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Attention Kindle users: soon there will be apps for you, too

Less than a week before Apple is expected to unveil its much-anticipated Tablet, Amazon has announced that it will open up the Kindle e-reader to software developers who can create custom apps Ã la iPhone. ... Read More »

January 21, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Christian publisher gives Joseph Conrad a makeover

By Scott MacDonald

In order to protect the public's delicate sensibilities, conservative Netherlands-based Christian publisher WordBridge Publishing has reprinted Joseph Conrad's The Nigger of the Narcissus as The N-word of the Narcissus. According to the publisher's website, the ... Read More »

January 5, 2010 | 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

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

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

Forget Oprah, now it’s the Tiger Effect

By Alison Potstra

A formerly obscure title, Get a Grip on Physics by U.K. professor John Gribbin, has experienced an increase in sales after a photo of Tiger Woods' car accident revealed the book lying among the wreckage. According ... Read More »

December 9, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

The Atlantic kindles a new relationship with Amazon

By Steven W. Beattie

Edna O'Brien, Curtis Sittenfeld, and Paul Theroux are among the writers who will be making their short fiction available exclusively to Kindle users thanks to a new deal between online retailer Amazon.com and the general ... Read More »

December 7, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Amazon doesn’t want to get physical

By Steven W. Beattie

Rumours that Amazon U.K. might be considering opening bricks-and-mortar stores have been greatly exaggerated, according to an Amazon spokesperson. Over the weekend, the Sunday Times published an article suggesting Amazon was "planning a surprise invasion ... Read More »

December 7, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Should literary agents be afraid of Amazon?

By Stuart Woods

While Amazon is keeping quiet about the meetings it held last week with top U.S. agents, several commentators have begun to speculate about their significance. Crain's reports that the talks were "freewheeling, frank, and contentious," ... Read More »

November 12, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

One more reason not to trust reader reviews

By Scott MacDonald

We're not sure how long the website readerspoils.com has been around, but we thought we should bring it to your attention. It's a site from out of the U.S. that allows authors to pay cold, ... Read More »

November 4, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

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Search Results by tag: Amazon

Attention Kindle users: soon there will be apps for you, too

Christian publisher gives Joseph Conrad a makeover

War over e-books heats up

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

U.S. price wars hit a new low

Forget Oprah, now it’s the Tiger Effect

The Atlantic kindles a new relationship with Amazon

Amazon doesn’t want to get physical

Should literary agents be afraid of Amazon?

One more reason not to trust reader reviews

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