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Daily book biz round-up: Reisman not selling Indigo; Peanuts worth more than peanuts; and more

Let your fingers do the reading: Heather Reisman says she's not looking to sell Indigo Random House tries to downplay loss of Styron e-rights You're a rich man, Charlie Brown Have Nook sales surpassed Kindle ... Read More »

April 27, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

New book focuses on the intimate side of a spiritual icon

By Steven W. Beattie

It's a bold move that's sure to court controversy. British historian Jad Adams has released a book called Gandhi: Naked Ambition, which purportedly investigates the Hindu ascetic's sexuality. According to the Sydney Morning Herald: The ... Read More »

April 26, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Digital revolution is not the death-knell for traditional publishing

By Steven W. Beattie

Traditional books are so entrenched in our culture that the advent of e-readers and digital books does not represent a "doomsday scenario" for publishers, according to Doubleday Canada's Lynn Henry, who is quoted in a ... Read More »

April 26, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Daily book biz round-up: Ignatieff accused; historians disgraced; and more

By Scott MacDonald

News, shoots, and leaves: Random House weakens in backlist e-rights debate Alan Sillitoe dies at age 82 Conservative MPs shocked “ shocked! “ at less-than-truthful cover blurbs on Ignatieff book Disgraced historian Orlando Figes just ... Read More »

April 26, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Riverdale reaches for the rainbow

By Laura Godfrey

The Internet is buzzing with the news that on Sept. 1, Archie Comics' Veronica will introduce the series' first openly gay character: a blond-haired, blue-eyed knockout named Kevin Keller. The initial storyline, titled Isn't it ... Read More »

April 23, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Event photos: poets, locavores, dogs, serpents, Pink Eyes, and a geriatric Feist

By Nathan Whitlock

On April 19, McClelland & Stewart launched four poetry titles at the Dora Keogh pub on Toronto's Danforth Avenue. Above: Paul Vermeersch (left), who was launching The Reinvention of the Human Hand, shows that while ... Read More »

April 23, 2010 | Filed under: Events

Orlando Figes admits writing anonymous Amazon reviews

By Steven W. Beattie

Earlier this week, Quillblog reported on a British contretemps about an academic's wife who apparently posted a series of vitriolic reviews of her husband's rivals on Amazon using the moniker "Historian." As we noted this ... Read More »

April 23, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Daily book biz round-up: history prof exposed; Amazon way profitable; and more

By Scott MacDonald

Book news bingo: Remember that history prof whose wife was caught anonymously lambasting his critics online? Turns out it wasn't his wife, it was him Amazon makes scads and scads of money North Carolina fights ... Read More »

April 23, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Daily book biz round-up: Danielle Steel bamboozled, Yann Martel lambasted, and more

By Scott MacDonald

Have some book news with your morning coffee: Danielle Steel needs to be more selective when hiring assistants London Book Fair attendance down by a third Yann Martel responds to critical thrashings Salon co-opted by ... Read More »

April 22, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

Daily book biz round-up: U.K. flight ban ends, Amazon sues North Carolina, and more

By Scott MacDonald

Book news bits & bites: U.K. flight ban ends just as London Book Fair comes to close LBF no-shows likely to make up for lost ground at Frankfurt Book Fair London panel examines the digital ... Read More »

April 21, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

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Daily book biz round-up: Reisman not selling Indigo; Peanuts worth more than peanuts; and more

New book focuses on the intimate side of a spiritual icon

Digital revolution is not the death-knell for traditional publishing

Daily book biz round-up: Ignatieff accused; historians disgraced; and more

Riverdale reaches for the rainbow

Event photos: poets, locavores, dogs, serpents, Pink Eyes, and a geriatric Feist

Orlando Figes admits writing anonymous Amazon reviews

Daily book biz round-up: history prof exposed; Amazon way profitable; and more

Daily book biz round-up: Danielle Steel bamboozled, Yann Martel lambasted, and more

Daily book biz round-up: U.K. flight ban ends, Amazon sues North Carolina, and more

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