that authorised resellers will have units for sale on the day.

The suggested retail price for the Apple iPad are below:
16GB – 32GB – 64GB
€499 – €599 – €699 >> Wi-Fi
€599 – €699 – €799 >> 3G

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Daily Links 29/06/2010

June 29, 2010 – 6:58 am

Dottie "Doc" Mc StuffinsBeauty for its own sake
A rather nice post on Raven today!
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Day jobs and writers (2)
Part two of Claire’s “day job” musings
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On Rewrites, Pseudonyms And Deep-Fried Mars Bars
Stryker Ramore has an excellent post here today!
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Day jobs and writers (1)
Interesting post this by Claire Hennessy on the writing life and day jobs!
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A brilliant Conference Council helps make a great Digital Book World
This is a stunning council!
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Well-done but already done
Another interest post on the state if the industry!
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Brown Bag to Produce Doc Mc Stuffins
Magic news for Brown Bag of Granny O’Grim fame!
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A new Book House chapter — Page 1 — Times Union – Albany NY
I’d expect to see more of this over time. it is a wonderful idea!
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The Fallacy Of Millions; Or, How Ledgers Have Become The Publishing Industry’s Preferred Reading
Nice post this from Declan on the state of the industry!
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Book trade facing ‘Wild West’ moment
The “biggest upheaval since Gutenberg” is how…
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July Meeting
The Company Of Book in Raneglagh is reading Ghost Light by Joseph O’Connor for their book club meeting on Wed July 7th
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Launch of Summer 2010 issue
Join us on Thursday July 8th for the launch of the Summer 2010 issue. 7pm in Sin É, 14-15 Ormond Quay (down from Capel Street).
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Crime Fails to Pay or why past performance isn’t an indicator of future results
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Apple's iBooks Available In Ireland

June 22, 2010 – 8:34 pm

iBooksApple‘s iBooks program is now available for download for the iPhone and iPod Touch, but only after users update their iPhone & iPod Touch operating systems to the new iOS4.

Irish readers do not yet have access to paid titles in Apple’s iBookstore, the iTunes for books, but they can download free Project Gutenberg ebooks to the iPod or iPhone and can also read the free Winnie The Pooh ebook that comes pre-loaded in Apple’s iBooks.

Apple announced today that they had sold 3 million units of the new iPad device since it launch 80 days ago. The iPad has not yet been released in Ireland but news on pricing is due and the device is due to go on sale early in July.

There is no word yet from Apple or Irish publishers on what titles and on what basis ebooks will be available on launch of the iPad and iBookstore.

Four of the largest publishers in the UK, Penguin, Macmillan, Hachette UK and HarperCollins had a presence on Apple’s iBookstore when the iPad launched there. They operate an Agency Model whereby the publisher sets the price and pays the seller, in this case Apple, a set commission.

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Daily Links 12/05/2010

May 12, 2010 – 8:40 am

The Knife Of Never Letting Go, Patrick NessPatrick Ness & Sarah Rees Brennan | Question anyone?
Go on, suggest a question to David for Patrick Ness or Sarah Rees Brennan
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Launch of The Song the Oriole Sang by Philip McDonagh
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Launch of The Summer Campaign in Kerry
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Orion signs Walsh autobiography
The christmas biography market in Ireland is hotting up
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Review: The Fethard-On-Sea Boycott
A pretty fair review I think!
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President Mary McAleese “Books are the stepping stones to your best self.”
The president is a fine speaker.
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The iPad and iBookstore to arrive in UK on 28th May
We must wait until July of course!
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Is There a Digital Talent Emergency in Book Publishing?
Yes if, no but!
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Daily Links 10/05/2010

May 10, 2010 – 7:50 am

A Munster Twilight, Daniel CorkerySixties Mercier paperbacks
It has to be said they are classics!
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Loose Leaves
Londubh is very interesting indeed
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After the gold rush
Review of City of Lost Girls by Declan Hughes
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The sublime sneaks in
Review of An Autumn Wind by Derek Mahon, The Gallery Press
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Remembering Ireland’s Forgotten great novelist
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IMPAC 2010
Raven Books does a nice note on IMPAC
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The iPad and iBookstore to arrive in UK on 28th May
We’ll have to wait until July of course
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Your Questions Answered
Laura answers some questions!
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Daily Links 29/03/2010

March 29, 2010 – 7:33 am

Galway Arts Centre March Poetry Slam
On for a poetry Slam?
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Publishing Perspectives: Simon Levack
A interesting note on self-publishing and Five Stone Press
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Apple’s iPad may give media executives a chance to make money
I remain a skeptic. Though the rumors are that the company has pre-sold 1 million devices.
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Return to the Wilde
The Picture of Dorian Gray will be the one city one book for April!
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How love lasted despite divisive faith crusaders
Collins Press’ The Fethard On Sea Boycott gets a review.
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Daily Links 13/03/2010

March 13, 2010 – 2:56 pm

Why am I Blogging?
Nice post about why Emerging Writer blogs!
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Mercier Press seeks Marketing Assistant
Mercier are taking advantage of FAS’ WPP scheme!
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Archives in crisis
This might well be worth an afternoon!
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The full-price strategy that is making bookshop Foyles thrive
Price, as I have said before, is not ALWAYS the issue!
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Non-Apple ePub Books Will Work on iPad
Don’t get excited, Apple’s iBooks product will not be available out site of the US!
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Decades ahead of his time
A review of Londubh’s first book in the Times, some achievement really!
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Always rooted within
Dermot Bolger reviews The World As Province by Gerald Dawe
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Power, parish and proscription
Roy Foster reviews Collins’ The Fethar-on-Sea Boycott
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cupcakes and heartaches
Review of Roisin Meany’s latest
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Rebel priest faces his judgment day
Interesting review from the Irish Independent on a Canadian novel that rings very true right now!
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Quirk Books Buys Night of the Living Trekkies
It really, really worries me that these kind of books succeed
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“E-book ISBN Mess Needs Sorting Out,” Say UK Publishers
You get the strong feeling that ISBNs just won’t make it out of the shift to digital. For so many reasons.
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Daily Links 04/03/2010

March 4, 2010 – 10:57 am

The new website of Irish Pages: A Journal of Contemporary Writing is now online
A very necessary site upgrade for a Journal with the highest ambition I’m aware of.
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Makinson on Penguin’s iBook Future
These videos are worth checking out!
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Celebrate the printed word: World Book Day
Even Pue’s are in the World Book Day mood
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World Book Day | Bookcrossing
David talks up the Bookcrossing part of World Book Day!
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Indie publishers put books on Bloomsbury’s digital library shelf
Big news this!
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The Peel Deal
Having read it and commissioned it I can attest to the wonderfulness of Peeler! It deserves every success!
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Exclusive Penny the Pencil interview with Oscar nominee, Nicky Phelan
A Penny The Pencil interview with Nicky Phelan
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Seamus Heaney to launch Library Ireland Week
What it says!
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Foyles to launch wireless e-book reader
Interesting move this!
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Diaspora role in peace process lauded – The Irish Times – Wed, Mar 03, 2010
BIg piece on the Irish Times on the launch of NIall O’Dowd’s Irish Voice
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