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War over e-books heats up

If publishers were nervous about the future of the industry before, they've gotta be outright terrified now. Over the past few days, some of the most time-honoured practices of the business have been challenged or ... Read More »

December 16, 2009 | Filed under: Book news, Industry news

Echlin, Michaels among Giller picks

By Scott MacDonald

The Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist was announced this morning, and it included a mix of "sure bets" and surprise nods. The biggest surprise, however, was the omission of Margaret Atwood's The Year of the Flood ... Read More »

October 6, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Henighan responds to Rabinovitch responding to Richler responding to Glendinning

By Nathan Whitlock

First Victoria Glendinning, one of this year's Giller judges, weighed in on what she saw as some of the limitations of Canadian literature (too many grants, too many cottage settings, too many "flashbacks to Granny's ... Read More »

September 30, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Douglas Coupland video clips available on iTunes

By Alison Potstra

Fans of quirky writer, visual artist, and Canadian cultural icon Douglas Coupland can watch three free video clips inspired by his new novel Generation A via the iTunes Store. Set in the near future, Generation A ... Read More »

September 1, 2009 | 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

Recession woes for Borders UK and Bertelsmann

By Stuart Woods

There are more signs this week that the beleaguered book-selling chain Borders UK could be up for sale. On Thursday, The Independent reported that owner Luke Johnson has hired a corporate finance firm to seek ... Read More »

June 5, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: historical vampires, Nabokov’s last work, and forgotten Pulitzers

By Eric Emin Wood

Sundry links from around the Web: The New York Times looks at established authors who write well into old age. The co-author of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies announces his next book: Abraham Lincoln, vampire hunter. ... Read More »

April 20, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: More layoffs at Random House U.S., the credit crunch, and Richard Price’s behind

By Stuart Woods

Sundry links from the Web: More wreckage at Random House U.S.: Pantheon Books publisher Janice Goldklang is laid off after 25 years with the company. How well do you know crime fiction? Take the Ceeb's ... Read More »

January 9, 2009 | Filed under: Book links

Parsing Black Wednesday

By Stuart Woods

One of the worst weeks in U.S. publishing history has left the book trade facing a grim tally. Just to sum up, on Wednesday three of the biggest publishers south of the border announced massive ... Read More »

December 5, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Big shake-ups at Random House U.S.

By Scott MacDonald

There's some scary stuff going on at Random House in the U.S. today. Industry observers anticipated changes to the company's organizational structure after new CEO Markus Dohle took over earlier this year, but few could ... Read More »

December 3, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

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Search Results by tag: Random House

War over e-books heats up

Echlin, Michaels among Giller picks

Henighan responds to Rabinovitch responding to Richler responding to Glendinning

Douglas Coupland video clips available on iTunes

Random House calls off its annual Frankfurt party

Recession woes for Borders UK and Bertelsmann

Bookmarks: historical vampires, Nabokov’s last work, and forgotten Pulitzers

Bookmarks: More layoffs at Random House U.S., the credit crunch, and Richard Price’s behind

Parsing Black Wednesday

Big shake-ups at Random House U.S.

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