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A photo of my bookshelf, shot by the new iPhone! Just 2 hours at stonestown in at today. If you're wanting the 3g take this tip: go midweek and have your details squared away. And when you get into the app store, get thee to pandora. Better than ever!!

From our friends at PaidContent:

TRAVEL GUIDES PRODUCER

The Travel section of NYTimes.com is seeking a Producer to join our online newsroom. 
He or she will collaborate with the Web and print editors in presenting the contents of the weekly Escapes section of the newspaper on NYTimes.com in an exciting and visually powerful way and develop our destination and interest guides using Travel articles from the New York Times and licensed content from a guidebook partner. Additional duties will include producing photos and original multimedia for the travel guides.

Responsibilities:

- Collaborating with the Web and print editors, producers and reporters to enhance the Travel and Escapes sections of NYTimes.com.
-- Post the contents of the newspaper on NYTimes.com in a manner that is consistent with The Times' style and sensibilities as well as useful to Web readers.
-- Working with our guidebook partner to add to and maintain a database of hotels, restaurants and sights.
-- Excerpting and editing copy from Times travel articles to create short reviews of hotels, restaurants and sights.
-- Conceiving of features and tools for our travel and interest guides, and working with a team of editors and developers to build them for the site.
-- Creating multimedia features and enterprise projects for the Escapes section specifically and travel and interest guides in general.
-- Ensuring the consistency and accuracy of presentation in the travel guides, including content, design and navigation.
-- Reader comment moderation, consistent with Times guidelines.

Requirements:

-- Demonstrated passion for travel writing and journalism.
-- Writing and copy editing experience.
-- Exceptional computer skills and familiarity with online media, including knowledge of HTML, Photoshop, multimedia production and other applications.
-- Attention to detail and the ability to meet deadlines in a daily production environment.
-- Familiarity with photo production strongly preferred.
-- Ability to work a flexible night and weekend schedule as needed.

NYTimes.com offers a highly competitive salary and benefits program including: comprehensive health coverage, 401(k) plan, employee stock purchase plan, tuition assistance, and a bonus program.

Charlie's been posting great daily NYC content on the site for eight years now, and always delivers fresh insights on the city. Case in point? This YouTube video of 10 Great Places, as nominated by Place Matters, a project of City Lore and the Municipal Art Society of New York. Great example of how video can lend great sense of place to your site.

The Lonely Planet Boutique is a custom sales channel for LP's full range of guidebooks to countries, regions and cities around the world. You can search for titles geographically, or browse suggestions in categories (beautiful beaches, urban adventures) that match your travel interests.

Plus check out a neat video of Tony & Maureen Wheeler, who started the company in a Sydney kitchen 30-odd years ago, after a long-haul trip across Europe and Asia from London.

The new program, affiliated with online publisher Zinio, will open up more than 1,000 print and digital titles, and 12,000 digital back issues, for up to 90% off the cover price, the retailer claims.

Truth told, when it comes to big box bookstores I'm more of a Borders type. But as magazines are the bread and butter of the industry, and any writer worth their salt knows that subscriptions are great business expenses, it's worth zipping to the B&N site for the full list of available titles.

Don't forget, though, to also support your local independent bookstore.

Purely warm-hearted envy aside, mad props from one travel content producer / instructor / commissioning editor to a team of savvy cats who prove dedication and hard work can pay off.

http://www.lonelyplanet.tv/player.swf?key=585C2060D97EDA9F

San Francisco writers are in luck with the upcoming MB seminar, The Secrets Behind Writing and Selling Your First Book. Book editor vet Laura Mazer will lead a panel of experts who'll offer market-tested tips on landing your first book, seeking agents, crafting book proposals and more.

Held Saturday, June 7 at the always hospitable Meridian Gallery on Powell at Sutter. Mention you are a student at the Cable Car cafe next door, they'll knock 10% off your coffee.

In a week that saw leading Christian publisher Thomsas Nelson bail on BEA, Folio magazine asks the question: Is it Time for B-to-B Publishers to Panic? - B2B @ FolioMag.com.

Short answer? Not if they've gotten their digital strategies together...