Q&A: Returning E-Books for a Refund
New York Times (blog)
Can you return a Kindle e-book after you buy it? A. Amazon's ... To return a book within that seven-day window, go to the Manage Your Kindle page on Amazon's site, log into your account, and click the Actions button next to the book you want to return ...
New York Times (blog)
Can you return a Kindle e-book after you buy it? A. Amazon's ... To return a book within that seven-day window, go to the Manage Your Kindle page on Amazon's site, log into your account, and click the Actions button next to the book you want to return ...
NPR (blog)
The book has already been pulled off the Thomas Nelson website, and the publisher is in the process of pulling down its availability as an e-book from retail partners. Publishing rights are being reverted to the author, and the physical copies of the ...
Book Review: Fat, Fifty and Fired Up by Nigel Marsh
Blogcritics.org (blog)
Of course there is a lot that is different in this book, and for readers of the other two books, it's interesting to check in on the progress that Marsh has made in his decade-long transition from a fat, fired 40-year-old (not to mention overworked and ...
StoryBundle Offers Worthy Indie E-Books on the Cheap
E-Commerce Times
New online book publisher StoryBundle is taking a leap of faith with its customer base: Readers get to decide how much to pay. StoryBundle, which launched this week, offers readers five e-bookswritten by independent authors in one bundle. The bundles ...
Dead Again
New York Times
Two decades ago, the Book Review ran an essay, “The End of Books,” in which the novelist Robert Coover questioned whether print could survive the age of “video transmissions, cellular phones, fax machines, computer networks, and in particular out in ...
Billy Crystal matches wits with aging in planned book
CBS News
(CBS/AP) NEW YORK - Comedian Billy Crystal is using his upcoming 65th birthday to reflect on aging and will turn his musings into a book and possibly a "700 Sundays"-type stage show. Crystal has an agreement with Henry Holt and Company for a book...
CBS News
Books by Michael J. Casey and Daniel Gross
New York Times
Published: August 10, 2012. Each of these books illuminates one particular economic story very well, but fails to see the larger and more complex picture. ... But does China deserve so much attention (5 chapters out of the book's 10)? Casey writes that ...
New York Times
Sylvia Nasar: By the Book
New York Times
I read page turners in bed and listen to more challenging books in the car. What was the last truly great book you read? Do you remember the last time you said to someone, “You absolutely must read this book”? “The Widow Barnaby,” by Frances Trollope, ...
Book Notes: 'The Man Who Quit Money'
Norwich Bulletin
For two years author Mark Sundeen investigated Suelo's chosen way of life. He spent time with him in the caves ... Inside the cave he inhabits is a sign that tells visitors and hikers to take what they want, including his food and books. He does not ...
The book on ... Mike Krzyzewski
ESPN (blog)
... Aaron Gray (0), About Henry (1), About TrueHoop (5), Advertising on TrueHoop (1), Al Horford (1), Article of the Week (12), Basketball Books (66), Basketball Does Good (291), Basketball History (1027), Basketball-Reference.com (5), Carmelo Anthony ...
ESPN (blog)
Women authors gaining ground on men in earnings
Reuters
Stephen King, author of "11/22/63" and numerous other books, came in a distant second on the Forbes.com list, earning $39 million, followed by Janet Evanovich, who wrote the Stephanie Plum suspense books and was the best paid woman with a $33 ...
ALA Releases Report on Library E-book Business Models
Publishers Weekly
On the publisher side, two of the “Big Six” publishers, Simon & Schuster and Macmillan, do not allow libraries to lend their e-books at all; HarperCollins capped lends at 26 in 2011, and Hachette removed its frontlist titles from library catalogs ...
Book Review: Soul Stealer: Collector's Edition by Michael Easton and ...
Blogcritics.org (blog)
Comic books and video games go hand in hand and nowhere was that more evident than Comic-Con. Just an hour or ... If that weren't enough incentive to buy the coffee table sized book, they are also signed by both Shy and Easton. The easiest ... this ...
Blogcritics.org (blog)
New Books by Sadie Jones, Simon Mawer and More
New York Times
Doing their best to “contain” the intruders, the prodigiously self-involved hosts bungle the soup course, but get their just deserts. The author's command of period archness tips its hat to a pantheon of social satirists: Luis Buñuel in cahoots with ...
Why 'Fifty Shades Of Grey' Hit The Erotica Sweet Spot
MTV.com
In addition to the millions upon millions of books sold, E L James' racy and buzzworthy novels sparked a studio bidding war for movie rights and growing interest from various actors and actresses interested in taking on the roles of Christian Grey and ...
This Sale is Final: Larry McMurtry is Selling His Books in Archer City This ...
Dallas Observer (blog)
When Larry McMurtry began writing his memoirs, the first volume of which was published in 2008, he saw it necessary to divide his life into three distinct sections: Books, Literary Life, and Hollywood. It is no coincidence that Books, the recounting of ...
Book review | Martin Amis' 'Lionel Asbo' is a witty winner
Kansas City Star
Now 15, book-loving Desmond begins to keep a diary, newly aware of his inner voice and intelligence, the origins of which, given his relatives and surroundings, mystify him. But for all his goodness and braininess, he is trapped in a secret, taboo ...
Kansas City Star
At Weschler's, a used book with a postcard inside has an unexpected epilogue
Washington Post
Every Tuesday, estate sales are held at Adam A. Weschler & Son, a venerable auction house and Washington institution located in the shadow of the hulking FBI headquarters. On the dusty, cavernous first floor, the worldly remains of those who have lived ...
Cameron Diaz signs to write health and wellness book
USA TODAY (blog)
... can write books. And people will buy them. Which explains why HarperCollins announced today it will publish Cameron Diaz's forthcoming but still untitled book on health, wellness and lifestyle, scheduled for fall 2013. Karen Rinaldi, a senior vice ...
USA TODAY (blog)
Gu Kailai: Selected Quotations
New York Times
Before she was standing trial in a Chinese court on a murder charge, Gu Kailai, the 53-year-old lawyer and wife of deposed political leader Bo Xilai, wrote a book in a breezy style disparaging aspects of the American legal system. The following are ...
Make room at the top of your book pile
News of Orange County
Shaber's new book, “Louise's Gamble” continues the story begun in an earlier book, “Louise's War.” Both books feature Louise Pearlie, a Wilmington widow who moves to Washington during World War II and finds a job in the Office of Strategic Services ...
BOOK REVIEW: 'My Life as A Mankiewicz'
Washington Times
For although the book is very funny in places and does indeed pull of a lot of jokes at others' expense, they are leavened by a generally benevolent humorous tone. And when it comes to mentally ill Mom, who committed suicide when Tom was a teenager,...
Washington Times
A Fantasy Author Debuts – But First, the Prequels
Publishers Weekly
It's publication week for Sarah J. Maas's first novel, Throne of Glass, but Bloomsbury has been publishing the author's work all year, thanks to an innovative marketing scheme: beginning in January, four e-novella prequels were released every other ...
Publishers Weekly
Australian court reinstates terror conviction
Seattle Post Intelligencer
But the tough new counterterror laws placed an onus of proof on Khazaal, an unusual concept under Australian criminal law. The High Court ruled that Khazaal had failed to provide sufficient evidence that the e-book was not intended to assist in a ...
Google's pain if it loses the book-scanning case? (hint: less than you ...
By Jeff John Roberts
These predictions, based on the Authors Guild's decision to seek $750 per book, appear off the mark. Even though Google has scanned more than 20 million books, a closer look at the AuthorsGuild's case shows that the number of writers ...
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Adventures in Ideas: Conversation With Al Norman, Author of ...
By Sudhir Venkatesh
Regarding the second issue, I came across a book I thought might interest you. Al Norman has been writing critically about the retail chain Walmart for some time. He brings his insights and passion together in a book called Occupy Walmart .
Freakonomics
MeeGenius Raises $2.4 Million To Bring Children's Books To The iPad
By Ryan Lawler
Kid's learning startup MeeGenius launched in 2010, with the idea of helping children learn by introducing highly curated apps full of licensed and original e-books. The app is available on the ...MeeGenius works directly with publishers, as well as authors, to bring their titles on board. The startup is also ... The Chrome app was made to target the education market, and as such, comes with a free 20-book library for educators that have purchased Chromebooks. The startup is based in...
TechCrunch
Newt Gingrich on Welfare, His New Book, and the GOP Convention ...
By Brad Jackson (Diary)
On today's edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson, Ben Domenech and Allysen Efferson are joined by Newt Gingrich to discuss his latest book, No Taxation by Misrepresentation: Rejecting the Dishonest Obamacare Tax, his thoughts on ...
RedState
Book: Voter fraud is real and has consequences (just look at Sen. Al ...
By Rob Bluey
It's just one example cited by John Fund and Hans von Spakovsky in their new book, “Who's Counting? How Fraudsters and Bureaucrats Put Your Vote at Risk.” It arrives in stores next week, just as voter ID laws have emerged as a major ...
Hot Air » Top Picks
David Barton subject of scathing NPR piece--and has his latest book ...
By rss@dailykos.com (Christian Dem in NC)
Then, earlier today, Thomas Nelson Publishers announced it will no longer publish or distribute Barton's latest book, The Jefferson Lies. Thomas Nelson conducted a review of some of the claims made after several people expressed concerns ...
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#TripLit: Inside Traveler's Book Club – Intelligent Travel
By Trip Lit
“Hearing about the travel experiences of others in the book club adds a sense of reality to thebooks,” Program Manager Elena Takaki says. “It's also nice to hear such personal opinions come out in co-workers. Often, in a work setting, we ...
Intelligent Travel
James Patterson Leads World's Top-Earning Authors List - GalleyCat
By Jason Boog
James Patterson Leads World's Top-Earning Authors List. ... The First Word On the Book Publishing Industry · Publishing · Deals · Bookselling · Writer Resources · GalleyCat Reviews · Jobs ... At the height of “Fifty Shades” mania, the erotic novels were estimated to be generating as much as $1.3 million per week for their author, E.L. James. And that's not counting the $5 million she ... James'sbooks originated as works of “Twilight” fan fiction.) 1. James Patterson (pictured, via): $94 ...
GalleyCat
Story Bundle is the Humble Bundle for books – Cell Phones ...
By Ryan Whitwam
The base bundle includes five full-length novels, but if you pay $7 or more, you get two bonus books. You can choose how the money is split between the authors and Story Bundle. You can also earmark 10% of your payment for charity.
Geek.com
Is traditional publisher ebook pricing harming authors' careers ...
By Dan Eldridge
The Tech Dirt blog has covered a number of stories dealing with ebooks and their disruption of normal publishing. There have been a lot of growing pains in the industry as the ebook market continues to expand, replacing physical sales (and ...
TeleRead: News and views on e-books,...
IM Book Review: Steve Jobs | internetmonk.com
By Chaplain Mike
His book enables us to appreciate Jobs' “genius” while at the same time the reader recoils from the brutal nature of his intense, off-the-charts egoism that left relationships, lives, and careers lying wounded or dead along the side of the road.
internetmonk.com
Oh No They Didn't! - Why Do Female Authors Dominate Young-Adult ...
By Veritaserum
After painstakingly considering my own nominees, I was struck by the dominance of female authorson my short list, including: Harper Lee, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Suzanne Collins, J.K. Rowling, S.E. Hinton, Betty Smith, and Madeleine ... Jodi Picoult raised the call about the disparity between booksby male authors and books by female authors being reviewed in the New York Times Book Review, Ruth Franklin at The New Republic did her own analysis of the literary glass ceiling.
Oh No They Didn't!
Fraud Allegations against Publisher Richard Vigilante
By admin.michael.yon@gmail.com (Michael Yon)
My previous publisher (I fired him) has been accused of fraud for not delivering large numbers of "Iraq: Inside the Inferno" that customers paid for. We are still having major problems with Vigilante. My apologies. This has been a tragedy for the ...
Michael Yon - Online Magazine
Kids & Teens : Chronicle Books
Chronicle Books Chronicle Books. Connect with us: em · fa · tw · Pinterest. Shop our selection ofbooks, gifts and stationary. All Titles. Art & Design · Architecture ...
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Author and Humorist David Rakoff Dies at 47 | Entertainment | TIME ...
(NEW YORK) — David Rakoff, an award-winning humorist, has died. Doubleday and Anchor Booksannounced Friday that Rakoff died Thursday after a long ...
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For a majority of the authors we talked to, writing was something they had ... explained Erin McHugh, bookseller for Barnes & Noble and author/co-author of over ...
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