Last Sunday, August 3, the “Books” department of the San Francisco Chronicle published its inaugural installment of The E-Reader, a monthly column devoted to e-books.
The E-Reader will be written by Liz Colville, who, in addition to being a regular reviewer for the “Books” section, has written for Bookforum, New York Magazine and The Economist. The column, which will not cover any title that goes into print, will review a handful of e-books on the first Sunday of every month. John McMurtrie, book editor at the San Francisco Chronicle, will edit.
Said McMurtrie: “Without diminishing The Chronicle’s longtime coverage of print books, we feel it’s important to recognize new formats in book publishing. These are perilous times for the publishing industry, but they also hold great promise. E-reader technology is much more sophisticated than it was just a few years ago, and digital publishing companies like San Francisco’s own Byliner are at the forefront of making excellent fiction and nonfiction available in this new format.”
This raises a profound philosophical question: How many e-books make a ‘handful’?
That’s a mighty good question, Jon! I see you think like an editor …
Jon, does your hand have expandable storage? 😉
What do you have to do to submit a book? I have written 2 books and would like to submit them. Thank You!
Hi Judson: According to the column, you can email the section’s editor, Liz Colville, at books at sfchronicle dot com. Best of luck!