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Gloomy times for the U.S. book trade

News broke yesterday that Doubleday Publishing Group, a division of Random House U.S., is laying off 16 employees “ a 10% cut in staff. While David Drake, a Doubleday spokesperson, denies that the cuts have ... Read More »

October 29, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Coelho thinks publishers don’t get the web

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

According to Paulo Coelho, publishers don't understand the role of the Internet in the book industry. At the Frankfurt Book Fair, Coelho chastised publishers for not adapting in the face of the digital content craze. ... Read More »

October 17, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Bad writing advice

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

We've heard a lot lately about good writing “ the Nobel Prize for literature announcement, the Giller shortlist “ but the L.A. Times has a post about literary agent Nathan Bransford's blog, in which Bransford ... Read More »

October 10, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Publishers fail to snap up book on Sarah Palin

By Steven W. Beattie

In a vivid example of the dangers of writing history while it's being made, the New York Observer reports that right-wing broadcaster Hugh Hewitt's proposed book, How Sarah Palin Won the Election... And Saved America, ... Read More »

October 10, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Drabble feels pressure to dumb down

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

Last month, Quillblog featured a blog posting from New York magazine about the end of publishing (question mark). One concern for authors and publishers alike was that the focus had shifted from backing solid literary ... Read More »

October 7, 2008 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

Publisher of controversial Mohammed novel firebombed

By Nathan Whitlock

As previously noted on Quillblog, publication of the novel The Jewel of Medina was canceled by Random House U.S. due to the possibility that it might offend Muslims and perhaps initiate attacks by those at ... Read More »

September 29, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Google Book Search unveils new Amazon-style feature

By Scott MacDonald

Earlier this week, Google unveiled a new feature of its book search service that may have useful applications for the publishing industry. According to CNet News, the feature will allow online retailers to embed preview ... Read More »

September 24, 2008 | Filed under: Bookselling, Industry news

No happy ending for publishing?

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

New York magazine's feature by Boris Kachka about the current state of the book business lays things out like a fractured fairy tale, more Alice in Wonderland or Bluebeard than Cinderella, and rife with poisoned ... Read More »

September 16, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

A new e-book reader hits the scene

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

There appears to be a new competitor on the e-book scene. Plastic Logic -- a company that builds electronics on plastic substrate - announced a prototype of their own e-book reader this week at a ... Read More »

September 12, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

A barrage of books for Obama

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

Last week, author Ayelet Waldman sent a casual e-mail to five of her friends, asking them to donate books for a fundraiser for Barack Obama. Within seven days, she'd received hundreds of books, including some ... Read More »

September 12, 2008 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

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