Larry McMurtry's massive book sale begins Friday

Larry McMurtry's massive book sale begins Friday
Los Angeles Times
And it's keeping 150000 books in stock. In addition to being a significant book collector and bookseller, McMurtry has a stunning publishing record and screenwriting career. He's the author of the Pulitzer prize winner "Lonesome Dove," and dozens of other ...

Students: Buying books? Rent them off Amazon instead
ZDNet (blog)
It's nigh on impossible to claw back a fair amount of the money you've spent on now expensive doorstops, and more often than not, the books become useless as new editions come out for the next student intake. ... Amazon says "as a courtesy to future customers, we ask that you limit your writing and highlighting to a minimal amount," so a few lines here and there are acceptable -- but if you return the book covered in beer stains and doodles, the company may charge you full price for the book after shipping it back to ...
 
ZDNet (blog)

College textbooks: how to spend less this year
Christian Science Monitor
If students fail to return the book after the extension, they will be charged the full price of the book. Amazon said renters can write or highlight in the books “a minimal amount,” but if books are returned with “excessive writing or highlighting,” students will be ...

Christian Science Monitor

Joan Rivers says Costco book ban like 'beginning of Nazi Germany'
Los Angeles Times
Television personality Joan Rivers created a little mayhem Tuesday at a Costco in Burbank, chaining herself to a shopping cart and shouting from a bullhorn as part of a protest that also happened to promote her new book. Clad in chunky jewelry and ...

Politico e-book maintains Obama does not heart Romney
New York Daily News (blog)
It seems unlikely that President Obama is on the verge of inviting Republican candidate Mitt Romney out for drinks or polishing off the nine iron for a quick round of golf, so Politico's newest e-book“Obama's Last Stand,” which focuses on Obama's “genuine disdain” for Romney seems just seems to prompt a response of “well, DUH.” The e-book ... The introduction, which can be found on Politico, was written by Evan Thomas, who has published books “Ike's Bluff,” “The War Lovers” and “Robert Kennedy.” Thomas ...

Book review: Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell series is running on fumes
Washington Post
Chelsea Cain's fifth novel to feature Portland detective Archie Sheridan and his nemesis, Gretchen Lowell, delivers the shocks that one expects from this “The Silence of the Lambs” clone. “Kill You Twice” is the best book in the series since “Heartsick.” ...

Robert Hughes, pugnacious art critic, author and TV host, dies at 74
Washington Post
Mr. Hughes had wide-ranging interests and published a memoir, a book about fishing and biographies of artists, in addition to two monumental surveys of art history. His 1987 book about the settlement of Australia, “The Fatal Shore,” was considered a ...

The author's family protests after Texas uses "Of Mice and Men" to evaluate ...
Salon
Instead they were inspired by Lennie Small, the fictional migrant farm worker from the famous novel “Of Mice and Men,” written by the late Nobel Prize winning American author John Steinbeck. Wilson's attorney, Lee Kovarsky, told Salon that eight years later, ...

The Ebook Bait and Switch
Library Journal (blog)
A kind reader commented on my last post comparing library ebook selection to small town diner lattes that although I have previously argued that popular ebooks libraries didn't matter, I was now complaining about the lack of selection. Or, as the ... I also know there's been a lot of publicity pointing out how publishers are either avoiding selling ebooks to libraries or making the deals so bad that it's not worth it, so that library patrons can't get any of the books they might want. ... But I've read those literary classics.

With 'Last Book Sale,' Lit Giant Leaves One More Gift
NPR
Booked Up Inc. helped put author Larry McMurtry's hometown on the map when it became one of the largest used book stores in the country. Booked Up Inc. helped putauthor Larry McMurtry's hometown on the map when it became. Donna McWilliam/AP...

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Joan Rivers protests Costco ban of her new book
Christian Science Monitor
TV host and author Joan Rivers was escorted from a Costco store by police Tuesday after Rivers handcuffed herself to a shopping cart to protest the business's decision not to carry her book. Skip to next paragraph ...

Christian Science Monitor

Legit Ebook Lending Site Taken Down By An Angry Twitmob of Writers
Techdirt
If the author or publisher has not authorized lending, then the Borrow button would be grayed out.... Book. Did you notice that they also have links to buy the books? They make money through an affiliate program, if people buy books through their links. So they list EVERY BOOK. In fact, their website might be dynamic in that it generates a page whenever someone searches for a certain book... If you publish through KDP (whether or not you are in Select) and are at the 70% royalty rate, then your ebooks are lendable.

Between the lines with Chelsea Cain (A Q&A)
Examiner.com
The New York Times bestselling author of four previous thrillers – Heartsick, Sweetheart, Evil at Heart and The Night Season – Cain is currently celebrating the release of her newest series entry, Kill You Twice (Minotaur Books, $25.99), which was published yesterday. ... Now, Chelsea Cain shares a few pages from the book of her life… 1) As a child, did you wear your literary lust loud and proud or were you a closet bibliophile? I was a library rat and a bookworm. I read all the time. I walked to school reading books.

Examiner.com

A homegrown e-book queen
Austin Herald
Amanda Hocking kicked off a nationwide tour for her newest book by speaking to a packed room at the Austin Public Library. Herald reporter Trey Mewes interviewed the Austin paranormal romanceauthor live Tuesday about her writing process, her books, ...

New pet books spotlight everything from military dogs to a cat who looks like a cow!
Chicago Tribune
"Sophie: The Incredible True Story of the Castaway Dog," by Emma Pearse (Lifelong Books, Boston, MA, 20012; $25). Clearly a beach read, imagine "Gilligan's Island" without Gilligan, the Skipper, Mary Ann, Ginger or anyone else -- except one dog. Sophie ...

You Call That A Beach Book? Really?
NPR
What I was reading: an advance copy of a book about Whorfian linguistics — the mostly discredited idea that what language you speak affects how you think. In my defense, I was preparing to review it — you can take the freelance writer to the beach, but you ...

NPR

Self-published Leesburg author Dianne Venetta takes top honors for romance ...
Orlando Sentinel
Venetta, a Leesburg-resident and self-published author, recently took top honors at the first Indie Reader Discovery Awards, winning the best in category for romance for her novel "Jennifer's Garden." The book has also garnered many positive reviews on ...

Watch One Of The Best PGA Championships - Read The Book - Then See The ...
Forbes
But the real highlight of the Ocean Course comes from a design perspective: I'm a golf course architecture buff, have written frequently on the topic, and co-wrote an entirebook devoted to the subject. The Ocean Course ... Nearly in time for the PGA Championship comes a golf book of the same name, The War By The Shore: The Incomparable Drama of the 1991 Ryder Cup, by Curt Sampson, respected author of the New York Times bestsellers The Masters and Hogan (and seven other golf books). Sampson recounts ...

Forbes

Joan Rivers protests Costco, compares it to 'Nazi Germany'
USA TODAY
The author/comedian handcuffed herself to a customer's shopping cart at a Costco on Tuesday in Burbank to protest the store, which is not selling her new book, I Hate Everything ... Starting With Me, reports AP. Interview: Joan Rivers. A camera crew was conveniently on ... And, "Costco, who sells condoms by the pallet, who sells Paula Deen books and -- which is not good for their customers' health -- they decided to ban my book. This is a First Amendment violation." She added, "This is a store that sells 300 rolls of ...

USA TODAY

Book Review: Teach Your Children Well: Parenting For Authentic Success by ...
Blogcritics.org (blog)
Teach Your Children - Parenting For Authentic Success by Madeline Levine is an extremely helpfulbook on how parents can contend with the many complicated issues of raising children with the fewest problems possible. The book is value-driven, with ... The author cites important core values such as, reflection, generosity, responsibility, contribution to the community, relaxation, clear communication, adaptation and collaboration. The idea of ... Scott Butki's Book Time: Interviews withAuthors. Image for this feature ...

'Gotham' Magazine Announces New Publisher | Adweek
By Emma Bazilian
After years of sharing a publisher with sister title Hamptons magazine, Niche Media's glitzy lifestyle mag Gotham is getting its own publisher in David Katz, a Condé Nast veteran. Debra Halpert, the former joint publisher of Hamptons and Gotham , will continue to publish Hamptons.
Adweek : Advertising & Branding

Fifty Shades Outsells Every British Book Ever!! | PerezHilton.com
By Perez Hilton
And the literary world just erotically asphyxiated itself! Snowdragons Icequeen E.L. James´ Twilight-inspired pornographic novel 50 Shades of Grey has sold over 12 million units globally,...
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Inside HBO's Game of Thrones Book Trailer Visits TV Set - GalleyCat
By Maryann Yin
Chronicle Books will publish the official companion to the Game of Thrones television series, Inside HBO's Game of Thrones. Unlike most book trailers, this video visited the set of a popular TV show. As of this writing, the trailer has received ...
GalleyCat

Michelle Obama Books Third Leno Appearance For August 13 ...
By Noah Rothman
Book Alleges Voter Fraud Could Be Responsible For Al Franken Win · john schnatter papa johns Papa John's CEO: ObamaCare Means Higher Pizza Prices · Capture-7 Stewart Calls Out Fox News' Judith Miller For Hypocrisy On National ...
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Slim Thug Pens New Book 'How To Survive In A Recession' Offering ...
By The Huffington Post News Editors
For the most part, the advice Slim offers in the 47-page ebook is nothing new: Spend less than you earn, don't waste your money, negotiate everything and have a financial backup plan. But the way he delivers that advice makes it the most ...
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Maritza's Alphabet Book
By Susan Cirigliano
When my (31 year old) daughter was little I made her an alphabet book. I used collage, mat board, tape and glue. We spent many hours together while sh...
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Howard Books To Publish Story About Beverly Hills High's First Black
By MIKE FLEMING
EXCLUSIVE: Producers are always looking for inspiring true stories that will translate to movies and TV. Here's one in their own backyard. Howard Books has.
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Melville House Books »The Book of Khalid "Its moment ...
By Todd Fine
An Arab-American innovator and trailbreaker, Rihani significantly influenced other slightly younger figures, including Mikhail Naimy, author of The Book of Mirdad, and Kahlil Gibran, whose extraordinarily popular work The Prophet shares key themes with The Book of ... Translating this Islamic advocate of reason and skepticism into English was a bold start to Rihani's lifelong public project of bridging East and West and of subverting and merging their literary forms and conventions.
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The Global Sociology Blog - Book Review – Divergent
By SocProf
Maybe this will come in the second and third books in the trilogy but for something to be usable in class, the information has to come in the first book because I can't make students read a full trilogy (and the third one is not even out yet).
The Global Sociology Blog

Vatican Rejects Bulgarian Ambassador Due To Prior Book Depicting ...
By jonathanturley
The Vatican has taken the extraordinary measure of rejecting Bulgaria's ambassador due to a prior book in which he depicted gay sex. Kiril Marichkov is a 39-year-old lawyer with two degrees, married to an Italian woman, and speaks five ...
JONATHAN TURLEY

Best Young Adult Novels, Best Teen Fiction, Top 100 Teen Novels ...
For example, John Green, author of the 2012 hit The Fault in Our Stars, appears five times in the top 100. ... If you're surprised not to see some of your favorite books among the winners, you might want to look ... of censors, who often cite profanity and sexual references in their efforts to ban the book.... Literary Award Winner ...
www.npr.org/2012/.../your-favorites-100-best-ever-teen-novel...

Over 1000000 Torrents of Downloadable Books, Music, and Movies ...
So people can download the books torrent or movie torrent or music torrent .... ('m one of theauthors of Hekate, but I suppose you'd have told us if you were using our ... donating them to various specifically for hosting Archive.org book torrents.
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Gold Coast Legend, Europa Books Shuttering Storefront - Sad News ...
Europa Books, on State Street just North of Chicago Ave, after twenty years in business is closing its doors. Known for their outstanding selection of foreign ...
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ALA Releases “Ebook Business Models for Public Libraries ...
“Ebook publishing is expanding and evolving rapidly, and the terms under which ebooks are made available to libraries show wide variation and frequent ...
americanlibrariesmagazine.org/.../ala-releases-ebook-business-...

Controversial author Richard Dawkins rips Mitt Romney and - The Hill
Controversial evolutionary biologist and author Richard Dawkins, a leading ... His books include The Selfish Gene, which is often credited for having given rise ...
thehill.com/.../242761-controversial-author-richard-dawkins-ri...

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