Several videos for our discussion in class this week about books. And yes, I’m running about a week behind in class. There was way too much to talk about in the business chapter!
Back in 1999, A&E’s Biography program profiled the top 100 influential people of the Second Millennium. They’re number 1 pick? Johanne Gutenberg. Can’t argue with that.
Amanda Hocking and the Long Tail of Books
Meet Amanda Hocking, the indie author sensation who now has a contract with St. Martin’s Press.
Storyseller – A profile of author Amanda Hocking in the New York Times Sunday Magazine.
And a note from a NY Times media blog that Hocking sold a paranormal young adult trilogy to conventional publisher St. Martin’s Press.
Interview with KTTC TV
Interview with the Associated Press
Promotional Video From Amanda Hocking