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Daily book biz round-up: evil mobsters, filthy librarians, and more

Your assortment of book news tidbits: Victoria booksellers told to be on lookout for ex-mobster Moore, Mantel make Orange Prize shortlist Hearty French and Dutch manage to make it to the LBF; Americans, Italians, and ... Read More »

April 20, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

Daily book biz round-up, April 16

By Scott MacDonald

Your end-of-the-week news fix: Brits stiffen upper lips and stand up to volcano for the glory and honour of England U.S. publishing folks rush to take credit for Pulitzer-winning Tinkers Amazon caves (somewhat) on royalty ... Read More »

April 16, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Daily book biz round-up, March 29

By Scott MacDonald

Your book world news for today: Contrary to reports out of Italy, Roth and Grisham both heart Obama Stephen King hearts Kindle, hates iPad Will e-books put wholesalers out of business? Diagram Prize winner: Crocheting ... Read More »

March 29, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Amazon prepares for the launch of the iPad

By Laura Godfrey

Amazon has announced its Kindle app for the iPad, which includes features such as a full-colour display, optional page-turning animation, and the company's Whispersync technology, which synchronizes the app with other devices (such as a ... Read More »

March 23, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Daily book biz round-up, March 23

By Scott MacDonald

All the news that's fit to blog: U.S. indie distributor Perseus signs deal with Apple Hachette Livre says "non" to new French Publishers Association head Borders has date with destiny on Apr. 1 (I had ... Read More »

March 23, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Daily book biz round-up, March 19

By Scott MacDonald

One last news round-up before the weekend: Amazon plays hardball with Simon & Schuster, Penguin, HarperCollins, and Hachette Amazon unveils Kindle for Mac. (Meanwhile, cats and dogs form truce, start working together to overthrow humans.) ... Read More »

March 19, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Michael Geist’s covert ties to Amazon

By Stuart Woods

[This post has been updated] The debate surrounding Amazon's planned Canadian expansion has produced many arguments both for (the editorial boards at The Globe and Mail and National Post) and against (the Canadian Booksellers Association, ... Read More »

March 18, 2010 | Filed under: Book news, Opinion

Daily book biz round-up, March 18

By Scott MacDonald

What's the buzz? What's a happenin'? Here's what's a happenin': Having had its butt kicked by the major publishers, Amazon starts beating up on the weaker kids Harper government flip-flops on funding for Internet access ... Read More »

March 18, 2010 | Filed under: Book links, Libraries

Daily book biz round-up, Mar. 10

By Scott MacDonald

Here's what's making news around the Web today: The New York Times Book Review? There's going to be an app for that Could Google put translators out of business? A portrait of the reader as ... Read More »

March 10, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

HarperCollins steps into the ring of the Amazon vs. Macmillan battle

By Laura Godfrey

While Amazon has yet to fully reinstate Macmillan titles on its website, another potential threat looms on the horizon for the online retailer. Rupert Murdoch, chairman and CEO of News Corp. “ the huge media ... Read More »

February 3, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

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Search Results by tag: Kindle

Daily book biz round-up: evil mobsters, filthy librarians, and more

Daily book biz round-up, April 16

Daily book biz round-up, March 29

Amazon prepares for the launch of the iPad

Daily book biz round-up, March 23

Daily book biz round-up, March 19

Michael Geist’s covert ties to Amazon

Daily book biz round-up, March 18

Daily book biz round-up, Mar. 10

HarperCollins steps into the ring of the Amazon vs. Macmillan battle

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