Telegraph.co.uk
Sales of digital novels are soaring – so why don't best-seller lists reflect this trend? By JoJo Moyes After more than a decade of writing novels, it is the stuff of dreams to have one finally make it into the Top 10. But when asked about my sales, ...
Telegraph.co.uk
Why Finish Books? by Tim Parks | NYRblog | The New York Review ...
“Sir—” remarked Samuel Johnson with droll incredulity to someone too eager to know whether he had finished a certain book—“Sir, do you read books through?” Well, do we? Right through to the end? And if we do, are we the suckers Johnson supposed ... Schopenhauer, who thought and wrote a great deal about reading, is on Johnson's side. Life is “too short for bad books” and “a few pages” should be quite enough, he claims, for “a provisional estimate of an author's productions.
NYRBlog - The New York Review of Books
Authors share their favorite types of book promotion
USA TODAY
It's such a 'high' to get excited that I could win a book ... always my favorite thing (actually winning that is ... lol)! I also love the bookmarks and fun extras on an author's website and getting to see the book covers, seeing new books that are ...
USA TODAY
Why 'Grey' matters
Chicago Sun-Times
If you are like thousands of other American women, you do. Fifty Shades of Grey is the first installment of a romantic trilogy penned by British author EL James. However, the book probably is unlike any other romantic novel you have ever read.
Why Dr. Sanjay Gupta is writing fiction
CNN
By Elizabeth Landau, CNN Gupta and David E. Kelley are the executive producers of the TV pilot based on the book (CNN) -- He's an internationally recognized journalist, doctor and nonfictionauthor. Now, for the first time, he's dipping his scalpel ...
Are Book Publishers To Blame For Gender Discrimination?
Huffington Post
Some people, including author Jennifer Weiner, have spoken out about the statistics, saying that they seem to imply discrimination against female writers by major book reviewers. But are literaryjournalists entirely to blame, or is a seed of ...
Could tiny ebooks really upset the mighty Apple cart?
Register
By Brid-Aine Parnell • Get more from this author Analysis You wouldn't think that Apple had any problems right now. Its share price is so grossly high that it is ranked as the most valuable company in the world. Fans will queue up in their thousands ...
Is Barnes & Noble in trouble?
New York Daily News (blog)
(Photo: Bloomberg News) Clearly, the potential legal action is a victory for Amazon, which favors the “wholesale pricing” model that allows it to buy books directly from publishers and then sell them for as little as the online giant would like; ...
Apple, publishers may be sued for e-book price fixing
MSN Money
By Trefis 7 minutes ago Apple (AAPL) and five large book publishers could be slapped with a lawsuit by the US Department of Justice for allegedly colluding to keep the prices of e-books high, according to a report last Friday. The book publishers in ...
Author-TV host Toure wins Books for a Better Life award for 'Who's Afraid ...
Washington Post
NEW YORK — Author and television host Toure (too-RAY') has won a literary prize for his motivational book “Who's Afraid of Post-Blackness?” Toure was among the winners announced Monday in 10 self-help categories for a Book for a Better Life Award.
'Fifty Shades of Grey': A winning romance novel goes from fan fiction to viral hit
Entertainment Weekly
Originally released last year, first-time fiction author EL James's surprise bestseller has been quietly heating things up for months as word of mouth spread. The romance novel, which prominently features bondage, S&M, and assorted other deliciously ...
Erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey lands epic book deal
Toronto Star
An erotic novel with obscure origins in a no-name Australian publishing collective specializing in e-books has, in the past few days, become a worldwide literary phenomenon, thanks to a seven-figure deal with Vintage Books, part of the prestigious ...
Right pricing e-books: Is the government actually discouraging competition?
Christian Science Monitor
Authors Guild President Scott Turow charges in an open letter about e-book pricing: “Our government may be on the verge of killing real competition in order to save the appearance of competition.” By Husna Haq / March 12, 2012 "Amazon was using e-book ...
Christian Science Monitor
Ebook Publisher Whiskey Creek Press Has 9th Anniversary
Albany Times Union
It is not edited by the Albany Times-Union. Ebook Publisher Whiskey Creek Press celebrates 9th anniversary, having published 1500 ebooks of fiction by more than 450 authors since March 2003. A traditional small press publisher paying author royalties, ...
Buzz in books: James Brown bio, Katy Perry to write memoir?
USA TODAY
Jones says the book "crackles with the same intensity Brown used to overcome his destitute beginnings to become the Godfather of Soul."The New York Times and Publishers Weekly agree. Be sure to flip through photos from Brown's life.
USA TODAY
British author Salman Rushdie to speak in India 2 months after death threats
Fox News
The Booker Prize-winning author will travel to the capital to deliver an hour-long session named, "The Liberty Verses -- I am What I am and That's All That I am," at the India Today Conclave, according to the event's website.
Fox News
US Study of 7.6 Million Students Reveals Most Popular Books and Reading Trends
MarketWatch (press release)
What Kids Are Reading 2012: The Book-Reading Habits of Students in American Schools, released today by Renaissance Learning, presents detailed information about the top 40 books read by students in grades 1-12. The report also fans the flame of debate ...
EU wants ebook publishers to settle arguments
Inquirer
By Dave Neal THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) competition commissioner wants to reach a settlement with publishers over ebook pricing, and despite having plenty of options he is not keen on throwing the book at them. European regulators have been talking with ...
Bestselling Author Releases The Wealthy Photographer on Kindle
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Bestselling Author Lori Osterberg has just released her newest book, The Wealthy Photographer: 12 Secrets To A Successful Photography Business and Enviable Lifestyle, in Kindle format. Denver, Colorado (PRWEB) March 13, 2012 Bestselling Author Lori ...
DC immigrant collects books to send home to Cameroon
Washington Post
The building's basement is full of boxes of books, which they survey for content and durability. Fontem, 42, said that with a trove of stories tugging at their imaginations, it can be hard to stay on task. “They don't work, but I can't really complain ...
Compuware Launches New eBook: Java Enterprise Performance
MarketWatch (press release)
DETROIT, Mar 13, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Compuware Corporation (NASDAQ:CPWR) , the technology performance company, today announced the availability of Java Enterprise Performance, a new online eBook authored by technology experts at the ...
Erotic Novel '50 Shades Of Grey,' Fan Fiction And Copyright
paidContent.org
Vintage paid seven figures to republish EL James' 50 Shades of Grey trilogy, which was first published in book form last year by a small Australian publisher. Before that, the trilogy appeared in a slightly different form, under the title Master of the ...
World Book Day Becomes Europe's Biggest Children's Webcast
Sacramento Bee
"We had children from years 3-6 watching the web broadcast to engage them with authors they love and inspire them to go and find out more about those authors and others to source and researchbooks for the school, chosen by them.
Skylanders Books Suggest October Release for Giants
Wired News
The first four books have just popped up on Amazon and provide more information on how these titles will tackle the videogame world as well as a possible release date for Skylanders Giants . Skylanders Official Sticker Book: Meet the Skylanders – A ...
Coaches' Books: A Tournament
Wall Street Journal
If you're a big-name coach, there's a good chance you're also an author. But which of the countlessbooks written by coaches is best? If you had to read one tome about how so-and-so won the title and how you can win at life, which should it be?
The Circuit: Possible EU e-book settlement, discussing 'big data' at SXSW and more
Washington Post (blog)
By Hayley Tsukayama EU open to e-books settlement: The European Union may be open to a settlement with Apple and major publishers including Harper Collins over an antitrust case about e-book pricing. At a news conference, EU antitrust chief Joaquin ...
NEW: 3rd Edition of the ProBlogger Book Available [Free Webinar ...
By Darren Rowse
In May of 2008 – ProBlogger the Book (yep, the real hard cover book) was released. it was a collaboration between myself and co-author Chris Garrett – published with Wiley Publishing. The goal of the book was to ... The 3rd edition again has loads of small updates including updates on the case study chapter to bring it right up to date on the last couple of years (particularly updates on how we've made a transition to selling eBooks as the major source of income). There is also a new ...
@ProBlogger
Russia's Burgeoning E-Book Market | TeleRead: News and views on ...
By Paul Biba
That's the title of an article in Shelf Awareness: As the number of available e-book titles continues to increase and prices fall, Russians are exhibiting an. ... TeleRead - News and views on ebooks, libraries, publishing and related topics ... market players caution that it will be a long time before e-books replace printed titles,” Moscow Times reported, noting that the “size of the Russian e-bookmarket is currently $2.2 million, with e-books accounting for less than 1% of total book sales.” ...
TeleRead: News and views on e-books,...
The Best Narrated Audio Books | Apartment Therapy
By Chris Perez
2012_03_09-Best_Read_AudioBooks_02.jpg. Books Read by the Author. For light and humorousbooks, we enjoy audiobooks read by the authors themselves. Who better to tell the story? When done well, we connect with the author in a way ...
Main | Apartment Therapy
Should readers of ebooks be taxed to subsidize stores that sell ...
By Rex Hammock
crunched the numbers on ebook pricing in June of 2009 in this article and determined that ebooks could, as a stand-alone business, be priced far below Amazon's current $9.99 pricing (they mentioned the amount $4) and still provide the ... out that the pricing of ebooks, as a stand-alone business, can provide for a wide variety of dynamic pricing based on time-based or other economic incentives that could actually far surpass the revenue available via the current book distribution ...
Rex Hammock's RexBlog
“Game Change” author: “Totally pleased” with HBO's adaptation of ...
By Tina Korbe
According to Townhall.com's John Hanlon, HBO's much-hyped “Game Change” was “everything conservatives feared it would be,” but author Mark Halperin is still pleased with it. It's not only a faithful adaptation of the book he co-authored with ...
Hot Air » Top Picks
3M, Polaris Partner for E-Book Integration -- THE Journal
The Polaris Integrated Library System will add 3M's Cloud Library eBook Lending Service to provide a single portal for checking out both traditional books and e-books.
THE Journal: All Current Articles
Pop-Up City Books
By Design Mom
For his birthday, Ben Blair received these adorable books from our dear friend, Caroline. They are pop-up tours of Paris, London and New York (Caroline knows we love all 3 cities!). They are small in size — about 5 inches high — but they are ...
Design Mom
EU ready to settle with publishers over ebook price-fixing, but no ...
By Ed Oswald
European Union antitrust chief Joaquin Almunia says that the Competition Commission is open to a settlement with publishers in the increasingly high-profile ebook price fixing case, but only if the companies address key regulatory issues.
BetaNews
Author's Guild Boss On E-Book Price Fixing Allegations: But... But... Brick ...
Techdirt
Scott Turow's statement is presumably issued on behalf of the Author's Guild, although there's no indication that any author other than Scott Turow was consulted. (You may remember the Author'sGuild as the cheery people whose fear of technology led ...
Book Briefs for Mar. 13
Las Vegas Review-Journal
"Vegas Rag Doll" author Wendy Mazaros is set to sign books at 1 pm Saturday at the 8915 W. Charleston Blvd. Barnes & Noble. For more information about Mazaros, visit vegasragdoll.com. Australian-American novelist/media artist Kris Saknussemm is ...
The 'Oprah Effect': Bad for Book Sales?
The Root
... pretty much guaranteed to become a best-seller, since sales seemed to shoot automatically through the roof. An author couldn't get any luckier than to be endorsed by the Queen of Talk. But it turns out that big booksellers such as Barnes & Noble ...
Farmer File: Dunwoody's writing duo
Dunwoody Crier
Steve is a career management consultant and author who has thought a lot about our thoughts and actions and how they interact. White writes in a casual, cordial style. There is nothing arcane or esoteric about the book as he takes the reader through ...
The unlikely creator of John Carter
Salon
By Michael Dirda, Barnes & Noble Review In 1911, Edgar Rice Burroughs, having failed at everything else, decided to write a novel. He was then in his mid-30s, married with two children, barely supporting his family as the agent for a pencil-sharpener ...
Boulden: Fort Smith history is 'underwritten'
The City Wire
A few months shy of a year ago, The History Press approached him about writing a book on Fort Smith history and, as they say, the rest is history. Boulden loved European history in grade school. He attended the University of Missouri at Columbia with ...
Q&A: HGTV stylist and dessert maker Courtney Dial Whitmore
AZ Central.com
12, 2012 11:57 AM Courtney Dial Whitmore, author, stylist and writer, signs her new cookbook "Push-up Pops" on Saturday in Tempe. Whitmore is the creator of Pizzazzerie.com, a do-it-yourself resource for entertaining and party-themed recipes.
Artist in Residence Guy Cools collaborates with UBC faculty and students
Castanet.net
Greenslade received her Master's of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at UBC. Her first book, A Pilgrim in Ireland: A Quest for Home, was published in 2002. She's currently working on her fourth book, Sing a Worried Song, set in rural Manitoba and Bombay ...
'Dark Shadows' star Kathryn Leigh Scott returns to Collinwood
Examiner.com
Actress and author Kathryn Leigh Scott is remembered by millions of “Dark Shadows” fans as Maggie Evans and Josette DuPrés, the doomed fiancée of vampire Barnabas Collins. In its heyday, the original “Dark Shadow”s daytime series (ABC-TV, ...
Story Engineers spin yarns in the service of commerce
Gig City
The author of Toby: A Man, the Garneau Block and other novels – and one on the way – believes in what he's doing so much that he quit his plum job as a star columnist at the Edmonton Journal. Ohler, meanwhile, resigned his position as marketing guy at ...
Scott Turow responds to US Justice Department's antitrust threat
Quill & Quire (blog)
The news prompted best-selling author Scott Turow, president of the Author's Guild, to issue an open letter criticizing the move. In the letter, Turow praises Apple's adherence to the agency model for digital sales, which allows publishers to set ...
Guest Author: Richard Zacks - Barnes & Noble Book Clubs
In today's guest author post, Richard Zacks explains how his research for a ... So five years ago, I was doing some research to try to write a crime novel set in the ...
bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com/t5/The-NOOK.../1304291
Barnes & Noble Announces the Winners for the 21st ... - DailyFinance
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the leading retailer of content, digital media and ... Serving as this year's fiction judges are: Chris Abani, author of the 2004 ...
www.dailyfinance.com/rtn/pr/.../rfid539457757/?...
Denver Private Detective-Author Pens Mystery ... - Digital Journal
When multi-published romance and mystery author Colleen Collins became a ... The Zen Man is available as an eBook from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and ...
digitaljournal.com/pr/611862
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