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U.K. steps up e-book production

While the Canadian publishing industry is taking a wait-and-see attitude toward e-books, the U.K. industry seems to be chomping at the bit to get on board. According to The Bookseller, two of the U.K.'s biggest ... Read More »

March 14, 2008 | Filed under: Bookselling

World’s oddest book title, 2008 edition

By Scott MacDonald

The British publishing industry mag The Bookseller has been running its Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year competition for 31 years now, and the 2008 shortlist has just been announced. The nominees ... Read More »

February 22, 2008 | Filed under: Awards

Should Amazon buy eBay?

By Nathan Whitlock

The answer is "yes," according to Bits, The New York Times's tech blog: For years it was impossible to even suggest that Amazon buy eBay because eBay's market value was three or four times that ... Read More »

December 17, 2007 | Filed under: Book news, Bookselling, Opinion

This week in Kindle-bashing

By Nathan Whitlock

Reactions to Amazon's new e-reader generally fall into two opposing camps: on the one hand, there are those who are shocked and appalled at the very notion, while others believe a wonderful new era has ... Read More »

December 17, 2007 | Filed under: Book news, Opinion

Buyer of Rowling book revealed

By Scott MacDonald

A handwritten book of fairy tales by J.K. Rowling was auctioned off for more than $4-million (Cdn) yesterday, and U.K. newspapers were full of speculation this morning as to who the deep-pocketed buyer was. As ... Read More »

December 14, 2007 | Filed under: Libraries

Is the e-book revolution half-empty or half-full?

By Stuart Woods

Bad news, folks: new technology like the Kindle will enable the greedy, unruly masses to bankrupt the publishing industry as we know it. Glum futurist and TechCrunch editor Michael Arrington sounds the death knell on ... Read More »

December 4, 2007 | Filed under: Book news

Amazon wins privacy battle

By Nathan Whitlock

From the Associated Press: Federal prosecutors have withdrawn a subpoena seeking the identities of thousands of people who bought used books through online retailer Amazon.com Inc., newly unsealed court records show. The withdrawal came after ... Read More »

November 28, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Kindlemania

By Leigh Anne Williams

By now you've no doubt seen the long press release – er, sorry, Newsweek cover story – that announced the launch of the Kindle, Amazon.com's new electronic reader. Elsewhere, though, bloggers and commentators have looked ... Read More »

November 21, 2007 | Filed under: Book news

Doctorow to publishers: learn to share, dummies!

By Stuart Woods

With all the hoopla surrounding the launch of the Kindle, Amazon's portable e-book reader, it's easy to forget that for some authors the digital revolution has already happened. First among them would be science-fiction author ... Read More »

November 20, 2007 | Filed under: Book news

Amazon is no (Bibli)oasis

By Leigh Anne Williams

Biblioasis owner Dan Wells has taken on Amazon.ca on his blog, explaining in some detail the frustrations a small publisher faces in trying to deal with the online retailer. Their bureaucracy makes Indigo's seem positively ... Read More »

October 25, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

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Search Results by tag: Amazon

U.K. steps up e-book production

World’s oddest book title, 2008 edition

Should Amazon buy eBay?

This week in Kindle-bashing

Buyer of Rowling book revealed

Is the e-book revolution half-empty or half-full?

Amazon wins privacy battle

Kindlemania

Doctorow to publishers: learn to share, dummies!

Amazon is no (Bibli)oasis

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