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U.S. court rules print-on-demand services not liable in defamation cases

A fight between two high-school cheerleaders has resulted in an American court ruling that print-on-demand services are not liable in defamation lawsuits. (Sounds like a plot twist on Gossip Girl...) The two cheerleaders, Ms. Calcagni ... Read More »

September 15, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Twelve must-haves for booksellers

By Sara Forsyth

Market research firm Nielsen just released a list of the top 12 books that booksellers "cannot afford not to stock." The U.K.'s Telegraph notes that the works of Jane Austen, The Lord of the Rings ... Read More »

August 12, 2008 | Filed under: Bookselling

Surprise: You’re a YA author!

By Nathan Whitlock

The New York Times has a piece by author Margo Rabb about her discovery that her readership would not be as... mature as she had envisioned: When my agent called to tell me that my ... Read More »

July 21, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Current opportunities on Q&Q’s Job Board

By Q&Q jobs

This week on Q&Q's Job Board: Sales and Marketing Associate - Canadian Scholars' Press / Women's Press (180 Bloor Street West, Toronto) Associate Editor - Suite101.com (Vancouver-Yaletown) Production Editor - Penguin Group (Canada) (Toronto, ON) ... Read More »

July 18, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Great moments in embargoing: buttertart edition

By Nathan Whitlock

Publishers will often embargo a book “ that is, make it unavailable to reviewers and the media, and occasionally even booksellers “ if they feel it contains information or revelations so sensitive that, were they ... Read More »

July 16, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Countdown to Cohen

By Nathan Whitlock

There are a few authors “ J.K. Rowling being the most obvious example “ who can create line-ups at the cash register on the day of publication. For most books, however, even ones by popular ... Read More »

July 14, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

In defense of free downloads

By Scott MacDonald

Sci-fi author Cory Doctorow has always been adamant that making his books available for free online has actually improved sales in hard copy. Currently, on BoingBoing.net, he has an interesting discussion going about Tor Books ... Read More »

July 11, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

A call to blog

By Scott MacDonald

Every author with even an ounce of self-promotional instinct seems to have a blog these days, but how many editors and publishers do? According to Booksquare blogger Kassia Kroszer, the whole publishing industry needs to ... Read More »

June 27, 2008 | Filed under: Book news, Opinion

2008 Libris Awards spread the wealth

By Q&Q Staff

Booksellers must have been in a share-the-wealth mood when they voted on this year's Libris Awards, as all three nominees for Author of the Year went home with a prize. It was Lawrence Hill who ... Read More »

June 15, 2008 | Filed under: Awards, Industry news

All the anxious publishers on Earth

By Q&Q Staff

There was an international theme to this year's BookExpo Canada Friday conference, dubbed "Another Country: Creative Borders, Globalism and the Age of Collaboration." The morning panel featured publishers from Ireland and the Netherlands, as well ... Read More »

June 14, 2008

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