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Book links roundup: the Kindle Single sweet spot, Margaret Atwood’s new digital short story, and more

Does the Kindle Single occupy a sweet spot between magazine-length articles and hardcover books? Margaret Atwood releases new short story, "I'm Starved For You" Listen to a Jane Eyre-inspired literary mixtape A Massachusetts public library ... Read More »

March 7, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Book links roundup: 500 new fairy tales, Scholastic enters the app market, and more

By Sue Carter

Collection of 500 unpublished fairy tales discovered in Germany Scholastic is developing a free app with games, quizzes, and 1,300 ebooks for purchase Why agency pricing for ebooks doesn't work French government passes controversial law ... Read More »

March 6, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Amazon, the iPad, and the culture of reading in an age of distraction

By Steven W. Beattie

It's like trying to cook when there are little children around. That's the assessment of one David Myers, a 53-year-old system administrator in Atlanta, regarding the experience of reading a book on the Kindle Fire. ... Read More »

March 5, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Book links roundup: Smashwords in public libraries, poets named Sue, and more

By Sue Carter

Indie ebook distributor Smashwords partners with Baker & Taylor to bring titles to Blio and public libraries Oolichan Books is looking for poets named Sue Silicon Valley entrepreneur builds "an ark" of physical books Do ... Read More »

March 5, 2012 | Filed under: Book links, Libraries

Book links roundup: The Lorax loves SUVs, Slate introduces book review section, and more

By Sue Carter

Happy birthday Dr. Suess: The Lorax film promotion replaces Truffula trees with SUVs Slate introduces monthly review section, tripling its books coverage Nieman Journalism Lab puts the spotlight on the National Post's ebook program O'Reilly Media ... Read More »

March 2, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Book links roundup: Trillium Award reading series, unconventional publishers, and more

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

Trillium Book Award launches a new reading series to celebrate its silver anniversary The Guardian profiles unconventional publishers Alex Epstein publishes short story collection as a Facebook photo album Original Charlotte's Web illustrations by Garth Williams Amanda ... Read More »

February 17, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

National book count tallies Canadians’ love of reading

By Stuart Woods

Canadians love to read, and now we have the numbers to prove it. For the second year in a row, the literacy advocacy coalition known as the National Reading Council has tallied book sales and ... Read More »

February 16, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Penguin pulls out of OverDrive, stops ebook sales to libraries

By Natalie Samson

Penguin Group has announced it will no longer provide ebooks to OverDrive, effective immediately. With the termination of the relationship between the publisher and the U.S. digital content distributor, public libraries are effectively cut off ... Read More »

February 10, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Digital publishing and technology, Libraries

Best publicity stunt of the day: Lemony Snicket and Seth collaborate on new series

By Sue Carter

Quill & Quire is not in the habit of publishing emails, but this one demands sharing. This afternoon, Q&Q was blind-copied on a correspondence between Vikki VanSickle, marketing and publicity coordinator at HarperCollins Canada, and ... Read More »

February 8, 2012 | Filed under: Authors

Have “social” updates ruined the Kobo app?

By Natalie Samson

It's no secret that Kobo, the e-reading company formerly owned by Indigo Books & Music, is betting big on the "social in-book e-reading experience" to set it apart from competitors such as Amazon's Kindle and ... Read More »

February 3, 2012 | Filed under: Book news, Digital publishing and technology

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Search Results by tag: ebooks

Book links roundup: the Kindle Single sweet spot, Margaret Atwood’s new digital short story, and more

Book links roundup: 500 new fairy tales, Scholastic enters the app market, and more

Amazon, the iPad, and the culture of reading in an age of distraction

Book links roundup: Smashwords in public libraries, poets named Sue, and more

Book links roundup: The Lorax loves SUVs, Slate introduces book review section, and more

Book links roundup: Trillium Award reading series, unconventional publishers, and more

National book count tallies Canadians’ love of reading

Penguin pulls out of OverDrive, stops ebook sales to libraries

Best publicity stunt of the day: Lemony Snicket and Seth collaborate on new series

Have “social” updates ruined the Kobo app?

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