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Daily book biz round-up: Target to sell Kindle; props to Galchen and Bezmozgis; and more

Browse and click! Canadians Rivka Galchen and David Bezmozgis make The New Yorker's 20 Under 40 list New copyright legislation gets tough about breaking digital encryption locks Target to become first brick-and-mortar retailer to sell ... Read More »

June 3, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

Daily book biz round-up: Mankell okay; librarians do Gaga; and more

By Scott MacDonald

Your mid-week links party: Apple to face wild west shoot-out in Texas? Henning Mankell okay; calls for sanctions against Israel James Ellroy makes Montreal journalists cower before him Yet more petty behavior by authors in ... Read More »

June 2, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

Daily book biz round-up: Mankell still missing; Rick Warren goes AWOL; and more

By Scott MacDonald

All the news, none of the calories: Henning Mankell's exact whereabouts still unknown Jeff Bezos to Princeton grads: be as awesome as I am Rick Warren's highly anticipated follow-up to Purpose Driven Life to be ... Read More »

June 1, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

MacIntyre two-time winner at Libris Awards

By Scott MacDonald

The Canadian Booksellers Association handed out its annual Libris Awards on Saturday as part of its three-day National Conference in Toronto. The winners were as follows: Fiction Book of the Year: The Bishop's Man, by ... Read More »

May 31, 2010 | Filed under: Awards

New copyright legislation likely this Thursday

By Steven W. Beattie

According to a Canadian Press report, Industry Minister Tony Clement is likely to table long-awaited legislation amending Canada's Copyright Act this Thursday. The legislation apparently includes a revised definition of "fair dealing" that would make ... Read More »

May 31, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Author of Drugstore Cowboy behind bars … again

By Steven W. Beattie

His name may not be as instantly recognizable as, say, John Dillinger or Jesse James, but James Fogle seems intent on adding "career criminal" to a resumé that already includes "published novelist" among his lifetime ... Read More »

May 31, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Daily book biz round-up: Mankell at risk; Vermeersch predicts; and more

By Scott MacDonald

So what if it's Memorial Day in the U.S.! We've got news for you anyway: Henning Mankell among passengers on besieged Gaza-bound aid boat Weighing the pros and cons of a three-day BookExpo America Paul ... Read More »

May 31, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

Howard Shrier, Alan Bradley among Arthur Ellis winners

By Scott MacDonald

The Crime Writers of Canada unveiled the winners of its annual Arthur Ellis Awards on Thursday night at a gala held at the Mysteriously Yours Dinner Theatre in Toronto. The winners were as follows: Best ... Read More »

May 28, 2010 | Filed under: Awards

Daily book biz round-up: BEA wind up; iBookstore launch disappoints; and more

By Scott MacDonald

The news of the day, in six handy bullet points: Publishers Weekly takes a last look at this year's BookExpo America Looks like Apple hasn't signed many publishers in advance of today's international iBookstore launch ... Read More »

May 28, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

Daily book biz round-up: Penguin and Amazon make up; Garrison Keillor gets piled on; and more

By Scott MacDonald

More news from around the Web: The New York Times takes stock of BookExpo America Penguin and Amazon finally reconcile their differences. Aww! Chinese author sues Google for scanning her book. Good luck with that ... Read More »

May 27, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

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Daily book biz round-up: Target to sell Kindle; props to Galchen and Bezmozgis; and more

Daily book biz round-up: Mankell okay; librarians do Gaga; and more

Daily book biz round-up: Mankell still missing; Rick Warren goes AWOL; and more

MacIntyre two-time winner at Libris Awards

New copyright legislation likely this Thursday

Author of Drugstore Cowboy behind bars … again

Daily book biz round-up: Mankell at risk; Vermeersch predicts; and more

Howard Shrier, Alan Bradley among Arthur Ellis winners

Daily book biz round-up: BEA wind up; iBookstore launch disappoints; and more

Daily book biz round-up: Penguin and Amazon make up; Garrison Keillor gets piled on; and more

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