Monday, March 23, 2009

Let's Make A Book! http://ping.fm/F1JuV
Bologna: Day One http://ping.fm/8KAyF
Smiths News Buys Struggling Bertrams http://ping.fm/l9ILm
HC Goes Digital With Catalogs http://ping.fm/FGbiH
Books Up at Hastings in Tough Year http://ping.fm/1QtZ8
Missed Connection: Christian Book Expo Attracts Few Customers http://ping.fm/AjPF3

Sunday, March 15, 2009

Book Review: What would google do? http://ping.fm/PBR2z

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Social Sites Surpass Email Usage http://ping.fm/iJZI3
Book Patrol: A Haven for Book Culture http://ping.fm/W82YJ
Publisher seeking advance from MC Hammer
http://ping.fm/tdeSw
Paperback Row http://ping.fm/i0Afd
Bob Morton: He wants library to make ‘Friends’ http://ping.fm/x5UXx
The Greening of Greenleaf http://ping.fm/0pvOy
BelieversPress unveils a New Publishing Option at Christian Book Expo http://ping.fm/u0ckC

Friday, March 13, 2009

Fresh ink http://ping.fm/G97NP
Book sellers adjusting to compete in economy http://ping.fm/x0bey
5 questions for best-selling author David Bach http://ping.fm/dOQEr
Relax, Here Are The Experts Who Will Take Care Of The Book Printing…! http://ping.fm/NWagQ
http://ping.fm/zsDKN$312Books Go Green by Turning over a New Leaf
Ace book! New site allows literature fans to chat about novels http://ping.fm/p7ijZ
National Book Critics Circle Awards Turns Into a Roast for the Industry http://ping.fm/XeuRH
The Book Business Ain’t The Music Business http://ping.fm/9KrbX
What about Ebooks? http://ping.fm/KZ1oU
Opportunities in the Digital Arena for Independent Bookstores: An Action Plan for the American Booksellers Association http://ping.fm/gn3r0
Publisher Houghton to keep trade group
Firm rejects offers, says it can grow historic division http://ping.fm/p0JRo
Publisher Houghton to keep trade group http://ping.fm/p0JRo
Irish Publisher Ends Bid to Sell Houghton Mifflin http://ping.fm/uI4dP
Taylor & Francis publisher of the year http://ping.fm/NQX31
Talk of the ‘Times’: A ‘New York Times’ Reviewers Panel http://ping.fm/pVHCx
Sam Weller's Books announces plans to leave Main Street location http://ping.fm/EHHbK
Book publisher tells of how he was motivated by anger http://ping.fm/Ffosf
Green dilemmas • Television vs. books http://ping.fm/CBDVN
Santa Cruz's indie booksellers get hip to the new 'buy local' ethos. http://ping.fm/QfOJh
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Abandons Sale of Trade Division http://ping.fm/uxi1K
Kindle's reader-friendly sequel http://ping.fm/FfnMQ

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Gutenberg Is Dead; Long Live Gutenberg http://ping.fm/T8uEw
EMP asks lenders to relax debt covenants http://ping.fm/OHach
Media Recurring EBIT before associates in line with our March 2008 guidance despite the worsening economic climate http://ping.fm/KtKMj
Publishing insiders: Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger lands $2.5M book deal with HarperCollins http://ping.fm/Nj3pc
Asda plans a new discount war http://ping.fm/SUmta
Spring pickings, and an invitation http://ping.fm/yTBTj
Author Solutions Leads 'The Next Indie Revolution http://ping.fm/VdN3G
The Tao of Breaking Into Comics, According to C.B. Cebulski http://ping.fm/z5u4G
Waterstone's launches online version of Books Quarterly magazine http://ping.fm/9ZgF7
Greenleaf Book Group Announces a "Lay-On" Initiative to Counter the National Layoff Epidemic http://ping.fm/flpcc
Writers Conference Returns http://ping.fm/W9ScG
The good news: Americans still want to read. The bad news: not what publishers are giving them. http://ping.fm/T5egl

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Drummound Talks Settlement at AAP Meeting http://ping.fm/ayBZH
Apple's netbook? A Kindle http://ping.fm/QY6sg
Diamond becomes sponsor of the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books http://ping.fm/e2GhO
Author Audrey Niffenegger sells next book for $4.8 million! But what about MacAdam/Cage? http://ping.fm/s8bwp
Anja Schmidt Hired as Kyle Books Publisher http://ping.fm/KSsyr
In the publishing world these days, nobody is safe http://ping.fm/H8HhI{304FC5B6-44FC-4A4E-9B19-0B5AFC466644}&dist=msr_1
UP, agencies in cyberspace publishing gab http://ping.fm/E8Xxg
No Recession for Time Traveler's Wife Author http://ping.fm/G2Ls7
Man Gives $20,000 to Help Golden’s Clear Creek Books http://ping.fm/kR5I0
Kindle for iPhone not the only e-book reader http://ping.fm/JImwv
Jonathan Takiff: Voice feature Kindles a controversy http://ping.fm/1YR1t
Publisher Lets Customers Pay What They Want for Books http://ping.fm/znRHY
Books know no recession http://ping.fm/0gBUa

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Dennis M. Dalrymple, Publishing Contract Expert, Dies http://ping.fm/Bshnn
A Mystery Novelist's True Identity Solved http://ping.fm/TKQzC
Santa Cruz Indie Booksellers Pin Hopes on 'Buy Local' Trend http://ping.fm/FRaf1
Jeff Bezos on The State of Kindle http://ping.fm/GGoe3
Jeff Bezos on The State of Kindle http://ping.fm/GGoe3
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (NYSE: JWa and JWb) today reported third quarter EPS growth of 20% on a currency neutral basis. http://digital50.com/news/85692
It's Time for Google to Share the Wealth http://ping.fm/HDOOP
Book deals for the incompetent http://ping.fm/IPHWO
What is driving the eBooks boom? http://ping.fm/Dcev7

Monday, March 9, 2009

Independent booksellers feel weight of GST burden http://ping.fm/oAKQ7
New Tolkien Books from Crescent Moon Publishing http://ping.fm/sPGDa
The Tsunami That Buried a Wall Street Giant http://ping.fm/ztCLs
Company’s Book Search Arm Provides Convenience for Users But Could Monopolize Warehousing of Published Works http://ping.fm/SS0FU
Jonathan Merkh Hired as Howard Books Publisher http://ping.fm/2WOXa
Publishing News Briefs: Week of 3/9/09 http://ping.fm/ijRau
Merkh Joining S&S's Howard Books http://ping.fm/nO36Q
Poisoned Pen Partners with NFL and NEA for Book Giveaway http://ping.fm/aCvLL
Amazon.com Stock Gets Upgrade http://ping.fm/6NvIS
U.S. House Introduces Bill to Stop “Libel Tourism” http://ping.fm/UUwHT
Quarto Sales Up, Charges Dent Earnings http://ping.fm/5XWnm
Author Barbara Parker of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea dead at age 62 http://ping.fm/chUK2
Marr book urgently withdrawn http://ping.fm/5JaWz
US Airways hero to write book http://ping.fm/GZcpr
Quarto announces "another good result" http://ping.fm/ozrh1
Critically acclaimed graphic novel puts an end to superhero stereotypes http://ping.fm/6ODMd
Anderson News debt could top $200 million http://ping.fm/6egfQ
The 10 Major Newspapers That Will Either Fold or Go Digital Next http://ping.fm/zdDQ0
WRITERS' FUND http://ping.fm/T3ua8
Manila hosts 3rd Asian Publishing Convention
http://ping.fm/pXZPw
Quarto grows in 'difficult' market http://ping.fm/yKC8u
Can You Bully A Wimpy Kid? http://ping.fm/yq27Z
New products make this the year of the e-book http://ping.fm/9ZDzE
Media Equation United, Newspapers May Stand http://ping.fm/n6ltz
Book Publisher Marion Street Press Sold to Acorn Guild Press http://ping.fm/xZDts

Sunday, March 8, 2009

Twain, Poe and Sandburg started out as self-publishers http://ping.fm/vdxRD
Writers Notebook: Poet to talk on novel by John Irving http://ping.fm/5ijAG
Even in Difficult Times, a Self-Help Guru Finds a Willing and Paying Audience http://ping.fm/CLhFF
Author favors stronger antitrust enforcement http://ping.fm/PHFx7
John Cheever is everywhere http://ping.fm/nH1d1
Leading Self Publishing Company Discounts Publishing Packages in Declined Economy http://ping.fm/GN70n
Who's watching the Watchmen? Literary giants, that's who http://ping.fm/GgDI5
Chris Brown and Rihanna to write a book together?! http://ping.fm/020WV
Library to get funding by the book http://ping.fm/JLStN
A New Chapter in Self-Publishing
More Authors Riff on Rockers' Approach Without Indie Stigma http://ping.fm/J3y7m
News and notes from the publishing world: http://ping.fm/gHNbJ
In the Diaspora: The ever-dying people of the ever-dying book http://ping.fm/zfMgE
Is Salacious Content Driving E-Book Sales? http://ping.fm/klYpB
Why let global misery ruin a good read? http://ping.fm/zPKJ4

Friday, March 6, 2009

Blago's Publisher Almost as Sketchy as Blago http://ping.fm/3ZHtE
Who's Who of Young Book Publishing Host Party http://ping.fm/tptEL
It Books Means HarperEntertainment Out http://ping.fm/iF4Lx
Antique Collectors Club Hires Brancati, Launches New Imprint http://ping.fm/QhU37
Anderson's Debt May Top $200 Million http://ping.fm/ACRxK
Borders Cuts 742 Store Positions http://ping.fm/2Iq5q
Following Blagojevich's Book Deal, Illinois Introduces Son of Sam Bill http://ping.fm/gBlEh
On that point: Technology should replace printed textbooks http://ping.fm/hUM6c
College assignment leads to publishing deal http://ping.fm/x1jhe
College assignment leads to publishing deal http://ping.fm/x1jhe
Are you considering self-publishing? http://ping.fm/SSKO6
Dorrance Publishing Company to Provide Free E-books in March to celebrate "Read An E-Book Week"
http://ping.fm/CwWst

Thursday, March 5, 2009

WSJ: Barnes & Noble Buys Fictionwise http://ping.fm/Gz816
Apple's Epic E-Book Fail http://ping.fm/Rmpre
Amazon’s E-Book Service http://ping.fm/wQu9l
Gin Phillips and David Sheff Win B&N Discover Great New Writers Awards http://ping.fm/wYJiI
ScrollMotion Offers Graphical ‘Daniel X’ for iPhone http://ping.fm/8In49
Pat Conroy, Jeannette Walls, Richard Russo and Others to Speak at BEA http://ping.fm/q9EKn
A Million Kindles by Thanksgiving? http://ping.fm/5vxS2
B&N Buys Fictionwise; Will Start e-Bookstore http://ping.fm/PSQa5
Amazon Limits Kindle 2's Text-to-Speech Feature http://ping.fm/xUDb6
Writing a book one game, publishing is another http://ping.fm/23SEl
Leading Self Publishing Company Discounts Publishing Packages in Declined Economy http://ping.fm/OP5hj
HarperCollins Puts Its Money on New ‘It Books’ Imprint http://ping.fm/vVjRp
Newspapers, networks, publishers must adapt now to the future or die http://ping.fm/dUAe4

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Why We Gave Rod Blagojevich a Book Deal http://ping.fm/AX2A9
By building a full-scale publishing platform rather than just a gadget, Amazon has managed to dominate the e-book market http://ping.fm/CtZiU
Will Publishing Be Saved By Technology? http://ping.fm/zYCFg
Amazon App lets iPhone users read Kindle e-books http://ping.fm/6ZE8i
Random House consults on 5% redundancies http://www.bookbrunch.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1274:random-house-consults-on-5-redundancies&catid=903:publishing&Itemid=79
Kindle for iPhone and iPod touch Now Available For Free From Apple's App Store http://ping.fm/4p1G0
GalleyCat Features Book Publishing Professionals of Color http://ping.fm/7w90e
Kindle 2 not quite there http://ping.fm/zbyXs
ABA Announces Indies Choice Finalists http://ping.fm/Wj8Oy
F+W Offering Free e-Books http://ping.fm/7apnN
Wiley to Publish Book Canceled by McGraw-Hill http://ping.fm/5gqsP
Anderson’s Troubles Mount http://ping.fm/fFtb6
Amazon Joins the iPhone App Market http://ping.fm/H0tIu
Kindle for iPhone walkthrough http://ping.fm/kN1VJ
Hands-on image gallery and video of the Amazon iPhone Kindle software http://ping.fm/Cr9V9
Book Publisher Marion Street Press Sold to Acorn Guild Press http://ping.fm/5ZjV8
E-books have new platform with smart phones http://ping.fm/U50qf
Publisher’s Big Gamble on Divisive French Novel http://ping.fm/AZD14

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

LIBRARIES CREATE DISASTER RESPONSE ROLE, BOOK INDUSTRY 'POISED TO ASSIST' IN LONG-TERM BUSHFIRE RELIEF EFFORT http://ping.fm/iek6j
First the Bacon, Then the Blog, Now the Book http://ping.fm/wmyae
Kindle Conundrum: The E-Reader Frenzy : Kindle 2 http://ping.fm/ZDtHT
Business is brisk for indie booksellers as chains struggle http://ping.fm/dvm9u
Green Publishing Webcast Addresses Challenges, Opportunities http://ping.fm/K7Igd
Patterson to Collaborate with Swedish Bestseller Marklund http://ping.fm/AA9Va
High Court to Hear 'Tasini' Appeal http://ping.fm/E5gDl
HCI Eliminates 35 Positions http://ping.fm/AfQ8f
Nelson Makes Books Available in All Formats for One Price http://ping.fm/rKMlS
Errors Cast Doubt on a Baseball Memoir http://ping.fm/BGI4i?ref=baseball
Creditors try forcing Anderson News into bankruptcy http://ping.fm/iP0XI
Books: The Biggest News In Publishing Since The Kindle http://ping.fm/vOlSv
Bay Biz Buzz: Ten-Speed Press sold to Random House http://ping.fm/xaYVx
HarperCollins Inks Deal With No. 1 Bestselling Rock Band Bon Jovi http://ping.fm/Gd3M5
Implementation of New National Translation Program for Book Publishing http://ping.fm/FEiNA
The worry over reading devices http://ping.fm/apfJo
Town Center Booksellers and Colorado Baggage both closing http://ping.fm/zjXPU
A Tempest in a Kindle http://ping.fm/hYnfr
Authors Guild: Contracts forced Amazon to flip on Kindle http://ping.fm/sKnNQ
Publishers meet producers at OMDC event http://ping.fm/49GDP
Local author "Breaks Bread" with the publishing industry http://ping.fm/by2nz
Penguin’s profits fly in face of industry trend http://ping.fm/Zn5Il

Monday, March 2, 2009

5 Great Services for Self-Publishing Your Book http://ping.fm/Qwgpo
Pre-BEA Listing http://ping.fm/fO7Q4
Amazon decides Kindle speech isn't worth copyright fight http://ping.fm/rmL86
Kindle Loses Its Voice http://ping.fm/0TdDc
Ecco Buys Second Taylor Title http://ping.fm/1W98E
Little, Brown Announces Last Foster Wallace Book http://ping.fm/d5CbZ
Random House Acquires Ten Speed Press http://ping.fm/SOhKx
Amazon Reverses Stance on Text-to-Speech Feature http://ping.fm/q9dMd
Penguin Posts Solid Gains Worldwide http://ping.fm/8Oe5H
PEARSON 2008 PRELIMINARY RESULTS http://ping.fm/YeAhe
Berkery Noyes Represents Ten Speed Press in Its Sale to Random House http://ping.fm/4caXJ
Ex-default for Kindle 2 text-to-speech: Legal? http://ping.fm/5RFjT
Initial reactions to my Kindle 2 http://ping.fm/d5Srb
Pearson Bucks Media Downturn as Profit Rises 2.8%s
Amazon backtracks over Kindle’s ‘read aloud’ function http://ping.fm/XRFFY
Quebecor enhances book printing infrastructure with Oce http://ping.fm/q0taF
Penguin Group Announces Record 2008 Profits http://ping.fm/G99Mh
Pearson Says U.S. Stimulus, College Testing to Help 2009 Sales http://ping.fm/osfFW
The Insider: Supercomputers tackle the mud-flap http://ping.fm/QZOER
6 Ways to Publish Your Own Book http://ping.fm/yprLV
Under weight of its mistakes, newspaper industry staggers http://ping.fm/Rz7cq
Amazon misread book sector on speech feature http://ping.fm/1xmZM
Strapped readers turning profits for book store
http://ping.fm/Kk89h
ODB MANAGER SUES BOOK PUBLISHERS http://ping.fm/2A4e0
US newspaper industry in a free fall http://ping.fm/p5VFn?vsv=TopHP7
Davis’ tales convey 25-year slice of his life http://ping.fm/izRYi
Kindle 2: Reviews, praise, criticism for Amazon's new gadget http://ping.fm/cd08E
Amazon Caves In To Publishers On Kindle Robot Voice (AMZN) http://ping.fm/RKJnm

Saturday, February 28, 2009

Amazon gives in to the whiners over Kindle 2 text-to-speech http://ping.fm/6pdd4
2009 SIBA Book Award nominations are open http://ping.fm/PSdqS
Self Publishing Authors Get a Boost on Amazon with New Search Inside Submission Service http://ping.fm/buyMX

Friday, February 27, 2009

Amazon lets publishers disable Kindle 2's read-aloud feature http://ping.fm/wMM6G
Comics Sleeping Giant? Apple, e-Books, and the Future http://ping.fm/F4iSe
Who gets the biggest piece of the digital pie? http://ping.fm/lEgZv
Head of book trade association is stepping down http://ping.fm/AQXzo
Head of book trade association is stepping down http://ping.fm/INOuz
Summer internship opportunities abound in publishing industry http://ping.fm/OLGla
Waterstone's book deal canceled http://ping.fm/bIUUU
Lincoln Road's Books & Books moves to new home http://ping.fm/SSmSH
Former Congressman Tom Allen to Head Association of American Publishers as Pat Schroeder Takes Her Leave http://ping.fm/dTThW
St. Martin’s Expands KenKen Publishing Program http://ping.fm/N6Rjz
CAA Hires Lit Guy in New York http://ping.fm/d3Mg5
Borders to Close Chicago Flagship http://ping.fm/XfCNn
Schroeder to Be Succeeded at AAP by Former Congressman Tom Allen http://ping.fm/jVJ7k
Hachette, Strictly By The Book Exchange Charges, Lawsuits http://ping.fm/xdTry
Head of book trade association is stepping down http://ping.fm/r7aOm
Traditional publishers aren't making money, but maybe the search guys will http://ping.fm/3qlWx
Publisher backs down over Waterstone's exclusive deal http://ping.fm/FYnYm
State of the Computer Book Market 2008, part 5 -- eBooks and Summary http://ping.fm/YMlUf
Jan Nathan Scholarship http://ping.fm/lFqdT
Book Lovers: Stop Whining about the Wonderful "Feel of Paper" http://ping.fm/crenb
Torstar Announces Board and Management Changes http://ping.fm/kXzW0

Thursday, February 26, 2009

B&N Sells Calendar Club Stake http://ping.fm/4bY7b
Harlequin Posts Solid Year http://ping.fm/57ClW
Torstar Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and 2008 Full Year Results http://ping.fm/XSJ7j
Barnes & Noble Announces the Sale of Its Interest in Calendar Club http://ping.fm/oWWhR
School& Exercise Book Focuses On Seniors http://ping.fm/3cx9V
Fear the KindleAmazon's amazing e-book reader is bad news for the publishing industry. http://ping.fm/LZ4uv
Borders to close high-profile Chicago store http://ping.fm/YkAqv
Shortcovers Could Challenge Amazon's Kindle http://ping.fm/bxdue
Random House Ups Spanish Language Book Publishing http://ping.fm/qC0oq
Authors, Publishers Urged to File Online Claims With Google http://ping.fm/foXW3
Booktour.com Co-Founder Kevin Smokler to Keynote Arizona Book Publishing Association Annual Conference http://ping.fm/mToav
University Press profits drop http://ping.fm/PFnjC
Book Buzz: What's new on the list and in publishing http://ping.fm/03XbD

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Bookseller: Volume of used volumes unprecedented http://ping.fm/VGUx4
Your new Kindle is talking — but not paying http://ping.fm/Uayeq
Europa Editions Finds Success Translating Literary Novels http://ping.fm/iGPbR
Powell's: Used book buying spikes in down economy http://ping.fm/LYrtM
Selena Roberts May Have A Couple Of Curves For A-Rod http://ping.fm/vLTre
What About the Readers? http://ping.fm/vLTre
Nash to Leave Counterpoint, Soft Skull http://ping.fm/dplIk
Times Regrets: A Correction as a 'Dating a Banker Anonymous' Girl Comes Clean http://ping.fm/uPpU7
Dave Wood's Book Report, Feb. 25, 2009 http://ping.fm/a959b
Amazon's E-Book Strategy Re-Kindles Debate on Open Standards http://ping.fm/TAIXC
Kathy Griffin To Earn $2 Million For Book Deal http://ping.fm/BtAQZ
It's Easy Being Green: How to Be a Greener Reader http://ping.fm/ljip6
Tizra Puts Publishers Back in Control of Their E-Books http://ping.fm/gNAAf
O'Brien Press Announces Bookseller Of The Year Award http://ping.fm/1mhuE

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Comings and Goings http://ping.fm/7O4nl
Scribner to Reprint Bestselling Running Novel http://ping.fm/J3t2o
Starbucks Picks Gillies' 'Happens Every Day' http://ping.fm/0Gju6
RH to Expand Spanish-language Efforts in Mondadori Deal http://ping.fm/M7D1G
Marvel Holds on in 2008 http://ping.fm/BMgpj
BEA To Highlight Authors with Author Stages On Show Floor http://ping.fm/dVMCj
Scholastic Buys Two from Screenwriter at Auction http://ping.fm/3tOq0
Simon & Schuster Launches Crossword iPhone App http://ping.fm/lPCgL
Bloggers Bristle, Scholastic Bends http://ping.fm/wLwvn
B&N Warehouse Staffers Fired After Immigration Audit http://ping.fm/Icrg3
eReader versions coming for Blackberry, Android, Linux, E-Ink http://ping.fm/ZpSoS
Will Amazon kindle a surge in e-book interest? http://ping.fm/nUSqm
Booktour.com Co-Founder Kevin Smokler to Keynote Arizona Book Publishing Association Annual Conference http://ping.fm/oCLpm
Any Old Wacko Now Eligible For $2 Million Book Deal http://ping.fm/FW5WR
Mixing business with pleasure http://ping.fm/brDnp
Publishing Innovator Victoria Blake to Show Authors/Publishers New Ways to Think about Book Content http://ping.fm/XtscK
ITV Reveals Book Publishing Strategy http://ping.fm/FAwJf
Book publishers, R.I.P.?
In this bad economy, it's tougher than ever to sell books http://ping.fm/KgPEZ
The Kindle: Good Before, Better Now http://ping.fm/gvJAj
Peter Chernin to Leave Post as President of News Corp. http://ping.fm/Q1DzQ
Learn the book publishing biz at CIPA College http://ping.fm/nt7mE
Océ Helps Quebecor With Digital Book Printing http://ping.fm/Jpxar
Kindle 2 Starts Shipping a Day Early http://ping.fm/hBBXQ
Publisher speculates about Amazon/Google e-book "duopoly" http://ping.fm/b1YrO
Digital is rewriting the rules as publishers and distributors grapple with the commercial implications of copiable content http://ping.fm/3AcQT
2009 Worldwide Book Publishing Industry Report http://ping.fm/CrkXb
ITV reveals book publishing strategy http://ping.fm/se7qU
Egmont to provide bespoke book publishing http://ping.fm/yzBRS
Unless Amazon embraces open standards, the Kindle's lead will become a very short story. http://ping.fm/IGMwy
At what temperature do electronic books catch fire? http://ping.fm/vhBR7
On rewriting the book http://ping.fm/VIjPF

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Despite recession, Americans saying 'yes Wii can' to gadgets http://ping.fm/vHIsq
Kindle 2 new chapter for e-books http://ping.fm/7oeme
Texas Instruments, unafraid to reinvent itself, is doing it again http://ping.fm/GoWDV
Browsing Books Editors’ Choice http://ping.fm/6K49A
Browsing Books Paperback Row http://ping.fm/2zul0
Returning cash calms jitters http://ping.fm/azqwf

Friday, February 20, 2009

Controversy surrounds 'Bristlebots' book http://ping.fm/XG2vf
Magazine Publisher Adds Book Imprint http://ping.fm/pfiiF
Harper Perennial Tests Content Giveaway http://ping.fm/1glLq
Magazine Publisher Adds Book Imprint http://ping.fm/bePNf
Borders Cuts Corporate Workforce 12%s
ABA to Launch Indies Choice Book Awards http://ping.fm/vVwiO
Still Alice Book Author Advocates Self Publishing http://ping.fm/N1AbD
Long term investments: The (bright) future of publishing http://ping.fm/o4qyA

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Live from the Jersualem Book Fair: Murakami Takes the Stage http://ping.fm/W2zrf
Ivan R. Dee Rushing Blagojevich Book http://ping.fm/MCyal
HarperCollins to Publish Updike Bio http://ping.fm/EMmV3
Simon & Schuster Reports 3% Decline in 2008 http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6638578.html?nid=2286&source=title&rid=1058842098
CBS Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Results http://ping.fm/tFqZ8
Web Publishing Roll Up: When Worlds Collide http://ping.fm/0ifFF
UK publishers look at digital alternatives as Kindle launch suffers delays http://ping.fm/prrdh
YouNoodle Scores: What Startups Can Learn from Wars http://ping.fm/7S8F3
Scholastic Book Clubs http://ping.fm/ttoU5
Book Buzz: What's new on the list and in publishing http://ping.fm/D5C81
Amazon To Offer Kindle eBooks On Other Mobile Devices. Will Tiny Lexcycle Survive? http://ping.fm/7zthP

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Diary http://ping.fm/nVhOL
Penguin Press Wins 'B. Virdot' at Auction http://ping.fm/BQUBJ
HMH Acquires Previously Unpublished Tolkien Book http://ping.fm/1TpAc
Anderson Lays Off Employees; Source Sues http://ping.fm/KcT1K
Indies fail to see the Sunnyside http://ping.fm/uGEJe
Indies angry at Waterstone's exclusive http://ping.fm/fhy1m
Amazon.com and Adobe both creating consumer-unfriendly hassles http://ping.fm/Vo1Zz
A Publishing Company Just For The Digital Generation http://ping.fm/2co9y
Palin hires top broker of book deals; author responds to criticism http://ping.fm/PKXBc
Learning to curl up with a good e-book http://ping.fm/PT1tK
Pirates vs. University Presses http://ping.fm/a6XAc

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Can the Octomom Go Hollywood and Get Rich? http://ping.fm/2qrX4
Codex & The California Antiquarian Book Fair http://ping.fm/dcMOu
Adobe's new e-book software ratchets up fight against Amazon Kindle http://ping.fm/wiugZ
TOC: A Tipping Point for Books http://ping.fm/Ns4zF
Featherproof Books Starts Subscription Imprint http://ping.fm/1hVoW
Book Soup Gears for Sale; Goldman Scholarship Established http://ping.fm/8sKNI
Borders Gets Another Extension http://ping.fm/RI9gS
BEA Negotiates Cheaper 2009 Hotel Rates http://ping.fm/W4uzM
Geraldine Bedell's novel banned in Dubai because of gay character http://ping.fm/jOkI8
Why No Kindle In Canada: Ever Heard of Jasper Wireless? http://ping.fm/PJIag
S&P Picks and Pans: Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble http://ping.fm/adnsW
The Kindle: It's not an iPhone http://ping.fm/mP2c7
Writing a book about your pet http://ping.fm/B1myx
CLINTON WOMAN DIES IN BUFFALO PLANE CRASH http://ping.fm/j2gT6
Unheroic Superheroes, Watch Out for the Watchmen http://ping.fm/d9Rru
Local publishers want more govt contracts http://ping.fm/Bk0Af

Monday, February 16, 2009

“Where Books Find Friends” http://ping.fm/COwd5
Publisher Alfred Knopf Jr. dies at age 90 http://ping.fm/B80o3
Regional book publishers suffer to survive http://ping.fm/h0joR
Amazon's Kindle 2 features more space, longer battery time http://ping.fm/Z6b6U
Remembering Maggie Evans, an agent of energy and zeal http://ping.fm/XGKI3
Baker & Taylor Mourns the Loss of SVP of Merchandising Jean Srnecz http://ping.fm/i1To9
Kevin L. Dolan, led Boston publisher Little, Brown http://ping.fm/3HL5s
Reed close to deal on extending loans http://ping.fm/wFy72
Citi fears effects of 'regime change' at Reed http://ping.fm/5odAA
Read an E-Book Week Announces E-Book Competition http://ping.fm/bMegf
Abu Dhabi International Book Fair to fuel publishing industry growth and encourage reading http://ping.fm/vPCke
Snags in China's new ISBN distribution system http://ping.fm/CsBxm
PPPA bad for business http://ping.fm/1EJUj

Sunday, February 15, 2009

How to create a buzz about a book http://ping.fm/DnQCG
Lots of stories at S.F. antiquarian book fair http://ping.fm/2yIf3
The Boom Is Over. Long Live the Art! http://ping.fm/dtdDu
Publisher: No deal yet for Dodd book on financial crisis http://ping.fm/QJi2O
Publishers get the blame for Canadians' lack of awareness of their home-grown authors. http://ping.fm/gMcFi

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Grau Wins 'Appeasement' http://ping.fm/MbZsj
ABA to Reduce Staff, Institutes Salary Freeze http://ping.fm/79i2R
TOC: The Digital Future Is Confusing and Inspirational http://ping.fm/u5sSB
Meyer Boosts Hachette http://ping.fm/4dIJJ
Jean Srnecz Dies in Plane Crash http://ping.fm/fB0tr
Authors Guild and Amazon Disagree Over Kindle's Text-to-Speech Software http://ping.fm/6q7dK
Free Press Signs Next Hirsi Ali Work http://ping.fm/evKgz
McGraw-Hill Cancels Book Critical of S&P http://ping.fm/fi9xG
Minotaur in First Nonfiction Deal http://ping.fm/i3GAA
S&P Gets More Negative on HMH Parent http://ping.fm/6HhgH
December Store Sales Down; Year Off 0.5%s
Comings and Goings http://ping.fm/FZ3EI
ReadHowYouWant Has Big Ambitions http://ping.fm/8gMrn
TOC Conference: Using Social Media to Build Book Audiences http://ping.fm/XUAR3
Stein Calls for Redefinition of Book in TOC Keynote http://ping.fm/bdxMs
HC Closes Bowen Press, Downsizes Rayo; Makes U.K. Cuts http://ping.fm/wrdsB
HarperCollins Closes Bowen Press http://ping.fm/IqsIm
Lagardère SCA is reiterating its guidance for 2008 full-year growth in Media recurring EBIT before associates http://ping.fm/jXRV4
A Letter From ABA President Gayle Shanks http://ping.fm/RxBU8
"Da Vinci Code" author sees secret revealed http://ping.fm/F4wxk
Cheetham resigns from Quercus http://ping.fm/b2ZqW
Education Media&Publishing Group Rating Cut To 'CCC' From 'B-' http://ping.fm/t9LhD
Borders To Shrink Music Shelf Space http://ping.fm/zEfld
Grisham Is Close to an E-Book Deal http://ping.fm/NK5gf
MarketWatch's Top Stories Of The Week, Feb. 9-13 http://ping.fm/gnCg1
BOOKS: Our 16th president turns 200 http://ping.fm/oC91l
Free spirit: Stona Finch's bold scheme to give away books http://ping.fm/PjCBG
News and notes from the publishing world: http://ping.fm/DuJyq
Inside the List http://ping.fm/h3ERU
Literary heroes for our times, matters of the heart, and publishing dramas http://ping.fm/EoVGq
A look at some of those killed in NY plane crash http://ping.fm/zrkOj
Literary heroes for our times, matters of the heart, and publishing dramas
N.J. book publishing executive dies in Continental plane crash near Buffalo http://ping.fm/rUTIo
Kiwi to focus on business, personal inspiration http://ping.fm/B2pA8
Amazon Kindle 2: Does it Violate Authors' Rights? http://ping.fm/OI4QD
Clinton Town woman who worked in Bridgewater killed in commuter plane crash http://ping.fm/WSkmP
No. 1 not enough: Publishing houses using Grisham book to gauge next step
Figures could determine layoffs, affect other authors http://ping.fm/QsRpg
Former Doubleday Publisher Steve Rubin Gets A New Job http://ping.fm/hHiKX
The problem with eBooks is not the reader http://ping.fm/A8fw3

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Leading Publishers Join EPUB eBooks Distribution Channel Through OverDrive
Standard eBook Format Growing Rapidly http://ping.fm/8U5xH

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Kindle's New Challenger Brings E-Books to iPhones http://ping.fm/ZlUNK
Keaton Memoir Lands at Little Random http://ping.fm/Z2goa
Plastic Logic Annouces Partnerships for Forthcoming eReader http://ping.fm/oCYif
BEA to Stay in NYC; Will Be Held Midweek http://ping.fm/LLj1m
Is There Any Glamour Left in Publishing?

No!!!

http://ping.fm/mwb87
HarperCollins Lays Off 2 Executives http://ping.fm/f6MfF
Collins U.S., Relic of Book-Biz Re-Branding, Is Dead http://ping.fm/lxseO
Are Broke Authors the Best Authors? http://ping.fm/qbZQV
Regional Book Events Make Nothing But Sense http://ping.fm/XT6XB
Tools of Change, no more Collins, more on Kindle 2 http://ping.fm/dl1RM
The book publisher cites the tough economy as it shutters the nonfiction imprint that launched domestically in 2004. http://ping.fm/HFDId
Book News: New York Comic Con Draws Crowds Despite Economy http://ping.fm/zaxGW
Book publisher HarperCollins to lay off staff http://ping.fm/hwpRm
To e-read or not to e-read? That's rapidly becoming the question http://ping.fm/P7uzg
Annual book convention staying in NY through 2012 http://ping.fm/o5DK6
Analysts see profits from the new version of Amazon's e-book reader, but they stop short of calling it a disruptor like the ipod http://ping.fm/lXWzm
Amazon is hoping to light a fire under the e-book market with its Kindle 2 - a device that has no shortage of competition http://ping.fm/CwFTB

Monday, February 9, 2009

Amazon unveils a Kindle that can read to you http://ping.fm/G6r7P
PowerHouse Creates POD Arm http://ping.fm/GyOjC
Trudy Corp. in Preliminary Deal with PCS Edventures http://ping.fm/U8297
Anderson News Suspends “Normal Business Activity” http://ping.fm/IN4oB
CPSIA Enforcement Waived for Post-1985 Books http://ping.fm/alZ19
Kindle2 to Launch February 24 http://ping.fm/zryHJ
Can You Sell Comic Books In This Economy? http://ping.fm/1xlgT
Shhh: Whispersync could be the real news out of Kindle 2. Syncing of e-book readers with other mobile handsets may be on the way http://ping.fm/Qw4PH
Cahiers Du Cinema Will Continue to Publish http://ping.fm/nXYwk
Amazon Kindle 2.0 Pre-Launch Buzz: Mass Vs. Niche? http://ping.fm/P6boV
Amazon's Kindle wants to break the electronic book market, but their biggest enemy could be the lack of criminally-minded readers http://ping.fm/HJ0MX
What The Wireless Industry Can Learn From The Kindle's 'Whispernet' http://ping.fm/YfaXK
The ICv2 Graphic Novel Conference http://ping.fm/NiIMi
Scholastic chided for selling toys in book clubs http://ping.fm/7gWoG
E-book expansion stalled by price http://ping.fm/BU5DT
Amazon has high hopes for new e-book reader
CEO Jeff Bezos says lighter, thinner Kindle can transform the publishing industry. http://ping.fm/dzW8X
Interview: Stephen King On Kindle: 'This Device Will Not Replace Books' http://ping.fm/aS9Ur
E-readers: Why won’t the future hurry up and get here already? http://ping.fm/yyV5b
Despite Economy, Fan Turnout Big For New York Comic-Con 2009 http://ping.fm/RWKf3
Amazon.com’s New Kindle Is Lighter, Brighter and Chattier http://ping.fm/LSKHL
Kindle day: Amazon preps new e-book http://ping.fm/TH4LA
Rival to Amazon Kindle Finds Partners http://ping.fm/8w2vk
Nerd-vana: New York Comic Con http://ping.fm/pvjtH
Amazon still coy on UK Kindle 2.0 release
UK publishing houses getting ready for the rise of the eBook http://ping.fm/haM2a
The Kindle Is A Swindle http://ping.fm/uxDdH
Will eBooks replace the printed novel? http://ping.fm/ScevK
Are you still reading? http://ping.fm/Q5PBW
Gutenberg.com Officially Opens - Invites Ebook Lovers and Neophytes Worldwide to Become Part of Growing Ebook Community http://ping.fm/Ombos
Adrienne Martini: Let's Call It Take 4 http://ping.fm/zwIDv
A New Kindle While Journalism Burns http://ping.fm/dCvBG
Marvel's Digital Initiatives
John Dokes discusses Marvel's push into Motion Comics with Spider-Woman: Agent of SWORD. http://ping.fm/ejH27
myebook.com Opens Historic Chapter in Book Publishing http://ping.fm/X6mWE
Reading online or flipping pages with cell phone becoming part of an e-book revolution http://ping.fm/1wFJ1
Reading between the lines during these hard times http://ping.fm/Mr2L9
Write an e-book to kick up business or personal brand http://ping.fm/BWmTE
Are real books nearing the end of their shelf life? http://ping.fm/byP0C
BOOKS: FIRST IN A THREE-PART SERIES
Publish, and your book will probably perish http://ping.fm/zd7h8
It’s easy to get involved with books http://ping.fm/M2gU6
Bridges and Books ... Bring Back the Federal Writers Project http://ping.fm/0v9lJ
In search of success from the write stuff http://ping.fm/2zQbL
Fresh ink http://ping.fm/JFBcu
The week in books: Australia's rights wars; comic books in France; and booming libraries http://ping.fm/GC7Jr
The value of books http://ping.fm/UE2nL

Friday, February 6, 2009

Amazon Kindle books coming to cell phones? http://ping.fm/kbmdQ
Ray Township author writes guide to publishing http://ping.fm/JOcME
2008 Graphic Novel Sales Up 5%; Manga Off 17% http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6635333.html?nid=2286&source=title&rid=1058842098
Another Bad Quarter at HarperCollins http://ping.fm/tMEfK
1.5 million books in your pocket http://ping.fm/Iu6AP
Google makes thousands of books readable on cellphones http://ping.fm/WYpck
A new Amazon e-reader is expected Monday, and more digital book tablets are coming soon. http://ping.fm/zKPs3
What's It Worth To Ya? http://ping.fm/Lsj4H
Google Brings Shakespeare and Twain to Your IPhone http://ping.fm/CxgCX
Advertise on NYTimes.com
Google and Amazon to Put More Books on Cellphones http://ping.fm/BAKR8
Film industry events bridge gap between books, technology, and media http://ping.fm/gfJvM
Book-stealing: want to buy a hot read? http://ping.fm/7YIVq
The ultimate e-reader may be a smartphone http://ping.fm/wY1Xh

Thursday, February 5, 2009

The publishing community organizes from the ground up http://ping.fm/mfnEC
Washington Post's Book World ends stand-alone http://ping.fm/mvTne
Ingram Launches Marketing Group http://ping.fm/jMHa7
Copyright Research Bill ReIntroduced http://ping.fm/bOiNc
Departure of Taylor Worries Indie Press Community http://ping.fm/unVLN
I Think We’ll Still Do BEA This Year…..Yeah, Definitely. http://ping.fm/XScMA
They've got it covered Schwartz unit follows business http://ping.fm/PrKP5
Publishing world's naughty and nice for 2008 http://ping.fm/3Y0tV

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Bellingham comic book publisher moves to Vancouver, Wash. http://ping.fm/8xoRh
Book Buzz: What's new on the best-seller list and in publishing http://ping.fm/mffc3
. . . And Read All Over: L.A.'s Print Past http://ping.fm/66HVo
Tarcher’s Classic Financial Self-Help Books Surge in Down Economy http://ping.fm/FmXsz
Reed Launches New Chicago Con; Moves NYCC to Fall 2010 http://ping.fm/ZhCYk
CPSIA Stay Provides Relief But Not Reform http://ping.fm/H1vbs
Venerable Bookstore to Close in Village http://ping.fm/KTlaf
PCS Edventures! and Trudy Corporation Announce Letter of Intent for Acquisition by PCS of Substantially All the Assets of Trudy Corporation http://ping.fm/wYmtN
Book drive: Futureproof http://ping.fm/j1anw

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Smashwords CEO Evaluates e-Book Market http://ping.fm/vklAX
HarperCollins’s New Format: Video Books http://ping.fm/B7jde
Winter Institute: Survival of the Fittest Booksellers http://ping.fm/R7AqT
Search for BEC Replacement Begins http://ping.fm/Mft8e
Tantor Distributing Playaway http://ping.fm/ENp33
Borders Execs Hit New York http://ping.fm/747cB
Simon & Schuster Unites Marketing http://ping.fm/XdWb9
Comics A.M. | The comics Internet in two minutes http://ping.fm/0FJy7
Library officials hope to turn page on restrictive children’s lead rule http://ping.fm/iMH9F
Two major book events cancelled http://ping.fm/EfaCw
Your iPhone as bargain book shopper http://ping.fm/7ThG0
BookExpo, Book Fair killed http://ping.fm/KZMwj
Bookstores Renegotiate Rent Amid Stagnating Sales http://ping.fm/y3Cj4
Lee & Low Books Announces 2008 New Voices Award Winner Honor Winner http://ping.fm/Y3yXW
Cookbook Publishers Respond to Recession http://ping.fm/0bbqV
Jane Austen Ate My Brain http://ping.fm/0V0SH

Monday, February 2, 2009

Publisher teeters http://ping.fm/YKg2B