Words& Money: Check It Out

Andrew Albanese, longtime informed commentator on the library landscape for Publishers Weekly, with Erin Cox, has started a site dedicated to exploring the intersection of publishing and libraries.

Called Words & Money, the site already has a wealth of content. Readers will find detailed articles about libraries and librarians and careful analysis of recent legal battles and news.

“Words & Money will provide essential news, analysis, opinion, as well as select reviews, and resources that will center the role of libraries in the 21st Century publishing business.

Words & Money will update the website daily with news and analysis, publish a weekly newsletter which will feature long-form essays, and coming soon a biweekly podcast that will present news and interviews with authors and newsmakers.”

The site is well worth a look. While ReadersFirst generally never promotes anything commercial, I encourage readers and libraries to consider the separate optional subscription (note—I have no commercial interest in the site and benefit in no way from it). It’s a great way to keep up with developments in our field, and we wish it great success. This is the sort of frequent and insightful coverage that we need to help tell the library story.