One of the most oft-played tunes on the UnBeige jukebox is David Bowie‘s “The Laughing Gnome”—”Space Oddity,” too, but that goes without saying—and so we are eagerly anticipating the rock star’s book. Entitled Bowie: Object, it’s expected to be the the subject of much dealmaking at the Frankfurt Book Fair, which kicks off Wednesday with “guest of honour” Argentina (we’re not sure exactly what that entails for Argentina, but it sounds like fun!). Bowie’s agent, the neither laughing nor gnomelike Andrew Wylie, told Publishers Weekly that Bowie: Object will be the first in a series of books in which Bowie explores his creative process by featuring 100 things from his “archive.” And with archive in quotes, you just know it’s going to be good! The devoted (and highly informed) fans over at BowieNet report that the book will be designed by London-based Barnbrook and will be available in a number of different colors, probably sometime next year. Expect plenty of photos, all annotated with “insightful, witty and personal text written by Bowie himself.”In other book news, Amazon has launched the beta version of a Kindle plugin for Adobe InDesign. (Your grandmother won’t understand a word of that last sentence.) Free to download, the tool makes it easier to make books and such available for Amazon’s e-reader by converting InDesign files directly into Kindle books. Among its features are the ability to maintain font styling information, export images in the book to the Kindle version, and add a cover page, links within the book, as well as bullets and numbering. Go forth and digitize here.New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.
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