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Daily book biz round-up: LBF discounts; Monroe’s musings; and more

Book news pour vous: Let's put all that nasty volcano stuff behind us, whot? London Book Fair offers exhibitor discount for 2011 The Millions looks at Toronto's Quattro Books U.K. children's authors join boycott of ... Read More »

April 28, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

Daily book biz round-up, April 13

By Scott MacDonald

The sap that floweth from the news tree: Pulitzer Prizes announced Pulitzer-winner Tinkers is the first small press title to win the award since A Confederacy of Dunces Gawker on Jay McInerney's debut as wine ... Read More »

April 13, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Daily book biz round-up, April 12

By Scott MacDonald

An assortment of links to kick off your work week: No Canadians on IMPAC prize shortlist The Bookseller offers its London Book Fair rights preview iPad Mini in the works? (Uh, I've got an iPad ... Read More »

April 12, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

BookNet Canada Tech Forum round-up: pirates, pricing, and social media

By Laura Godfrey

This year's BookNet Canada Technology Forum “ or gathering of beautiful nerds, as Soft Skull Press founder Richard Nash called it “ took place on March 25 at Toronto's MaRS Centre, and involved about 200 ... Read More »

March 29, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Michael Geist’s covert ties to Amazon

By Stuart Woods

[This post has been updated] The debate surrounding Amazon's planned Canadian expansion has produced many arguments both for (the editorial boards at The Globe and Mail and National Post) and against (the Canadian Booksellers Association, ... Read More »

March 18, 2010 | Filed under: Book news, Opinion

Daily book biz round-up, March 15

By Scott MacDonald

What you missed over the weekend: Yet more op-ed pieces about Amazon setting up shop in Canada. Michael Geist argues for. Morley Walker argues against. (Oh, and some writer from the Calgary Herald rips the ... Read More »

March 15, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

Fear of poetry waning, and the Globe opens the BÃ¶k on lipograms

By Steven W. Beattie

The Huffington Post has taught Quillblog a new word. "Metrophobia" is not an aversion to riding the Paris subway or to well-coiffed men; it refers to a fear of poetry. And apparently, this affliction is ... Read More »

January 18, 2010 | 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

Munro scuppers anticipated battle of the titans

By Steven W. Beattie

Anyone who was champing at the bit for an awards-season showdown between the two reigning CanLit deities “ Alice Munro and Margaret Atwood “ must be feeling a bit disappointed following the news that Munro ... Read More »

August 31, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

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Search Results by tag: books

Daily book biz round-up: LBF discounts; Monroe’s musings; and more

Daily book biz round-up, April 13

Daily book biz round-up, April 12

Michael Geist’s covert ties to Amazon

Daily book biz round-up, March 15

Fear of poetry waning, and the Globe opens the BÃ¶k on lipograms

Should literary agents be afraid of Amazon?

One more reason not to trust reader reviews

Munro scuppers anticipated battle of the titans

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