Publishing Perils in the Digital Age

Publishing Perils in the Digital Age New York Times (blog) “In fact,” Ms. Constantine wrote, “the marketplace experience has shown unequivocally that eBooks by Ms. Davenport which are available on Kindle and elsewhere would most likely lift sales of her books since she is building a fan-base by her online ...

Authors Bring Their Literary Talents to Occupy Movement Campus Progress More than 200 authors, including Margaret Atwood, have signed the OccupyWriters.com statement supporting the movement. Dozens of well-knownauthors—including Margaret Atwood, Naomi Klein, Neil Gaiman, and Michael Cunningham—are standing in support ...

Demibooks Announces Funding From Educational Development Corporation (EDC) MarketWatch (press release) Demibooks provides a publishing platform for interactive books. Demibooks® Composer is the first code-free, affordable way for publishers and self-published authors and illustrators to create interactive books for the iPad, right on the device itself. ...

Japan's leader to return looted royal Korean books The Associated Press Noda was to return the books to South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Wednesday, according to Lee's office. The documents are part of the 1205 historical volumes that Japan agreed to hand back to South Korea when Noda's predecessor, Naoto Kan, ...

7 Great Indie Books to Read Whilst You Occupy Wall Street Huffington Post (blog) Like the OWSJ, all of the books are self-published and speak to the power of the individual. To those of you who have been there from the start, and for those who are just joining in, you have our support and thanks. This list is for you!

40 non-fiction books suggested for Canada Reads CBC.ca Readers of CBC Books have chosen 40 non-fiction works they'd like to see compete in next February's edition of Canada Reads, CBC's annual book debate. The titles range from classics like Jane Jacobs's The Death and Life of Great American Cities to ...

Books-A-Million stores to open next month Mainebiz Daily Books-A-Million has been renovating the interiors of the stores, which will include a Joe Muggs coffee shop. The stores will carry books, including those by local and regional authors, DVDs, audio equipment and books, and the Nook e-readers and ...

BNA Books Announces the Publication of the 2011 Cumulative Supplement to ... PR Newswire (press release) ... and Copyright Laws; Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Regulations; and other titles in intellectual property law. For a free BNA Books catalog, call 1.800.960.1220, send an e-mail request tobooks@bna.com, or visit us online at bna.com/bnabooks.

Interactive Touch Revolutionizes Creation of iPad Apps for Kids MarketWatch (press release) In addition to this partnership, the company has also signed over 100 authors to agreements for future work and expects to have as many titles available on the Interactive Touch Books by the end of the year. Founded in December 2010, Interactive Touch ...

GigaOm's Michael Wolf Launches Digital Publisher BSTSLLR paidContent.org The first title, West Coast Crime Wave, is a collection of short stories by thriller authors and is $3.99 in the Kindle Store. This is the democratization of publishing, Wolf says. Indie book publishers have been around for awhile—and, of course, ...

Publishers beware: Is CodexCloud the Grooveshark for ebooks ... By Nancy Messieh While it was built with the main aim of allowing users to sync their e-books over multiple mobile devices, and read them through your browser, the fact remains that publishers and authors will not be fans of CodexCloud. The site does bear the ... The Next Web

Amazon Publishing Leaves NY Houses Out of Deal ... By NYConvergence Traditional publishers have fallen victim to the digital age — readers no longer have to venture to a bookstore to obtain a copy of the latest New York Times Bestseller and authors no longer need to consult with publishing houses. ... The Times mentions that Amazon will provide authors with access to the coveted Nielsen BookScan sales data, which indicates how many physical books are being sold in specific markets, while also fostering a 'one-on-one' relationship between author ... NYConvergence.com E-books edging out traditional print Aljazeera.net In fact, some authors, such as Amanda Hocking, have made a name - and millions of dollars - for themselves through e-publishing and not traditional publishing houses. And Amazon is even starting to pen publishing deals directly with authors, ... Blurb Launches Beautiful ebooks for the iPad MarketWatch (press release) Like all Blurb books, ebooks can be listed for sale at the Blurb bookstore. Authors can set their own price and keep 100% of the mark-up from sales. About Blurb®Blurb® is a creative publishing and marketing platform that unleashes the creative genius ... Varying authors of Bible's books can be detected by computer algorithm Washington Post But for many years, scholars have presented evidence that these books, as well as much of the rest of the Bible, were the work of many unknown authors. Now Israeli researchers have come up with a computer algorithm that, they say, can recognize ... Local Books: East African immigrants in NW The Seattle Times New in local books: East African immigrants in the Pacific Northwest; a new Cutter Key novel; a kids' guide to looking for Sasquatch and "Turbulence," new in paperback. The book "Turbulence: Boeing and the State of American Workers and Managers" is ... Herman Cain's campaign paid his company to buy his books CBS News Federal Election Commission records show that the former Godfather's Pizza executive paid more than $64000 of his presidential campaign funds to his motivational speaking company, THE New Voice Inc., for copies of his own books, and for lodging, ... The books, not the Booker Prize, are what is wrong with literature Telegraph.co.uk (blog) Each year authors and commentators will question the point of the prize. And each year, without fail, someone will write a long and worthy piece defending the Booker's right to exist. This year was no different. Alan Hollinghurst's much-admired The ... A Boston Bustling with Books Harvard Crimson Many different parts of the literary community—from fans waiting in line to get their books signed by their favorite author to the small New England Science Fiction Association publishing house trying to bring classics to a new generation—gathered in ... Alan Cane: Spread of ebooks may heighten piracy problem Financial Times Also, without adequate financial reward, authors have little incentive to write. As Dr Johnson said: “No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money.” The growth of ebooks is inevitable. It is up to the publishing industry to decide if it wants to ... Bestselling Authors Deepak Chopra and Leonard Mlodinow Release Landmark Debate ... MarketWatch (press release) Spirituality, a new book published by Harmony Books on October 4, 2011. In the YouTube debate with Larry King, Mlodinow defends his controversial position that science does not -- and cannot -- conclude that God is an illusion. And Chopra explains that ... New books chronicle surfing's history ESPN By Jeff DiNunzio Two new books have set to expand the record of surfing's history, examining topics that have drawn attention to surfing and attributed to its growth: big waves and wetsuits. In Ghost Wave, Dixon dissects the historical fascination with ... Simchat Torah 2011: Dates, Dances, Customs, Shemini Atzeret Explained Huffington Post Simchat Torah, the joyous Jewish celebration of the Torah (Five Books of Moses), begins at sundown on Oct. 20, 2011 and ends at nightfall on Oct. 21. The holiday is immediately preceded by Shemini Atzeret on Oct. 19, which is considered the eighth day ...

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