Last week, the Internet behemoth Google launched its e-book sales site, Google eBooks, in the U.S. The e-book market is now crowded with offerings from Amazon, Kobo, Apple, and Sony, which in turn has spawned ... Read More »
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Today's book news: MobyLives goes book hunting on Google eBooks Salon's Laura Miller picks the best fiction and non-fiction of 2010 WikiLeaks defector writes tell-all book (but it's in German, so don't get too excited) ... Read More »
December 7, 2010 | Filed under: Book news
Today's book news: Sarah Palin tweets her displeasure re: leak of impending book Franzen up for Bad Sex Award alongside Annabel Lyon Scribd aims to change the act of writing via new, depressing analytics tool ... Read More »
November 19, 2010 | Filed under: Book links
Remember the Google Books Settlement? The controversial, precedent-setting agreement would give Google a legal basis for building a massive digital library of out-of-print books, but the deal is still awaiting final approval from a U.S. ... Read More »
November 18, 2010 | Filed under: Book news
Governor General's Literary Award“winning poet Jacob Scheier has weighed in on the Ali Smith/Giller Prize controversy on Now Magazine's website. As you may recall, Scheier himself was at the centre of an awards scandal after ... Read More »
November 17, 2010 | Filed under: Awards
Today's book news: Costa Book Award nominees announced Joyland Books, the e-book only imprint of ECW Press, releases its first Canadian-authored title: Chris Eaton's Letters to Thomas Pynchon Lonely Planet names world's 10 best bookstores ... Read More »
November 17, 2010 | Filed under: Book links
Today's book news: Barack Obama's children's book released while his predecessor faces plagiarism accusations for his own memoir Chinese website apologizes for selling pirated e-books Grand Central Publishing launches imprint for comedian Chelsea Handler The ... Read More »
November 16, 2010 | Filed under: Book news
The New York Times has announced that, beginning early next year, it will begin publishing e-books bestseller lists for fiction and non-fiction. According to a story in yesterday's Times, the lists will draw on "weekly ... Read More »
November 11, 2010 | Filed under: Book news
There's a book for everyone, it sometimes seems. This title, for example, popped up recently on Amazon.com: People commenting on the listing are suitably outraged, and it's likely the book will get pulled by Amazon ... Read More »
November 10, 2010 | Filed under: Book news
Today's book news: Rohinton Mistry title sparks controversy in Mumbai Newly published Twain memoir hits #1 on Amazon R.I.P.: Belva Plain Harlequin ... Read More »
October 18, 2010 | Filed under: Book links
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