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Daily book biz round-up: March 1

Carefully curated indie e-book publisher Ebookling sells 1,000 downloads in two weeks An infographic look at the 40-year history of e-book publishing, starting with the 1971 digitization of the U.S. Declaration of Independence This virtual ... Read More »

March 1, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

New media “unconference” in Toronto this weekend

By Natalie Samson

It can be a little tricky staying on top of the latest in new and social media these days. A few hours at PodCamp Toronto this weekend could be time well-spent in figuring out how ... Read More »

February 24, 2011 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Book biz round-up: Ian McEwen gets political and more

By Sue Carter

Book news from around the Web: Ian McEwen gets political during award acceptance speech at Jerusalem's international book fair Barnes & Noble reports positive third quarter led by a rise in e-book sales, but still ... Read More »

February 22, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

REDgroup insolvency a further challenge for Kobo

By Stuart Woods

It's been a dismal 24 hours for global bricks-and-mortar booksellers. A day after U.S. chain Borders entered bankruptcy protection, Australia's largest bookstore chain, Angus & Roberts, entered administration, putting in question the future of its ... Read More »

February 17, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Final Jeopardy book buzzes in before contest is over

By Sue Carter

Talk about being quick on the buzzer. As former Jeopardy champs Brad Rutter and Ken Jennings face-off against the computer named Watson once again tonight, there is already an e-book available about the television contest, ... Read More »

February 15, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Book biz roundup: zombie Salinger still publicity-shy, Nabokov was right about butterflies, TED gets into e-books, and more

By Nathan Whitlock

A year after his death, J.D. Salinger is still shunning the spotlight Vladimir Nabokov's theory about a particular species of butterfly gets confirmed by scientists TED, the ongoing lecture series (conference? symposium? smartypantsium?) is starting ... Read More »

January 26, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Awards presented to Shapcott, Walcott, and book apps

By Natalie Samson

There's been a flurry of book award activity over the past few days (take that, Academy Awards). The awards in this roundup range from the time-honoured and prestigious to the trendy and cutting edge. Costa ... Read More »

January 25, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Students prefer print for look, feel, and font

By Natalie Samson

Two recent studies shed some light as to why e-books haven't caught on with students “ they don't feel right, and they make the work too easy. Earlier this month, the Book Industry Study Group ... Read More »

January 18, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Book scanner could allow consumer to create their own e-books

By Natalie Samson

At last week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, ION Audio introduced a device that should strike fear in the hearts of publishers: a consumer-grade book scanner that can create e-books at a rate of ... Read More »

January 13, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Borders on the brink, but Kobo continues to grow

By Stuart Woods

A year ago, in the week following Christmas, Canadian publishers and distributors were greeted with the dismaying news that one of the country's leading bookstore chains, McNally Robinson Booksellers, was significantly scaling back its operations, ... Read More »

January 3, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

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Search Results by tag: ebooks

Daily book biz round-up: March 1

Book biz round-up: Ian McEwen gets political and more

REDgroup insolvency a further challenge for Kobo

Final Jeopardy book buzzes in before contest is over

Book biz roundup: zombie Salinger still publicity-shy, Nabokov was right about butterflies, TED gets into e-books, and more

Awards presented to Shapcott, Walcott, and book apps

Students prefer print for look, feel, and font

Book scanner could allow consumer to create their own e-books

Borders on the brink, but Kobo continues to grow

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