Here’s this week’s tech, media, and book publishing news.
E-books, Readers, and Apps
- E-book singles are on the rise. AppNewser
- McDonald’s is teaming up with UK publisher DK to distribute free e-books to diners. Forbes
- Kindle Paperwhite reviewed. Wired
Tech
- Young people are not as digitally native as many believe them to be. Bits
- How to get better Internet connection in your hotel room. GadgetLab
- Silicon Valley novels blur fiction and nonfiction. Bits
Social Media
- The old and new guard at Twitter. New York Times
- How to create a compelling email newsletter. Social Times
- Twitter bios and what they really say. NYT Style
- Nick Bilton on Twitter’s origins. NYT Magazine
Media and Publishing
- John Freeman, former editor of Granta, profiled. New York Observer
- Creative tech leader Andrea Colvin on digital publishing. Digital Book World
Writing and Grammar
- Write better blog posts. LitReactor
- How to hyphenate ages. GrammarGirl
- How tablets are changing the way writers work. Poynter
Lifehack and Business
- Sourcing talent for the workplace of the future. Wired
- Tame your Twitter feed by turning off retweets. GadgetLab
- What multitasking does to your brain. FastCompany
Podcasts
- American Icons: Native Son. Studio 360
Misc
- A breakdown of Twitter’s 200+ million users (funny). Geek Culture
- Edgar Allan Poe’s obituary. The Paris Review
- “Doctor Who” fans petition to light the Empire State Building in Tardis blue. CNET
- Geek vs. Nerd, this hip hop offers help with definitions. Social Times
