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Pearson to pay $7.7 million to settle investigation, British Library digitizes one million archived images, and more

Non-profit arm of Pearson Inc. to pay $7.7 million to settle legal investigation British Library digitizes one million images from historical books for public domain use Amazon announces best-selling books of 2013 Simon & Schuster ... Read More »

December 16, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

Anne Frank diary slated for film, BeyoncÃ© samples Nigerian author in new song, and more

By Becky Robertson

Anne Frank diary to become children's film Beyoncé samples Nigerian-born author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in new single Archie Comics donates more than $1 million in books to children's non-profit Russell Brand's Booky Wook 2 banned ... Read More »

December 13, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

Hachette audiobooks nominated for Grammys, Nobel winner vilifies major academic journals, and more

By Becky Robertson

Hachette audiobooks dominate for Grammy spoken-word nominations Nobel Prize winner Randy Schekman renounces major academic journals Pixar storyboard artist relates 22 rules of storytelling The art of reworking classic stories What it takes to kill a ... Read More »

December 11, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

Alice Munro’s Nobel acceptance video, renowned authors fight NSA surveillance, and more

By Becky Robertson

Alice Munro substitutes video interview for Nobel Prize acceptance speech 500 authors petition against NSA surveillance, demanding international bill of digital rights Norman Rockwell's family says biography falsely depicts him Dictionary of Medieval Latin from ... Read More »

December 10, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

Simon & Schuster launches site for romance titles, recalibrating bestseller lists, and more

By Becky Robertson

Simon & Schuster launches romance social-media site Do we need to alter how bestseller lists are chosen? Barnes and Noble under investigation by U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Stephen King joins Twitter, amasses more than ... Read More »

December 9, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

Remembering Nelson Mandela, Ebay launches digital-comics marketplace, and more

By Becky Robertson

A "literary mixtape" of Nelson Mandela's finest writing Ebay launches specialty marketplace for digital comics in partnership with Comixology Morrissey's homosexual relationship absent from U.S. version of memoir "Google hands" and other eerie imperfections in ... Read More »

December 6, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

Archie Comics co-CEO sued for discriminating against male employees, Quebec approves book price fixing, and more

By Becky Robertson

Archie Comics employees accuse female co-CEO of gender discrimination Quebec government approves fixed pricing for books Amazon says 25 of top 100 Kindle titles are self-published National Library of Norway to digitize all Norwegian books ... Read More »

December 5, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

Amazon launches short-story imprint, Manil Suri wins Bad Sex Award, and more

By Becky Robertson

Amazon launches short-story imprint, StoryFront Manil Suri's The City of Devi wins Bad Sex Award Authors recommend favourite books by the opposite gender University of Kent's creative-writing program insults children's literature CBS Films to adapt ... Read More »

December 4, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

Ancient religious texts archived online, Asterix illustrator sues daughter over comic dispute, and more

By Becky Robertson

Vatican and Bodleian libraries digitize historic religious texts Asterix illustrator sues daughter for psychological violence Russia establishes Literary Assembly Egyptian poet Ahmed Fouad Negm has died Supreme Court rejects Amazon appeal over New York tax ... Read More »

December 3, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

U.S. bill proposes free e-textbooks, author and journalist ranked in bottom 50 of 200 jobs, and more

By Becky Robertson

Affordable College Textbook Act may mean free e-textbooks in U.S. CareerCast.com ranks author #156 and journalist #200 among 200 jobs Publisher André Schiffrin has died Donal Ryan's The Spinning Heart wins Guardian First Book Award ... Read More »

December 2, 2013 | Filed under: Book links

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Pearson to pay $7.7 million to settle investigation, British Library digitizes one million archived images, and more

Anne Frank diary slated for film, BeyoncÃ© samples Nigerian author in new song, and more

Hachette audiobooks nominated for Grammys, Nobel winner vilifies major academic journals, and more

Alice Munro’s Nobel acceptance video, renowned authors fight NSA surveillance, and more

Simon & Schuster launches site for romance titles, recalibrating bestseller lists, and more

Remembering Nelson Mandela, Ebay launches digital-comics marketplace, and more

Archie Comics co-CEO sued for discriminating against male employees, Quebec approves book price fixing, and more

Amazon launches short-story imprint, Manil Suri wins Bad Sex Award, and more

Ancient religious texts archived online, Asterix illustrator sues daughter over comic dispute, and more

U.S. bill proposes free e-textbooks, author and journalist ranked in bottom 50 of 200 jobs, and more

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