by Scott MacDonald

Turow switches publishers

An article published earlier this week in The New York Times looks at author Scott Turow's decision to switch publishers for his impending Presumed Innocent sequel. It's not exactly a publisher switch, though “ as ... Read More »

April 9, 2009 | Filed under: Authors

Those bloody, author-thievin’ Irish

By Scott MacDonald

In response to the recent spat between Ukrainians and Russians over the true citizenship of Nikolai Gogol, The Guardian books blogger John Mullan questions the whole notion of countries laying claims of ownership on writers. ... Read More »

April 1, 2009

Toronto set to drown in Joy Fielding novels

By Scott MacDonald

This weekend, Doubleday Canada will be mounting one of the most elaborate “ and crazy? “ sounding book promotions we've ever heard of. According to a press release the company sent out today, it has ... Read More »

March 27, 2009 | Filed under: Industry news

New tax credits for publishers in Ontario budget

By Scott MacDonald

For people in the book biz, the big news out of yesterday's Ontario budget announcement was that books are exempt from the new harmonized sales tax. There were also, however, a few tweaks worth noting ... Read More »

March 27, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Gaiman to headline Luminato literary programming

By Scott MacDonald

The Toronto-based Luminato arts festival has announced its 2009 lineup, and fanboys the city over will be pleased to know that the theme for the literary programming is "fantasy, horror, and Gothic." They'll likely be ... Read More »

March 18, 2009 | Filed under: Events

Robert J. Sawyer in L.A.

By Scott MacDonald

Sci-fi author Robert J. Sawyer recently visited the Los Angeles set of Flash Forward, a new ABC series based on his novel ... Read More »

March 11, 2009 | Filed under: Events

Amazon: stingy greedheads?

By Scott MacDonald

Slate has done a little investigation into the philanthropic efforts of Amazon, and discovered, basically, that the retail giant doesn't really do philanthropy. Recent Amazon.com SEC filings and annual reports make no mention of grants, ... Read More »

March 11, 2009 | Filed under: Bookselling

Harlequin rakes in cash for ailing Torstar

By Scott MacDonald

Harlequin parent company Torstar has just released its fourth-quarter results for 2008, and things look pretty bad: the company lost $211.2-million during the period, mostly via its stake in CTV/Globemedia. The one bright spot for ... Read More »

February 26, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Shortcovers set to launch tonight

By Scott MacDonald

While nerdy Americans await delivery of their Kindle 2s, nerdy Canadians can console themselves by trying Indigo's new Shortcovers service. The ambitious e-book service “ which allows users to download titles to their cellphones or ... Read More »

February 25, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Waiting for the Kindle 2

By Scott MacDonald

Amazon's Kindle 2 began shipping to eager U.S. technophiles earlier this week, and while few consumers have actually received the device as of yet, the anticipation is reaching ridiculous levels. According to an article on ... Read More »

February 25, 2009 | Filed under: Bookselling

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Turow switches publishers

Those bloody, author-thievin’ Irish

Toronto set to drown in Joy Fielding novels

New tax credits for publishers in Ontario budget

Gaiman to headline Luminato literary programming

Robert J. Sawyer in L.A.

Amazon: stingy greedheads?

Harlequin rakes in cash for ailing Torstar

Shortcovers set to launch tonight

Waiting for the Kindle 2

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