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A more or less random list of things
to look for and catch up on over the holidays

Public Domain Audiobooks [from Wired via Publishers Lunch]
LibriVox is a "site where amateur readers have created downloadable audiobooks of a couple of dozen public domain classics. The organization uses volunteers from all over to split up the work." See: LibriVox

NC Storyblogging, another great project being put together by Anton Zuiker (with a Lulu publishing element included, if all goes according to plan).

10 Gift Ideas for the Person Who Has (Read) Everything

A podcast of me talking about Lulu on a The Rude Awakening Show on Irie Radio (FM 98.1 in Ocean City, Maryland).

Computer model predicts bestseller titles (Inquirer, UK - Dec 15, 2005). Come up with a novel title that scores higher than Agatha Christie's Sleeping Murder (83%) and I will mail you a Lulu book of your choice (under $20). Post results in the comments on this post, please.

Prospecting in the mines of public domain books (AP via Publishers Marketplace). Interesting to note that there is lots of small scale activity of this sort going on among the ranks of Lulu entrepreneurs. My favorite, of course, is ERBville Press.

The Wall Street Journal's series from last week on DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Media (subscription required). Apart from neglecting the on-demand publishing juggernaut that is Lulu.com, the series is quite good. You can get a bit of an overview for free from a blog post on Corante. See also: "Marketers' New Idea: Get the Consumer To Design the Ads," "Vlogger (noun): Blogger With Video Camera."