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Bravo! I'll bet Johanna Skibsrud's The Sentamentalists -- which is otherwise out of print but now magically available in ePub at kobobooks - has a chance of actually being read ... now that it can actually be purchased.
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Hopefully they won't be geo-restricted to Canada. One really nice thing about e-books (besides all the other stuff) is the way they potentially let people from all over get their hands on all sorts of titles it wouldn't be cost-effective to reprint/ship overseas and lets them experience stuff they might never have heard of, much less tried before.
Plus, it certainly makes our attempted cultural exports cheaper, more environmentally friendly, and possibly more appealing with fewer $$$ spent (assuming the pricing is sane) and less of a carbon footprint. |
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I'm guessing that publishers outside of Canada are not pushing very hard to distribute our books--sorta like our TV
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Apparently our TV is pretty popular in translation, though, even if it dies a quick death at home. I think I've seen "Blood Ties", based on Ontario author Tanya Huff's vampire detective series, available dubbed into French, Spanish, and German at the very least. And I know her novels have gotten reprinted in translation on the strength of that, because I've ordered the French versions in both editions that came out.
As for e-books, probably as long as Canadian authors are willing and able to grant e-publishers worldwide distribution rights (possibly non-exclusive, like Baen agrees to) and the publishers actually follow through on getting the stuff out there to as many outlets as they can, it should work out okay. They can be lazy and just stick the files in any store that will accept them, and not bother lifting a finger for any promo work after, just as long as it's there to be bought. Eventually, *something* will probably sell. I just hope the authors/their agents don't get stubborn about holding out for a separate e-distro deal for each territory, because I don't think that's going to sell, considering that most authors have trouble finding a domestic print publisher at all, much less an overseas one. |
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There's a review in recent Globe and Mail editions of all five short-listed titles:
The Matter with Morris by David Bergen Phyllis Bruce Books/HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. (Available as an ebook from: kobobooks) Quote:
Light Lifting by Alexander MacLeod Biblioasis (Available as an ebook from: kobobooks) Quote:
This Cake is for the Party by Sarah Selecky Thomas Allen Publishers (Available as an ebook from: kobobooks) Quote:
The Sentimentalists by Johanna Skibsrud Gaspereau Press (Available as an ebook from: kobobooks) Quote:
Annabel by Kathleen Winter House of Anansi Press (Available as an ebook from: kobobooks) Quote:
Reminder: The prize is awarded November 8th in Toronto. Last edited by SensualPoet; 10-16-2010 at 12:13 PM. Reason: added more reviews and links |
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Well, the big day is almost upon us. Who will win the 2010 Scotiabank Giller Prize? In about 36 hours, CTV will be broadcasting a gala (for books, for heaven's sake! books! in this age of all digital) tomorrow night at 9 pm during prime time TV. It will even be streamed live at http://shows.ctv.ca although the author interview clips are, inexplicably, geo-restricted. (For those outside of Canada: Hockey is not broadcast on Monday nights so there's a slot open.
![]() There's an excellent conversation about the finalists in yesterday's Globe and Mail which gives some good flavour about any of the books you may not have read (like all of them, probably, as some are actually out of print ... thankfully Kobo has them all available as of mid-October but zero are available for Kindle). I thought the comments were pretty harsh in some cases, but there is interesting discussion of "why" a book should be nominated and that, perhaps, new writers should have a handicap over established ones (David Bergen won the prize in 2005). In addition to fame in winning, or perhaps notoriety, the prize is worth $50,000 which goes a long way to pay the rent on a writer's loft, even in these recessionary times. So, who's bringing the popcorn tomorrow night at 9? ![]() Last edited by SensualPoet; 11-07-2010 at 10:11 AM. |
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I am so making the popcorn right now! We get it earlier here in Alberta.
First there is Arts and Minds interviews with the 5 finalists and then the gala for the award. Oh dear, what shall I wear? |
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What's that I hear? Footfalls on the red carpet? The Giller's cocktail party is underway and the Globe and Mail is tweeting from the canapé bar. Who will be announced as the grand winner in about two hour's time? The 2005 winner, David Bergen is the odd's on favourite based on the current folks at G&M poll. All the other author's are first time nominee's and first time published books. My guy, Alexander MacLeod, is trailing the pack ... story of my life. (I was shocked *shocked!* when my city councilor nominee actually won election this month; I almost *always* vote for the guy/gal who loses in every single election.)
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Well, the broadcast is now live and Joanna Skribsud has been brought to the stage by Anne Murray ... and, doubting Thomas's if there are any ... Scotiabank renewed it's commitment to the awards tonight providing funding through 2018. Bravo!
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And the winner is ... *drum roll please* ...
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... Joanna Skibsrud for The Sentamentalists!
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And the email from Kobo was in my in-basket by 22:15...
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Well, the host did encourage people to buy the books at local bookstores or "download them onto their Kobos, Kindles or iPads."
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Yeah, I was impressed by the e-mail I got 13 min past the hour. I am not sure which Kindle the winner's tale (or that of any of the finalists) since, as far as I can see, the only ebook version is in DRM ePub from Kobo.
As awards shows go, it wasn't too smarmy or over the top. But crickey! Everyone in the audience was sooooooooo ollllllllllllllllld!! |
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