Search Results by tag: ebooks

Book links roundup: TTC launches book club, activists concerned about London Book Fair’s China focus, and more

Toronto Public Library launches TTC book club London Book Fair's focus on China worrying to free speech activists PBS Newshour interviews attorney Steve Berman, lead counsel in the Apple ebook antitrust lawsuit Heather Reisman speaks to CBC ... Read More »

April 16, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Update: Hachette, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins to modify agency agreements in U.S.

By Stuart Woods

Publishers Lunch reports that the three publishers opting to settle the antitrust lawsuit launched today by the U.S. Department of Justice have agreed to drop the agency model for a period of two years. However, ... Read More »

April 11, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Book links roundup: Ottawa reviews Target, Harry Potter ebook sales over $1.5 million, and more

By Sue Carter

Department of Canadian Heritage to review Target's cultural content Harry Potter ebook sales top over $1.5 million in three days American Library Association releases the 10 most frequently challenged library books of 2011 Three Cups ... Read More »

April 9, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Book links roundup: John Grisham’s $6 million regret, the first edible cookbook, and more

By Sue Carter

John Grisham recalls his $6 million mistake Eat the world's first edible cookbook Novelist Alison Pick chats with musician Jim Bryson ... Read More »

April 3, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Nova Scotia libraries boycott Random House ebooks

By Natalie Samson

Nova Scotia's South Shore Public Libraries has stopped acquiring ebooks from Random House to protest the publisher's recent price increase on digital titles. In a press release, chief librarian Troy Myers said the increase will ... Read More »

April 2, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Digital publishing and technology, Libraries

Book links roundup: Toronto Public Library reaches tentative deal, Charlie Kaufman’s book deal, and more

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Toronto Public Library workers reach tentative deal with the city Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman signs book deal with Grand Central Publishing Bronze statue of the Lorax stolen from Dr. Seuss's San Diego estate It's the last run ... Read More »

March 29, 2012 | Filed under: Book links, Libraries

Book links roundup: Mad Men’s literary leanings, Pottermore opens its ebook shop, and more

By Sue Carter

Is Mad Men the most literary show on TV? The Globe and Mail's John Doyle thinks it replaces the novel in terms of cultural significance Harry Potter ebooks now available in Canada for the Sony ... Read More »

March 27, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Book links roundup: Harry Potter ebooks delayed, Putin’s book club, and more

By Sue Carter

OverDrive delays pre-orders of Harry Potter ebooks for libraries Will Putin's book club restore Russia as a "reading nation?" Q&A with Melville House co-owner Dennis Loy Johnson In the bloody battle for book sales, who ... Read More »

March 21, 2012 | Filed under: Book links, Libraries

Book links roundup: Philip Pullman adapts classic Grimm tales, Reddit’s new literary video site, and more

By Sue Carter

Philip Pullman adapts 50 classic Brothers Grimm stories Reddit hosts new website for literary-themed videos Chinese authors threaten Apple with lawsuit ... Read More »

March 20, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Author to spend six days in bookstore window

By Natalie Samson

Isabel Losada has just wrapped another day sitting in the window of a Parisian bookstore. That's four down and two to go for the U.K. author, who's in town to promote the release of the ... Read More »

March 16, 2012 | Filed under: Authors, Book news, Bookselling

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Search Results by tag: ebooks

Book links roundup: TTC launches book club, activists concerned about London Book Fair’s China focus, and more

Update: Hachette, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins to modify agency agreements in U.S.

Book links roundup: Ottawa reviews Target, Harry Potter ebook sales over $1.5 million, and more

Book links roundup: John Grisham’s $6 million regret, the first edible cookbook, and more

Nova Scotia libraries boycott Random House ebooks

Book links roundup: Toronto Public Library reaches tentative deal, Charlie Kaufman’s book deal, and more

Book links roundup: Mad Men’s literary leanings, Pottermore opens its ebook shop, and more

Book links roundup: Harry Potter ebooks delayed, Putin’s book club, and more

Book links roundup: Philip Pullman adapts classic Grimm tales, Reddit’s new literary video site, and more

Author to spend six days in bookstore window

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