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Google Editions to launch before year’s end

Representatives from Google met with publishers at the Frankfurt Book Fair this week and revealed that the long-awaited Google Editions will debut (in the U.S., at least) this year, despite rumours to the contrary. According ... Read More »

October 6, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Daily book biz round-up: Oprah’s arrow points to Franzen again; Google mangles your literary faves; and more

By Scott MacDonald

Today's book news: MobyLives says that Oprah is picking Freedom (We don't know who to trust anymore!) President Obama to write dull-looking children's book Amazon attacks iPad for being too shiny David Foster Wallace archive ... Read More »

September 14, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

Daily book biz round-up: Dorchester gives up; DeLillo speaks; and more

By Scott MacDonald

Today's book news: Holy Cow! Dorchester Publishing goes digital-only Yikes! HuffPo takes on the 15 Most Overrated Authors Speaking of overrated: Don DeLillo gives rare interview Children's book fund created in P. K. Page's name ... Read More »

August 9, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

Daily book biz round-up: Google counts books; Arsenal Pulp moves; and more

By Scott MacDonald

Today's book news: Q: How many books are there are in the world? A: 129,864,880 Is Amazon any different than the robber barons of old? Arsenal Pulp moves to new offices How Stieg Larsson turned ... Read More »

August 6, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

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

By Stuart Woods

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

Daily book biz round-up: e-reader pricing war; Stieg Larsson no feminist; and more

By Scott MacDonald

Tasty news bits: E-reader pricing madness! Nook goes down to $149! Kindle goes down to $189! Kooky inventor dude Ray Kurzweil invents e-reading software Stieg Larsson sorry excuse for a feminist, argues EW Geoffrey Hill ... Read More »

June 22, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

Daily book biz round-up: Penguin and Amazon make up; Garrison Keillor gets piled on; and more

By Scott MacDonald

More news from around the Web: The New York Times takes stock of BookExpo America Penguin and Amazon finally reconcile their differences. Aww! Chinese author sues Google for scanning her book. Good luck with that ... Read More »

May 27, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

Event photos: K.V. Johansen in Macedonia, Ian McEwan in Toronto, and Watch This Space at the Wychwood Barns

By Nathan Whitlock

Canadian YA fantasy writer K.V. Johansen was recently a guest of the 22nd International Book Fair held in Skopje, Macedonia. Over a period of three days, beginning April 12, Johansen launched the Macedonian translation of ... Read More »

April 29, 2010 | Filed under: Events

Daily book biz round-up, April 13

By Scott MacDonald

The sap that floweth from the news tree: Pulitzer Prizes announced Pulitzer-winner Tinkers is the first small press title to win the award since A Confederacy of Dunces Gawker on Jay McInerney's debut as wine ... Read More »

April 13, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Daily book biz round-up, April 7

By Scott MacDonald

Here's the day's links: J.K. Rowling may possibly one day if she feels like it write another Harry Potter book Visual artists grab torches, join authors in storming the Google fortress Breaking down the iPad's ... Read More »

April 7, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

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Search Results by tag: Google

Google Editions to launch before year’s end

Daily book biz round-up: Oprah’s arrow points to Franzen again; Google mangles your literary faves; and more

Daily book biz round-up: Dorchester gives up; DeLillo speaks; and more

Daily book biz round-up: Google counts books; Arsenal Pulp moves; and more

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

Daily book biz round-up: e-reader pricing war; Stieg Larsson no feminist; and more

Daily book biz round-up: Penguin and Amazon make up; Garrison Keillor gets piled on; and more

Event photos: K.V. Johansen in Macedonia, Ian McEwan in Toronto, and Watch This Space at the Wychwood Barns

Daily book biz round-up, April 13

Daily book biz round-up, April 7

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