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The Bible among most shoplifted books in the U.S.

The Ten Commandments may not count for much anymore, at least where nicking books is concerned. According to a recent New York Times article, the recent recession has resulted in a spike in shoplifting, with ... Read More »

December 21, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

War over e-books heats up

By Scott MacDonald

If publishers were nervous about the future of the industry before, they've gotta be outright terrified now. Over the past few days, some of the most time-honoured practices of the business have been challenged or ... Read More »

December 16, 2009 | Filed under: Book news, Industry news

Anne Collins promoted at Random House; Diane Martin taking reduced role

By Scott MacDonald

Mere days after Random House of Canada announced the imminent departure of Doubleday Canada publisher Maya Mavjee, more top-level changes have been unveiled. The big news is that Anne Collins, vice-president and publisher of the ... Read More »

December 16, 2009 | Filed under: Industry news

Kobo spins off from Indigo, partners with Borders

By Stuart Woods

When Shortcovers announced earlier today that it has re-branded itself as Kobo, it was clear some big changes were afoot at the company, which was founded just 10 months ago by Indigo Books & Music. ... Read More »

December 15, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: E-books, Nooks, and poetry (or, one of these things is not like the others)

By Alison Potstra

Sundry links from across the Web: Amazon: 1, Print publishers: 0. Stephen R. Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, has given Amazon exclusive e-book rights to two of his best-selling books The clandestine ... Read More »

December 15, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Shortcovers rechristened Kobo, with no branded e-reader in sight

By Stuart Woods

It's official: Shortcovers, the Indigo-owned e-book service launched less than a year ago, has a new name. At midnight last night, the company was rechristened Kobo (an anagram of "book"), and along with a redesigned ... Read More »

December 15, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Random House asserts ownership of e-rights to old titles

By Steven W. Beattie

As the Kindle, the Nook, and the Sony Reader gain traction with consumers, one publisher is rushing to ensure that it retains the electronic rights to all of its backlist titles, even if the contracts ... Read More »

December 14, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

New Yorker cans short fiction issue

By Steven W. Beattie

On December 4, Douglas Hunter published an opinion piece in The Globe and Mail suggesting that the annual CBC literary smackdown known as Canada Reads is biased against non-fiction: I think it's super that Canadian ... Read More »

December 14, 2009 | Filed under: Book news, Opinion

U.S. price wars hit a new low

By Stuart Woods

In response to the decision of three big U.S. publishers “ Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, and Hachette Book Group “ to counter the downward pressure on e-book prices by delaying their publication, Amazon has chosen ... Read More »

December 11, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

What is Kobo?

By Stuart Woods

Remember that rumour from this past summer that Indigo was planning to unveil a dedicated e-reading device? Well, some intrigue at the Canadian Intellectual Property Office is reviving such speculation. Yesterday, blogger Mark Bertils noted ... Read More »

December 11, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

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The Bible among most shoplifted books in the U.S.

War over e-books heats up

Anne Collins promoted at Random House; Diane Martin taking reduced role

Kobo spins off from Indigo, partners with Borders

Bookmarks: E-books, Nooks, and poetry (or, one of these things is not like the others)

Shortcovers rechristened Kobo, with no branded e-reader in sight

Random House asserts ownership of e-rights to old titles

New Yorker cans short fiction issue

U.S. price wars hit a new low

What is Kobo?

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