Catch up with this week's book news, including the latest in adaptations, big-name book club picks, and more. Continue reading at 'Book Riot'
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Got an email from a “fan” outraged that a novel I’ve been working on for two years, six days a week is $13 in ebook. Enjoy your $4 coffee. – Author Brent Weeks, via Twitter Continue reading at AllThingsD
[ AllThingsD | 2012-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Edinburgh International Book festival is beginning its 16-day residence in the city's Charlotte Square Gardens. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2012-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oxford University Press children’s books is entering the digital picture book market as the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Retailers say sport could play a major part in the Christmas market, as publishers hasten to sign... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Retailers say sport could play a major part in the Christmas market, as publishers hasten to sign... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Fifty Shades of Grey' has passed the 'Harry Potter' books and 'The Da Vinci Code' to become the country's bestselling book. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins UK has described its annual performance as "strong", despite the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Authors Guild is seeking more than $2 billion in damages from Google Books – which may make this one of the most expensive copyright damages cases in litigation history. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has swung to a loss partly due to the weakness of its publishing business, which includes newspapers like the Times and the Sun. The fourth quarter net loss was $1.6bn (£1bn) compared with a net income of $6 ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Online retailer Amazon announces it sells more ebooks than hardbacks and paperbacks combined. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2012-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon.co.uk customers are buying more Kindle books than print books, both hardback and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The organizer of the Kidwell-eFestival has vowed that the event will take place again, despite... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After a round of key filings, two Authors Guild cases challenging Google’s ambitious library book-scanning program are on schedule for early fall trial dates. Final reply briefs were filed July 27 for the Authors Guild v. HathiTrust, with that case now fully briefed and all but set for a... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corp's digital tablet magazine The Daily is letting go of 50 employees, around 29 per cent of its total, as it streamlines production to focus on its most popular features. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2012-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate has stopped the distribution and sale of Imagine: How Creativity Works by Jonah Lehrer... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK indie Short Books has teamed up with Simon & Schuster US imprint, Atria Books, to ... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones will feature Jamilia by Kyrgyzstan author Chingiz Aytmatov, originally published... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bestselling authors Jeffrey Archer and David Baldacci are the latest to be given the 20p... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster’s Atria imprint has teamed up with British independent publisher Short Books to start a new imprint called Marble Arch Press. The imprint—the name refers to the famous London landmark near Hyde Park—will premiere in fall 2012, releasing (in the U.S. and Canada) roughly 12... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon appears to have been the big winner in picking up former Borders customers. According to new figures from Bowker Market Research, Amazon’s share of book spending in the first quarter of 2012 was 29%, up from 23% in the comparable period in 2011. Barnes & Noble’s share of spending, in... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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