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Authors United vs. Readers United, misquoting Orwell, and more

The all-Amazon Monday links: Authors United full-page open letter in Sunday's New York Times urges readers to email Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos about ongoing dispute with Hachette Readers United open letter urges readers to email ... Read More »

August 11, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

HarperCollins revenue buoys News Corp, TWUC examines ebook royalty rates, and more

By Sue Carter

Quarterly revenue from HarperCollins (and Veronica Roth's Divergent series) exceeds expectations; makes up for News Corp losses The Writers' Union of Canada publishes handy chart on ebook royalty rates Charlie and the Chocolate Factory reissue gets ... Read More »

August 8, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

B&N and Google partner on same-day delivery, John le Carre on Philip Seymour Hoffman, and more

By Sue Carter

Barnes & Noble partners with Google on same-day delivery service John le Carré remembers Philip Seymour Hoffman Pantheon art director and author Peter Mendelsund on the process of designing book jackets Author James Patterson daydreams about ... Read More »

August 7, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Sheila Heti interviews Joan Didion, pro-gun kids’ book has people up in arms, and more

By Dory Cerny

Sheila Heti interviews Joan Didion in The Believer Indigo sees revenues rise in first quarter Pro-gun children's book sparks controversy Australian researchers develop computer program that "writes" moralistic fables Frozen screenwriter to pen script for ... Read More »

August 6, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Hachette partners with EBSCO, excerpts from Bad Feminist, and more

By Julie Baldassi

Hachette makes its ebooks available via EBSCO Excerpts from Roxane Gay’s Bad Feminist, out today Truth is stranger than fiction: Contagion screenwriter Steven Soderbergh on the recent Ebola outbreak “When I’m writing, I am trying to find out ... Read More »

August 5, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Hachette’s ebook sales fall, David Sedaris honoured for picking litter, and more

By Sue Carter

Hachette ebook sales drop as battle with Amazon continues Litter-picker David Sedaris has garbage truck named after him Why is "relatability" ... Read More »

August 1, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Vancouver publisher Kirk Lapointe rises in mayoral election poll, Montreal loses Chapters to Victoria’s Secret, and more

By Sue Carter

New poll indicates 41 per cent of Vancouverites support Self-Counsel Press editor and publisher Kirk Lapointe in his bid for mayor Downtown Montreal Chapters store to be replaced by Victoria's Secret Universal Pictures buys rights ... Read More »

July 31, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

PEN Literary Award winners announced, Ulysses video game in production, and more

By Sue Carter

Frank Bidart, James Wolcott, Linda Leavell among PEN Literary Award winners Irish filmmaker successfully crowdfunds for Ulysses virtual-reality video game Parent demands John Green novel be removed from Florida school for "F-bombs and references to teen ... Read More »

July 30, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Breaking the Man Booker rules, The Goldfinch headed to the big screen, and more

By Julie Baldassi

The Man Booker Prize requires longlisted books to be in stock within 10 days of the announcement, but several titles haven’t been released yet Warner Bros. picks up film rights to The Goldfinch "Teens Need Love Too": ... Read More »

July 29, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Yaddo given historical landmark distinction, George R.R. Martin declines to write TV episodes this season, and more

By Steven W. Beattie

Yaddo, the U.S. artists' colony that was host to writers such as Flannery O'Connor, John Cheever, and Paul Bowles, designated an historical landmark Bel Kaufman, author of Up the Down Staircase, passes away at 103 ... Read More »

July 28, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

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Authors United vs. Readers United, misquoting Orwell, and more

HarperCollins revenue buoys News Corp, TWUC examines ebook royalty rates, and more

B&N and Google partner on same-day delivery, John le Carre on Philip Seymour Hoffman, and more

Sheila Heti interviews Joan Didion, pro-gun kids’ book has people up in arms, and more

Hachette partners with EBSCO, excerpts from Bad Feminist, and more

Hachette’s ebook sales fall, David Sedaris honoured for picking litter, and more

Vancouver publisher Kirk Lapointe rises in mayoral election poll, Montreal loses Chapters to Victoria’s Secret, and more

PEN Literary Award winners announced, Ulysses video game in production, and more

Breaking the Man Booker rules, The Goldfinch headed to the big screen, and more

Yaddo given historical landmark distinction, George R.R. Martin declines to write TV episodes this season, and more

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