by Stuart Woods

Shortcovers rechristened Kobo, with no branded e-reader in sight

It's official: Shortcovers, the Indigo-owned e-book service launched less than a year ago, has a new name. At midnight last night, the company was rechristened Kobo (an anagram of "book"), and along with a redesigned ... Read More »

December 15, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

U.S. price wars hit a new low

By Stuart Woods

In response to the decision of three big U.S. publishers “ Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, and Hachette Book Group “ to counter the downward pressure on e-book prices by delaying their publication, Amazon has chosen ... Read More »

December 11, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

What is Kobo?

By Stuart Woods

Remember that rumour from this past summer that Indigo was planning to unveil a dedicated e-reading device? Well, some intrigue at the Canadian Intellectual Property Office is reviving such speculation. Yesterday, blogger Mark Bertils noted ... Read More »

December 11, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: Sarah Palin’s book-tour blunder, Rick Moody’s Twitter fiasco, and Sky Gilbert goes back in the closet

By Stuart Woods

Sundry links from around the Web: Sarah Palin's publicist admits it was a mistake to try barring foreign journalists from a book-signing event Poet, playwright, and activist Sky Gilbert comes out as "no longer gay" ... Read More »

December 3, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: Birthday wishes for Margaret Atwood, and more

By Stuart Woods

Bookish links from around the Web: Happy (belated) birthday, Margaret Atwood. The author turned 70 yesterday Colum McCann has won the fiction prize at the National Book Awards for his novel Let the Great World ... Read More »

November 19, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

The Kindle comes to Canada

By Stuart Woods

After delaying the Canadian release of the international version of the Kindle, Amazon announced this morning that it will begin selling the portable reading device north of the border. At the time of this writing, ... Read More »

November 17, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Cory Doctorow at Toronto’s National Reading Summit

By Stuart Woods

Internet phenom Cory Doctorow is in Toronto this week on a promotional blitz. Last night, the author, activist, and journalist drew a packed crowd to the Toronto Public Library's venerable Merril Collection of Science Fiction, ... Read More »

November 13, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Douglas Coupland really does like the Canada Council

By Stuart Woods

Douglas Coupland has called himself the world's worst worrier, and apparently the thing he's been fretting about lately is an inaccuracy that appeared in the National Post. In the article in question, crime novelist William ... Read More »

November 12, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: the best book title of the year, Kim Echlin’s favourite tunes, and more

By Stuart Woods

Sundry links from around the Web: The Los Angeles Times calls Judy Wearing's Edison's Concrete Piano: Flying Tanks, Six-Nippled Sheep, Walk-on-Water Shoes and 12 Other Flops from Great Inventors (published this month by ECW Press) the ... Read More »

November 12, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Should literary agents be afraid of Amazon?

By Stuart Woods

While Amazon is keeping quiet about the meetings it held last week with top U.S. agents, several commentators have begun to speculate about their significance. Crain's reports that the talks were "freewheeling, frank, and contentious," ... Read More »

November 12, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

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Shortcovers rechristened Kobo, with no branded e-reader in sight

U.S. price wars hit a new low

What is Kobo?

Bookmarks: Sarah Palin’s book-tour blunder, Rick Moody’s Twitter fiasco, and Sky Gilbert goes back in the closet

Bookmarks: Birthday wishes for Margaret Atwood, and more

The Kindle comes to Canada

Cory Doctorow at Toronto’s National Reading Summit

Douglas Coupland really does like the Canada Council

Bookmarks: the best book title of the year, Kim Echlin’s favourite tunes, and more

Should literary agents be afraid of Amazon?

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