by Scott MacDonald

How the Apple Tablet could alter publishing

Over at Salon, Thomas Rogers looks at how the looming Apple Tablet might affect the world of publishing. It's a good read, but Rogers seems a bit out-to-lunch when he suggests that publishers and booksellers ... Read More »

January 6, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: Apple Tablet rumours, books banned on airplanes, and more

By Scott MacDonald

A few bookish links from across the Web: The rumoured Apple Tablet comes closer to reality: the new product, potentially called iSlate, is expected to be unveiled on Jan. 26 in San Francisco Danger! Apparently, ... Read More »

January 5, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Christian publisher gives Joseph Conrad a makeover

By Scott MacDonald

In order to protect the public's delicate sensibilities, conservative Netherlands-based Christian publisher WordBridge Publishing has reprinted Joseph Conrad's The Nigger of the Narcissus as The N-word of the Narcissus. According to the publisher's website, the ... Read More »

January 5, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

War over e-books heats up

By Scott MacDonald

If publishers were nervous about the future of the industry before, they've gotta be outright terrified now. Over the past few days, some of the most time-honoured practices of the business have been challenged or ... Read More »

December 16, 2009 | Filed under: Book news, Industry news

Anne Collins promoted at Random House; Diane Martin taking reduced role

By Scott MacDonald

Mere days after Random House of Canada announced the imminent departure of Doubleday Canada publisher Maya Mavjee, more top-level changes have been unveiled. The big news is that Anne Collins, vice-president and publisher of the ... Read More »

December 16, 2009 | Filed under: Industry news

Neither a seller nor a buyer be

By Scott MacDonald

According to a report in The Guardian, a U.K. arts minister is proposing that the nation's libraries take the unprecedented step of becoming booksellers as well as lenders: Libraries risk sleepwalking through the century unless ... Read More »

December 2, 2009 | Filed under: Industry news

Wayson Choy, Ann-Marie MacDonald among Canada Reads finalists

By Scott MacDonald

The five finalists for the 2010 CBC Canada Reads competition have been unveiled. Take a look: Marina Endicott, Good to a Fault (Freehand Press), defended by Simi Sara Nicolas Dickner, Lazer Lederhendler, trans., Nikolski (Random ... Read More »

December 1, 2009 | Filed under: Awards

Photos: GG winners at Rideau Hall

By Scott MacDonald

On Nov. 26 at Rideau Hall, Governor General of Canada MichaÃ«lle Jean presented the 2009 Governor General's Literary Awards. Below are some of the highlights: Kate Pullinger, winner in the fiction category for The Mistress ... Read More »

November 27, 2009 | Filed under: Events

Event photos: George Bowering launch

By Scott MacDonald

New Star Books launched George Bowering's short story collection The Box last week at the Sylvia Hotel in Vancouver. Above, Bowering reads to the crowd. New Star publisher Rolf Maurer, former managing editor Carellin Brooks, ... Read More »

November 25, 2009 | Filed under: Events

Google backs away from public debate over Book Search settlement

By Scott MacDonald

Now that Google has amended its proposed Book Search settlement and made numerous concessions to its critics, you'd think it might be more open to publicly discussing the settlement. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, ... Read More »

November 18, 2009 | Filed under: Industry news

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How the Apple Tablet could alter publishing

Bookmarks: Apple Tablet rumours, books banned on airplanes, and more

Christian publisher gives Joseph Conrad a makeover

War over e-books heats up

Anne Collins promoted at Random House; Diane Martin taking reduced role

Neither a seller nor a buyer be

Wayson Choy, Ann-Marie MacDonald among Canada Reads finalists

Photos: GG winners at Rideau Hall

Event photos: George Bowering launch

Google backs away from public debate over Book Search settlement

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