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How e-books break poems

Poetry rarely makes the headlines, but an Associated Press story about the unsuitability of verse to the e-book form has been making the rounds. The story notes the dearth of major poets being published digitally. ... Read More »

July 15, 2010 | Filed under: Book news, Bookselling

Daily book biz round-up: Stieg Larsson big in digital; new iPhone to include iBookstore; and more

By Scott MacDonald

News to round out your week with: Almost 30% of first-week sales of Stieg Larsson's The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest are e-books A refreshingly candid response to The New Yorker's 20 Under 40 ... Read More »

June 4, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

Daily book biz round-up: Target to sell Kindle; props to Galchen and Bezmozgis; and more

By Scott MacDonald

Browse and click! Canadians Rivka Galchen and David Bezmozgis make The New Yorker's 20 Under 40 list New copyright legislation gets tough about breaking digital encryption locks Target to become first brick-and-mortar retailer to sell ... Read More »

June 3, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

New copyright legislation likely this Thursday

By Steven W. Beattie

According to a Canadian Press report, Industry Minister Tony Clement is likely to table long-awaited legislation amending Canada's Copyright Act this Thursday. The legislation apparently includes a revised definition of "fair dealing" that would make ... Read More »

May 31, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Daily book biz round-up: BEA wind up; iBookstore launch disappoints; and more

By Scott MacDonald

The news of the day, in six handy bullet points: Publishers Weekly takes a last look at this year's BookExpo America Looks like Apple hasn't signed many publishers in advance of today's international iBookstore launch ... Read More »

May 28, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

Daily book biz round-up: U.K. flight ban ends, Amazon sues North Carolina, and more

By Scott MacDonald

Book news bits & bites: U.K. flight ban ends just as London Book Fair comes to close LBF no-shows likely to make up for lost ground at Frankfurt Book Fair London panel examines the digital ... Read More »

April 21, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

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

A new twist on the Canada Reads spin-off trend

By Laura Godfrey

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, the CBC must be feeling pretty good right now. Just in case you can't get enough of the various spin-offs of the CBC's Canada Reads competition “ ... Read More »

February 18, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

HarperCollins steps into the ring of the Amazon vs. Macmillan battle

By Laura Godfrey

While Amazon has yet to fully reinstate Macmillan titles on its website, another potential threat looms on the horizon for the online retailer. Rupert Murdoch, chairman and CEO of News Corp. “ the huge media ... Read More »

February 3, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: Librarian songs, Apple-themed poetry, and more

By Laura Godfrey

From today's Web, some literary links for your perusal: Galleycat reveals that the book Deep River, by Japanese author Shusaku Endo, will play a role in an upcoming episode of Lost's final season Flavorwire compiles ... Read More »

January 26, 2010 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

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Search Results by tag: digital publishing

How e-books break poems

Daily book biz round-up: Stieg Larsson big in digital; new iPhone to include iBookstore; and more

Daily book biz round-up: Target to sell Kindle; props to Galchen and Bezmozgis; and more

New copyright legislation likely this Thursday

Daily book biz round-up: BEA wind up; iBookstore launch disappoints; and more

Daily book biz round-up: U.K. flight ban ends, Amazon sues North Carolina, and more

Michael Geist’s covert ties to Amazon

A new twist on the Canada Reads spin-off trend

HarperCollins steps into the ring of the Amazon vs. Macmillan battle

Bookmarks: Librarian songs, Apple-themed poetry, and more

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