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Book links roundup: Sara Nelson’s big move, Harry Potter enters Kindle library, and more

Former Publishers Weekly editor Sara Nelson moving to Amazon Harry Potter ebooks to be added to Kindle lending library Wiley acquires textbook publisher Harlan Davidson Harlequin has slow start in first quarter Chelsea Cain's thriller ... Read More »

May 10, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Book links roundup: New generation of Canadian poets, gender and literary fiction, and more

By Shannon Webb-Campbell

The 49th Shelf spotlights a new generation of Canadian poets The New York Times examines the rules of literary fiction for men versus women Publishers Weekly explores concerns about the future of Canadian independent bookselling 10 best practical ... Read More »

April 2, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Publishers to ship directly to Indigo stores this fall

By Sue Carter

Indigo Books & Music is asking publishers to send books directly to individual store locations for 10 weeks this fall while the company updates its distribution centre. Publishers Weekly reports: Indigo wrote to its vendors ... Read More »

July 27, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

Book sales down “dramatically” in Q1 of 2011

By Steven W. Beattie

The bad news for booksellers just seems to keep coming. Today, Publishers Weekly reports that Canadian book sales "dropped dramatically" in the first quarter of 2011 according to figures released by BookNet Canada. The market ... Read More »

July 25, 2011 | Filed under: Book news

No to dead-parent narration?

By Alina Seagal

Generations of pre-J.K. Rowling books described kids acting (mostly) without adult supervision. Among other KidLit classics, characters from Peter Pan, Pippi Longstocking, and The Chronicles of Narnia often had at least one missing parent. But ... Read More »

September 21, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Daily book biz round-up: BEA wind up; iBookstore launch disappoints; and more

By Scott MacDonald

The news of the day, in six handy bullet points: Publishers Weekly takes a last look at this year's BookExpo America Looks like Apple hasn't signed many publishers in advance of today's international iBookstore launch ... Read More »

May 28, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

Daily book biz round-up, March 25

By Scott MacDonald

Here's today's book news: Publishers Weekly takes temperature of Bologna Children's Book Fair Will Random House ever be on the iPad? More conjecture on Apple's book pricing plans Newbery-winner Sid Fleischman dies Harold W. McGraw ... Read More »

March 25, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Daily book biz round-up, March 24

By Scott MacDonald

All the stuff you should be reading today: Publishers Weekly presents its (deeply depressing) 2009 sales rankings Author Paul Carr rants about Amazon's one-star review problem A rather thoughtful analysis of the current Amazon-in-Canada debate ... Read More »

March 24, 2010 | Filed under: Book news

Random House calls off its annual Frankfurt party

By Stuart Woods

In yet another sign of financial turmoil, Random House parent company Bertelsmann has cancelled its annual Frankfurt Book Fair soiree “ long a staple of the fall publishing calendar, and the one Frankfurt party everyone ... Read More »

August 20, 2009 | Filed under: Book news, Events

HarperCollins profits plummet

By Stuart Woods

HarperCollins suffered a massive decline in profits over the past 12 months, according to financial results posted yesterday by parent company NewsCorp. Operating income for the year plummeted to $17 million from $160 million in ... Read More »

August 6, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

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Search Results by tag: Publishers Weekly

Book links roundup: Sara Nelson’s big move, Harry Potter enters Kindle library, and more

Book links roundup: New generation of Canadian poets, gender and literary fiction, and more

Publishers to ship directly to Indigo stores this fall

Book sales down “dramatically” in Q1 of 2011

No to dead-parent narration?

Daily book biz round-up: BEA wind up; iBookstore launch disappoints; and more

Daily book biz round-up, March 25

Daily book biz round-up, March 24

Random House calls off its annual Frankfurt party

HarperCollins profits plummet

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