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RIP, Alfred A. Knopf Jr.

The New York Times reports that the son of publishing magnates Alfred A. and Blanche Knopf (and founder of his own publishing house, Atheneum, which merged with another independent house in 1978 and was acquired ... Read More »

February 17, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Friday bookmarks: Muslims on the Rushdie fatwa; Ron Howard blows Dan Brown’s cover

By Scott MacDonald

Google flooded with book scanning compensation requests (CNet.com) Twenty years later, do Muslims regret the Rushdie fatwa? (BBC) Dan Brown ... Read More »

February 13, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Kindle 2 not coming to Canada

By Stuart Woods

This week, Amazon unveiled Kindle 2, but the thinner, sleeker e-reader is still not available in Canada. That means Canadians will have to wait to read Stephen King's lastest novella, which is a Kindle-only exclusive. ... Read More »

February 11, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

BookMarks: More bad news from HarperCollins

By Stuart Woods

HarperCollins in the U.S. has laid off two executives and announced the scuttling of its four-year-old Collins division. In more bad news, the company revealed today that it's also closing the shortlived Bowen Press. BookExpo ... Read More »

February 11, 2009 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Scholastic misusing its book clubs?

By Eric Emin Wood

This Quillblogger has fond memories of opening Scholastic's book flyers every month in elementary school, browsing their selection, and paying two weeks' allowance for the thrill of choosing books without outside interference, and having them ... Read More »

February 10, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Calling all poets 35 and under…

By Eric Emin Wood

Authors at Harbourfront Centre, which celebrates its 35th anniversary this year, is inviting submissions for an open stage night on Wednesday, March 25. Of course, it wouldn't be an "open" event without a list of ... Read More »

February 10, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Rough quarter for HarperCollins

By Stuart Woods

HarperCollins is recording a huge drop in revenue for the three months ending Dec. 31, and the company's finances look to be shaping up for a dismal fiscal year. From Publishers Weekly: Revenue at HarperCollins ... Read More »

February 6, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

More books on phones

By Stuart Woods

Remember when cell phones were considered to be solely the accoutrements of inveterate workaholics? Well, people with eyes glued to their iPhones “ and other mobile devices “ now have a culturally legitimate excuse, with ... Read More »

February 6, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Another new format?

By Eric Emin Wood

We've all heard of audiobooks, but videobooks? HarperCollins is trying to pitch short films of authors summarizing their books (until recently known as an online promotional trailer) as a new format “ even going so ... Read More »

February 3, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Your iPhone (or iPod touch) as bargain hunter

By Eric Emin Wood

As a buyer, I'll admit to occasionally putting a book down because I want to compare prices with another bookstore or check the Internet at home. Apparently some iPhone programmers have too, because some of ... Read More »

February 3, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

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