Links:

http://www.lulu.com/

http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/authors/quirk_mingles_jane_austen_and_sea_monsters_121639.asp

http://www.selfpublishingreview.com/

http://infomancie.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/merged-books-e-merge-again/

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2009/jan/16/mashup-novels

Assumptions:

The individuals involved in makerculture concerning books aim to legitimize book mash-ups and self publishing not just as a fallback plan but as an avenue that develops genuine and unique material that is useful and competitive in the traditional publishing industry. Authors are experimenting with writing that collaborates genres or authors that seem odd together (eg. Hamlet and Dr. Seuss). They are taking publishing into their own hands to get their work out into the public without relying on the traditional gatekeepers.

Possible Interview Subjects:

Jason Boog: Editor of Galleycat (the book publishing section of mediabistro.com)

Website: http://www.jasonboog.com/?page_id=2

Email: jasonboog@gmail.com

Ben H. Winters: Author of Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Website: http://www.benhwinters.com/

Email: winters3000@gmail.com

Penn Kemp: Canada Council writer in residence at UWO written more than 25 books of poetry and drama and self publishes a lot of her work

Number: 519-434-8555

Email: penn@pennkemp.ca

Website: www.pennkemp.ca

http://www.writersunion.ca/ww_profile.asp?mem=238&L=