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Atwood-bashing begins over “Fox News North”

Margaret Atwood is once again lending her name to a worthy cause, and like her support for the environment, brown-bag lunches, and stay-at-home book tours, the celebrated novelist's actions have generated some mild controversy in ... Read More »

September 2, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Daily book biz round-up: Borders clams up; Lisbeth Salander cast; and more

By Scott MacDonald

Today's book news: Things so bad at Borders they're not talking to the press any more Somebody named Rooney Mara to become Lisbeth Salander Emma Thompson taking over Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit HarperCollins Canada to ... Read More »

August 17, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

Daily book biz round-up: Tolkien & Dickens; New Jersey libraries saved; and more

By Scott MacDonald

Today's book news: Descendants of Tolkien and Dickens (!) rework classic children's fantasy Crime Writer's Association announces Gold Dagger nominees Nielsen looks at the ways film adaptations like Eat, Pray, Love affect book sales Amazing ... Read More »

August 11, 2010 | Filed under: Book links, Libraries

Copyright holders “greedy” say Woodlief, Curtis

By Steven W. Beattie

In a July 9 Wall Street Journal article, Tony Woodlief argues that current practices for securing permission to reprint copyrighted material are too intricate and costly to survive. He cites his own experience writing a ... Read More »

July 19, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Daily book biz round-up: Amazon breaks; Hitchens bails; and more

By Scott MacDonald

All exclamation edition: Amazon breaks! (But it's fixed now. Carry on with your day) Christopher Hitchens suspends book tour! Book dealer accused of stealing Shakespeare folio says he's being framed! Larry King to "hang up ... Read More »

June 30, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

Daily book biz round-up: one million iPads sold; Amazon Associates payola; and more

By Scott MacDonald

A quiet day in the land of book news: Amazon starts paying referral commissions on Kindle book sales One million iPads sold, says Apple Is Amazon's "most-highlighted" tracking creepy and wrong? Comix artist Peter Kuper ... Read More »

May 4, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

Daily book biz round-up: Doctorow slams iPad; Tintin in trouble again

By Scott MacDonald

Today's book news: Lady Seinfeld innocent of vegetable plagiarism Tintin in trouble in the Congo again. Quick Snowy, run get help! N+1 gets a schmancy new website China Miéville now three times as nerdy 99-year-old ... Read More »

April 29, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

The Times’ Motoko Rich moves on from publishing beat

By Stuart Woods

Publishers Weekly is reporting that The New York Times' intrepid publishing reporter Motoko Rich is leaving the books beat behind to join the newspaper's Business Day section. Rich, who worked previously for The Wall Street ... Read More »

April 8, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Daily book biz round-up, April 7

By Scott MacDonald

Here's the day's links: J.K. Rowling may possibly one day if she feels like it write another Harry Potter book Visual artists grab torches, join authors in storming the Google fortress Breaking down the iPad's ... Read More »

April 7, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Daily book biz round-up, March 30

By Scott MacDonald

More book news for you all: iBooks pricing model leaked Kobo to go to agency model Let the media slobbering begin: new Stephenie Meyer title announced BookCamp 2010 is open for registration French publisher Gallimard ... Read More »

March 30, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

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Search Results by tag: media

Atwood-bashing begins over “Fox News North”

Daily book biz round-up: Borders clams up; Lisbeth Salander cast; and more

Daily book biz round-up: Tolkien & Dickens; New Jersey libraries saved; and more

Copyright holders “greedy” say Woodlief, Curtis

Daily book biz round-up: Amazon breaks; Hitchens bails; and more

Daily book biz round-up: one million iPads sold; Amazon Associates payola; and more

Daily book biz round-up: Doctorow slams iPad; Tintin in trouble again

The Times’ Motoko Rich moves on from publishing beat

Daily book biz round-up, April 7

Daily book biz round-up, March 30

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