by Steven W. Beattie

The Atlantic kindles a new relationship with Amazon

Edna O'Brien, Curtis Sittenfeld, and Paul Theroux are among the writers who will be making their short fiction available exclusively to Kindle users thanks to a new deal between online retailer Amazon.com and the general ... Read More »

December 7, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Amazon doesn’t want to get physical

By Steven W. Beattie

Rumours that Amazon U.K. might be considering opening bricks-and-mortar stores have been greatly exaggerated, according to an Amazon spokesperson. Over the weekend, the Sunday Times published an article suggesting Amazon was "planning a surprise invasion ... Read More »

December 7, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

The silver lining behind the demise of Borders U.K.

By Steven W. Beattie

Last week, Quillblog posted about the travails assailing the bookstore chain Borders U.K. The British company has now "admitted defeat and limped into administration," in the trenchant words of one Guardian article. That article blames ... Read More »

November 30, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

As e-book sales soar, so does piracy

By Steven W. Beattie

"Hardcover sales of my last book were down 20 percent, while e-book sales were up 300 percent." That's what thriller writer John Lescroart told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette recently, although he also referred to himself as ... Read More »

November 30, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Nabokov backlist gets a face lift

By Steven W. Beattie

The Original of Laura, Vladimir Nabokov's final work, has just been released. To coincide with its publication, Vintage has commissioned new cover designs for the 21 Nabokov backlist titles to which it owns rights. Of ... Read More »

November 24, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

More trouble for Borders U.K.

By Steven W. Beattie

A BBC article reports that Borders U.K. has ceased taking online book orders and suggests that the company "does not have enough cash to last until Christmas." The article caps a bad year for the ... Read More »

November 24, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Kurt Browning’s an Idol and Nancy Pelosi’s a villain

By Steven W. Beattie

Kurt Browning, champion figure skater and author of A Is for Axel: An Ice-Skating Alphabet, has another laurel to add to his wreath: the Canadian Children's Book Centre has named him its inaugural Canadian Children's ... Read More »

November 16, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Amended Google settlement excludes foreign-language works

By Steven W. Beattie

The controversial Google Book Search settlement is getting another kick at the legal can. Last Friday “ more than a year after the original settlement was drafted “ Google and its plaintiffs submitted to the ... Read More »

November 16, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Google settlement (finally) gets its day in court

By Steven W. Beattie

The so-called "fairness hearing" to assess the legality of the much-debated Google Book Search settlement was supposed to have occurred one month ago in New York, but in the face of international opposition and an ... Read More »

November 9, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Harlequin tries for some online love with digital publishing venture

By Steven W. Beattie

Harlequin Enterprises, best known as a publisher of romance novels in the traditional "dead tree" format, has just launched an online publishing house, Carina Press. According to the Carina home page, the new venture will ... Read More »

November 9, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

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The Atlantic kindles a new relationship with Amazon

Amazon doesn’t want to get physical

The silver lining behind the demise of Borders U.K.

As e-book sales soar, so does piracy

Nabokov backlist gets a face lift

More trouble for Borders U.K.

Kurt Browning’s an Idol and Nancy Pelosi’s a villain

Amended Google settlement excludes foreign-language works

Google settlement (finally) gets its day in court

Harlequin tries for some online love with digital publishing venture

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