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Bookcrossing

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Both The Guardian and the BBC spotlight "Bookcrossing," a scheme created by a pair of British book-lovers to hand out free paperbacks to subway riders at a selection of supervised kiosks every month. Instead of the ... Read More »

April 20, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Saying goodbye

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As many of you probably already know, Quill & Quire's esteemed editor-in-chief, Derek Weiler, passed away unexpectedly last Sunday. All of us here at the magazine knew he had had lifelong health problems, but he ... Read More »

April 16, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

The perils of comics publishing

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Two articles in Publishers Weekly highlight the challenges faced by today's comic book publishers when seeking an audience. First, distribution giant Diamond's new minimum wholesale order ($2,500, up from $1,500) is creating hardship for smaller independent houses. Last ... Read More »

April 7, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Serialized novel 2.0?

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The return of the serialized novel has been trumpeted before (notably by this very blog), and James Patterson made headlines recently with his chain thriller, Airborne. But The Los Angeles Times has combined the two. Yesterday, the ... Read More »

April 7, 2009 | Filed under: Book news