#1: Famous authors Narrate the Funny Pages over at McSweeney’s. Peanuts is read by Jane Austen, Dilbert by Charles Dickens, etc. Would be better if we could see the comic strips along side the narration, but otherwise done well.

#2: Harlequin is getting into the self-publishing business, which has a few issues and appears to have gotten them kicked out of the Romance Writers of America. Publishers appear to want their cake and all the crumbs. Harlequin will refer rejected authors to their self-publishing arm and then charge the equivalent of several body parts for services that could be obtained for much, much less.

Late addition: A very good dissection on what is wrong with Harlequin’s public relations spin on their self-publishing arm.

Unfortunately, Harlequin has opted to use the clunkiest Flash interface that I’ve ever come across for their downloads. The links are buried in one of those carousel widgets with the book covers and it is slow as molasses. If you don’t have Flash installed on your browser then you get a very quick, useful interface (most people will have Flash installed though). If you have the same trouble I did with the Flash interface, I’ve listed the books and links directly to save you time:

B.J. Daniels Crime Scene at Cardwell Ranch PDF ePub eReader MS Reader	Marta Perry Hide in Plain Sight PDF ePub eReader MS Reader	Merline Lovelace Stranded With A Spy PDF ePub eReader MS Reader
Michelle Hauf Kiss Me Deadly PDF ePub eReader MS Reader	Leslie Kelly Slow Hands PDF ePub eReader MS Reader	Susan Napier Price of Passion PDF ePub eReader MS Reader
Maureen Child Baby Bonanza PDF ePub eReader MS Reader	Brenda Jackson Irresistible Forces PDF ePub eReader MS Reader	Raeanne Thayne Dancing in the Moonlight PDF ePub eReader MS Reader
Snowbound Janice Kay Johnson PDF ePub eReader MS Reader	Linda Warren Once a Cowboy PDF ePub eReader MS Reader	Liz Fielding The Bride’s Baby PDF ePub eReader MS Reader
Lisa Goodnight A Very Special Delivery PDF ePub eReader MS Reader	Nancy Warren Speed Dating PDF ePub eReader MS Reader	Elizabeth Rolls The Lady Mistress PDF ePub eReader MS Reader
Jillian Hart Homespun Bride PDF ePub eReader MS Reader

Let me know if you find anything good.