
Search Results by tag: Kindle

Sundry links from around the Web: Robert Fulford on the "long service in the trench warfare of editing" of Oxford University Press's William Toye The Association of American Publishers reports a staggering 116 per cent ... Read More »

Last week, the Internet behemoth Google launched its e-book sales site, Google eBooks, in the U.S. The e-book market is now crowded with offerings from Amazon, Kobo, Apple, and Sony, which in turn has spawned ... Read More »

Today's book news: Google Editions finally ready to launch, says Washington Post Let the guessing begin: Oprah to announce new book club pick on Dec. 6 Judith Regan to look for "a funny guy" on ... Read More »
December 1, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Today's book news: Scandal! Amazon charging Kindle users for free Project Gutenberg titles Sex! British media personality sues Sunday Times for writing that she "snogged" Salman Rushdie Passion! Nabokov's love letters to be published in ... Read More »
November 30, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Today's book news: Jacket Copy rebuts Laura Miller's screed against NaNoWriMo Tea Partiers write kids' book about Obama stealing Christmas Neil Gaiman on Stephen King Video: Four years ago: man drives a car while reading ... Read More »
November 5, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

Today's book news: Paperback thrown at Obama Adam Gopnik wonders what literary prizes are for Amazon launches Kindle Singles (not to be confused with Kraft Singles) Salman Rushdie to write memoir about years in hiding ... Read More »
October 12, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

This Tuesday, Amazon unveiled a Beta test of its new Kindle for the Web, an application allowing users to read and embed the first chapters of selected Kindle titles online. Accessible from Amazon's individual book ... Read More »
September 28, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Special death-of-bookselling edition: Borders closes major San Fran location! B&N closes major New York location! Borders cuts price ... Read More »
August 31, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

Today's book news: The New York Times reviews the new Kindle Beaten down by Random House, Andrew Wylie now in talks with Penguin World Fantasy Award shortlist unveiled BookNet Canada looks for speakers for next ... Read More »
August 26, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

Today's book news: Andrew Wylie loses e-book battle with Random House, goes home and beats up pillow Once again, Amazon crows about "record" Kindle sales (without providing numbers to back it up) Facebook tries to ... Read More »
August 25, 2010 | Filed under: Book links