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Another new format?

We've all heard of audiobooks, but videobooks? HarperCollins is trying to pitch short films of authors summarizing their books (until recently known as an online promotional trailer) as a new format “ even going so ... Read More »

February 3, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

NY publishers’ descent from the high life

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

In the New York Times, Motoko Rich looks at the dying glitz and glam of the publishing world, which, according to Rich, once "came with a milieu that mixed cultural swagger with pure Manhattan high ... Read More »

January 6, 2009 | Filed under: Industry news

Two Canadian novels on Richard & Judy’s list for 2009

By Steven W. Beattie

It's not quite Oprah, but in the U.K. it's the closest thing there is. Television celebrities Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan are the hosts of Britain's wildly popular Richard and Judy's Book Club, and this ... Read More »

January 5, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

“Books make great gifts”

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

There are less than two weeks until Christmas, and didja know that books make great gifts? If you didn't, the aptly named BooksAreGreatGifts.com will tell you why, with a Youtube video of various authors and ... Read More »

December 12, 2008 | Filed under: Authors

Event photos: the 2008 Giller Light Bash

By Stuart Woods

While attendees of the swank Scotiabank Giller Prize gala sweated it out under hot TV lights, a smaller gathering convened across town for the Scotiabank Giller Light Bash, a fundraiser for Frontier College, which was ... Read More »

November 14, 2008 | Filed under: Events

CPYT is for Charles Pachter on YouTube

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

Cormorant Books has posted a video from Cormorant Films (which, as the disclaimer notes, does not actually exist ... yet) of M Is For Moose author Charles Pachter reading Further Arrivals by Margaret Atwood, which ... Read More »

November 12, 2008 | Filed under: Authors

National Post hosts online Giller roundtable

By Steven W. Beattie

In preparation for tomorrow's Scotiabank Giller Prize gala award ceremony, the National Post has recruited a cadre of industry insiders, authors, and commentators for a special online roundtable about literary awards and their effects on ... Read More »

November 10, 2008 | Filed under: Awards

Danielle Steel and the stink of success

By Stuart Woods

What does a bestseller smell like? The creative team at Elizabeth Arden is wagering that people will be curious to find out with its latest celebrity fragrance, Danielle by Danielle Steel. But according to T ... Read More »

October 24, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Drabble feels pressure to dumb down

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

Last month, Quillblog featured a blog posting from New York magazine about the end of publishing (question mark). One concern for authors and publishers alike was that the focus had shifted from backing solid literary ... Read More »

October 7, 2008 | Filed under: Authors, Industry news

No happy ending for publishing?

By Danielle Ng-See-Quan

New York magazine's feature by Boris Kachka about the current state of the book business lays things out like a fractured fairy tale, more Alice in Wonderland or Bluebeard than Cinderella, and rife with poisoned ... Read More »

September 16, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

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Search Results by tag: marketing

Another new format?

NY publishers’ descent from the high life

Two Canadian novels on Richard & Judy’s list for 2009

“Books make great gifts”

Event photos: the 2008 Giller Light Bash

CPYT is for Charles Pachter on YouTube

National Post hosts online Giller roundtable

Danielle Steel and the stink of success

Drabble feels pressure to dumb down

No happy ending for publishing?

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