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Daily book biz round-up: Amazon’s bombshell, Kafka exposed, and more

The news that e-books have topped hardcover sales at Amazon is rocking the publishing world... ... But MobyLives questions some of the figures Andrew Nikiforuk becomes The Tyee's first writer-in-residence (via Canadian Magazines) Frank Kafka ... Read More »

July 20, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Copyright holders “greedy” say Woodlief, Curtis

By Steven W. Beattie

In a July 9 Wall Street Journal article, Tony Woodlief argues that current practices for securing permission to reprint copyrighted material are too intricate and costly to survive. He cites his own experience writing a ... Read More »

July 19, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

How e-books break poems

By Stuart Woods

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: Andrew Wylie gets serious; Nicole Krauss gets touched; and more

By Scott MacDonald

The links du jour: Andrew Wylie threatens to cut publishers out of the equation Indigo to offer self-published authors in-store placement What will future e-readers look like? (They'll look like Fruit Roll-ups, apparently) Bookseller Otto ... Read More »

June 28, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

Spain gets into e-books in a big way

By Stuart Woods

The digerati often accuse the publishing community of being a stodgy lot when it comes to e-books, but a consortium of publishers in Spain is going against type with the launch of Libranda, a digital ... Read More »

June 10, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Daily book biz round-up: Lionel Shriver lets it rip; 25 iconic book covers; and more

By Scott MacDonald

Lots to peruse today: The New York Observer posts an excellent article about outgoing S&S publisher David Rosenthal Lionel Shriver slams Orange Prize organizers, Bret Easton Ellis, and publishing in general Apparently, teenagers like Anne ... Read More »

June 9, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

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: 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: CEOs hate e-books; Garrison Keillor eulogizes publishing; and more

By Scott MacDonald

All the news from BookExpo America, and more: Publishing CEOs admit to hating e-books Garrison Keillor delivers publishing's epitaph Random House CEO Markus Dohle shares makeover tips BEA presenter tells publishers to stick it to ... Read More »

May 26, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

Daily book biz round-up: one million iPads sold; Amazon Associates payola; and more

By Scott MacDonald

A quiet day in the land of book news: Amazon starts paying referral commissions on Kindle book sales One million iPads sold, says Apple Is Amazon's "most-highlighted" tracking creepy and wrong? Comix artist Peter Kuper ... Read More »

May 4, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

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Search Results by tag: ebooks

Daily book biz round-up: Amazon’s bombshell, Kafka exposed, and more

Copyright holders “greedy” say Woodlief, Curtis

How e-books break poems

Daily book biz round-up: Andrew Wylie gets serious; Nicole Krauss gets touched; and more

Spain gets into e-books in a big way

Daily book biz round-up: Lionel Shriver lets it rip; 25 iconic book covers; and more

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

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

Daily book biz round-up: CEOs hate e-books; Garrison Keillor eulogizes publishing; and more

Daily book biz round-up: one million iPads sold; Amazon Associates payola; and more

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