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Rough quarter for HarperCollins

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

King vs. Meyer

By Stuart Woods

Wolfe and Irving, Vargas Llosa and Garcia Marquez, Amis and Barnes “ those of us who love a good literary feud can now add to the list reigning horror author Stephen King, who lashed out ... Read More »

February 6, 2009 | Filed under: Authors

Has Amazon taken discounting too far?

By Scott MacDonald

In the wake of poor holiday sales in brick-and-mortar bookstores in the U.S. and the U.K., Internet retailers are being accused of coming by their simultaneous sales success unfairly, via overzealous discounting. As reported by ... Read More »

February 4, 2009 | Filed under: Bookselling

“Sully” gets library pardon

By Scott MacDonald

Remember Chesley Sully Sullenberger, the U.S. Airways pilot who became a media hero for shepherding all of his passengers to safety after his plane crash-landed in the Hudson River? Well, it looks like he wasn't ... Read More »

February 4, 2009

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

Economy down; Soft Skull’s sales up

By Steven W. Beattie

It may be counterintuitive, but in an interview with Scott Esposito, Soft Skull Press publisher Richard Nash says that his company's sales were actually up last year, despite the persistence and scope of the global ... Read More »

February 2, 2009 | Filed under: Industry news

Daniel Handler kills the composer for the kids

By Steven W. Beattie

The mental and spiritual development of the young 'uns seems to be much on the minds of literary types these days. Daniel Handler, better known as Lemony Snicket (apparently to his lasting chagrin: the author's ... Read More »

February 2, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Amazon set to unveil new Kindle amidst burgeoning Q4 profits

By Stuart Woods

Is this the new Kindle? Internet rumours are swirling that Amazon will unveil the second-generation Kindle at a New York City press conference on Feb. 9. And while some commentators question whether or not the ... Read More »

January 30, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

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Rough quarter for HarperCollins

More books on phones

King vs. Meyer

Has Amazon taken discounting too far?

“Sully” gets library pardon

Another new format?

Your iPhone (or iPod touch) as bargain hunter

Economy down; Soft Skull’s sales up

Daniel Handler kills the composer for the kids

Amazon set to unveil new Kindle amidst burgeoning Q4 profits

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