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Burned holy books to be symbolically buried, maybe

In the Israel-Palestine conflict, symbolism is everything. And there is a small tussle going on right now that is so heavy with symbolism, it might as well be an Ingmar Bergman film. At issue is ... Read More »

July 8, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Amazon: more than just a bookstore

By Stuart Woods

Time magazine book critic and tech columnist Lev Grossman follows up his report earlier this year about the future of literature with a new article, written with reporter Andrea Sachs, examining the impact Amazon is ... Read More »

June 12, 2009 | Filed under: Book news, Deals

Indigo to launch its own e-reader?

By Scott MacDonald

Canada AM tech reporter Kris Abel was casually chatting with Indigo CEO Heather Reisman this morning “ she had just got through doing an interview about her annual "summer reads" selections “ when she revealed ... Read More »

June 3, 2009 | Filed under: Industry news

Bookmarks: Meet Soft Skull Press’ new editorial director, and more

By Stuart Woods

Sundry links from around the Web: "I'm just an old school punk rock girl with a love of smart thinking, good writing, and culture both highbrow and gutter low," says Denise Oswald, the new editorial ... Read More »

May 15, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

The next of Kindle

By Nathan Whitlock

After much fevered expectation on the part of tech-heads, nerds, and people with money to burn, the new Star Trek movie big-ass version of the Kindle has finally arrived. From the Financial Times: Amazon, the ... Read More »

May 6, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

New large-format Kindle goes after the textbook market

By Suzanne Gardner

The new, larger-screen Kindle (which is rumoured to be unveiled by Amazon tomorrow) will be better able to display charts, diagrams, and images than the current six-inch screen. According to an article in The Wall ... Read More »

May 5, 2009 | Filed under: Book news, Bookselling

Bookmarks: the new large-format Kindle, layoffs at Waterstone’s, and more

By Stuart Woods

Sundry links from around the Web: Rumours abound that the launch of a new, big-screen Kindle is only days away Waterstone's, the U.K.'s largest book retailer, cuts up to 650 positions The Toronto Star offers ... Read More »

May 4, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: pulping Penguin, Germany’s black market, and more

By Eric Emin Wood

Sundry links from around the Web: A British hamlet opens a paper recycling mill that, among other things, will specialize in pulping ... Read More »

May 1, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Your e-book speculation for the day

By Eric Emin Wood

It's a shame Canadians still can't experience the apparent bliss that is Amazon's Kindle 2 (despite the release of that iPhone app that would doubtless work perfectly well on Canadian models), but that hasn't stemmed ... Read More »

April 22, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Amazon kindles a price war

By Steven W. Beattie

It may not be the equivalent of the sans-coulottes rising en masse during the French Revolution or a student facing down a tank in Tiananmen Square, but there appears to be a grassroots uprising of ... Read More »

April 6, 2009 | Filed under: Bookselling

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Search Results by tag: Kindle

Burned holy books to be symbolically buried, maybe

Indigo to launch its own e-reader?

Bookmarks: Meet Soft Skull Press’ new editorial director, and more

The next of Kindle

New large-format Kindle goes after the textbook market

Bookmarks: the new large-format Kindle, layoffs at Waterstone’s, and more

Bookmarks: pulping Penguin, Germany’s black market, and more

Your e-book speculation for the day

Amazon kindles a price war

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