Saturday, January 31, 2009

Reading tea leaves on the future of libraries http://ping.fm/ZQOXK

Friday, January 30, 2009

All the King’s Men http://ping.fm/HLlDC
Books Up at Rodale http://ping.fm/N14dK
Reader’s Digest Cuts 280 Positions http://ping.fm/zI1uz
No Word on Book Exemption as CPSIA Deadline Nears http://ping.fm/AH6wQ
Amazon Has Big Year, Though Media Growth Slowed http://ping.fm/MsO0K
Amazon.com Announces Fourth Quarter Sales up 18% to $6.70 Billion; 2008 Free Cash Flow Grows 16% to $1.36 Billion http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1250071&highlight=
Goldin's Boswell Book Co. promises changes http://ping.fm/sZ3Cc
Obituary: Peter Bowron http://ping.fm/VklF0

Thursday, January 29, 2009

E-book revolution favors the agile
As conventional book sales sink, small presses lead the way in mass digitization. http://ping.fm/MHrUN
Industry Veteran’s Faith Journey Leads to New Role at CBPA http://ping.fm/U8yco
News Corp.: Pali Downgrades To Sell; Will Chernin Leave? http://ping.fm/sA9ts
Robert Kiyosaki, Business Plus Team-Up for Free, Online Book http://ping.fm/QlLJR
Viz Media Launches Sci-fi Prose Imprint http://ping.fm/EfNRN
Indigo Has Happy Holiday http://ping.fm/9qtCo
Random Out of BEC Consumer Show http://ping.fm/NF4ZM
Self-Publishing Industry Gains Popularity and Titles http://ping.fm/U0N8M
Rodale's losses less than forecast Emmaus publisher's book sales, online revenue make up for ad decline http://ping.fm/ziK6u
Publishers ClearinghouseA bestselling author proposes the most improbable bailout yet http://ping.fm/ra7nK
Hot Off the Press The Future of Fiction at The Writing Show http://ping.fm/9arGY
Gaiman’s Newberry Medal Brings The 1950’s Comics Scare Full Circle http://ping.fm/JwVZW
Congressional Quarterly Goes on Block in Bid to Aid Daily http://ping.fm/z6zUf

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Can the iPhone Save Comic Books ... or At Least Small Press? http://ping.fm/QgClv
Percy Carey’s Comic Book Corner: BOOM! Studios http://ping.fm/tAMzU
Photo books a hit in the down economy http://ping.fm/XBg24
James Brady, Well-Known Columnist And Publisher, Dies At 80 http://ping.fm/u5YJH
Rodale says its revenue dip is better than rest of publishing industry http://ping.fm/Z7ocS
Tech enthusiasts are taking their best guesses as to what amazon.com has planned for the 2.0 version of the kindle http://ping.fm/dSLwv
Washington Post to Fold Stand-Alone Book World Section Book Reviews Will Be Incorporated Into Style, Outlook http://ping.fm/Tnbmh
Washington Post to kill print Book World http://ping.fm/QCSdx
HarperOne Teams With eHarmony http://ping.fm/kU0l4
'Criticas' Closes http://ping.fm/GKoOt
'Angelology' Goes to Viking http://ping.fm/ulVWP
Book Soup still has a fighting chance http://ping.fm/4JVTe
Washington Post to End Book World as Stand-Alone Section http://ping.fm/cvULj
Self-Publishing Is the New Real Publishing http://ping.fm/Wmhmu
An Intrepid adventure in publishing, online and off http://ping.fm/ppiyV

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Self-Publishers Flourish as Writers Pay the Tab http://ping.fm/mrNnX
How Amazon.com could screw up eBooks http://ping.fm/oSgHL
Updike’s death will leave void in U.S. literary culture http://ping.fm/GUfXl
Amazon's E-Book Reader About to Get Rekindled http://ping.fm/PRRKg
Book publishing voyeurism, lets keep track of all of the bloodletting in the book industry: Comings and Goings: http://ping.fm/ysdzH
Amid Changes, Kenney to Lead 'PW' http://ping.fm/IJq4V
Weak School Sales Drop Results at McGraw-Hill Education http://ping.fm/71a3m
Harper Offers Voluntary Retirement http://ping.fm/wfqqT
Saletan Lands at Riverhead http://ping.fm/Rov9t
Neil Gaiman Wins 2009 Newbery Medal http://ping.fm/WXOWe
Top Editor at Publishers Weekly Is Laid Off http://ping.fm/vZGn7

Monday, January 26, 2009

Publishers Weekly’s top editor laid off in restructuring http://ping.fm/zHPXV
American Library Association Announces Literary Award Winners http://ping.fm/wq2ns
Layoffs at Diamond, DC Comics, Top Cow http://ping.fm/Cwrdn
Amazon To Drop Microsoft, Adobe e-Book Formats http://ping.fm/nUefJ
Ron Charles Wins NBCC Nona Balakian Citation http://ping.fm/qdmkQ
Times Writer Says Google Book Search Deal Has Monopoly Potential http://ping.fm/e93kI
Now, read your favourite book on an MP3, mobile or laptop http://ping.fm/bm9cT
The Future of Books http://ping.fm/fmmN5
The Battle of Hay-on-Wye. Is the festival ruining Britain's premier town for secondhand books? http://ping.fm/xmtaq

Friday, January 23, 2009

See the Web Site, Buy the Book http://ping.fm/R6SLI
University Press axes 160 staff http://ping.fm/ikMe8
Pocket In Co-Pub Deal with Juno http://ping.fm/DkdH6
NBCC Makes Preemptive Move to Save 'Book World' http://ping.fm/jWtbp
Redefining The Art Of Books http://ping.fm/YytGI
An E-Z guide to publishing http://ping.fm/9jhlm

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Meredith Corp. Reports Operating Results (10-Q) http://ping.fm/aAgQD
EBSCO Purchases Salem Press; Third Recent Sale of a Reference Publisher http://ping.fm/e8HCZ
James Patterson Launches ReadKiddoRead http://ping.fm/mgI6R
Roxburgh Launches New Venture http://ping.fm/WNt0J
Google & the Future of Books http://ping.fm/6NfIJ
Stimulating Reading http://ping.fm/Bccuj
Media Source Picks Up ‘Horn Book’ http://ping.fm/iNhaR
BookSwim.com Partners with BookRenter.com for Textbook Rentals http://ping.fm/iP1ba
The PW Morning Report, January 22, 2009 http://ping.fm/OynjH
Berrett-Koehler Rushes Economy Title http://ping.fm/6YLJp
Perseus Partners with Incelligence to Create Mobile Phone Editions http://ping.fm/UXIKF
New Alloy Unit to Offer Advances
http://ping.fm/YHUNV
OUP Cuts 60 Positions http://ping.fm/o3CpS
LibraryThing and CIG—the deal! http://ping.fm/TaGof
MP calls on government to protect struggling independent booksellers http://ping.fm/Irae3
ICv2 to convene special panel at NYCC http://ping.fm/DCJNT
Book buzz: What's new on the list and in publishing http://ping.fm/P5yEG

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Books Unbound http://ping.fm/M0GfM
Oprah's Book Snub
How Winfrey elevates lowbrow tastes and hurts reading http://ping.fm/h3fEG
The Future Of Book Publishing (Maybe) http://ping.fm/XuLkm
PPPA affects business http://ping.fm/FMHkQ
Elsevier Acquires William Andrew Publishing http://ping.fm/qw3qI
2009 Global Book Fair Schedule Announced for Self-Publishing Authors http://ping.fm/iCdhi
Ted Parkhurst Launches New Publisher http://ping.fm/Uk7r6
Random Revamps Adult Sales http://ping.fm/wQiTB
BEC Still On http://ping.fm/mWhQ5
More publishers sitting out BookExpo http://ping.fm/2AyyO
BookStream is Closing http://ping.fm/dZQMs

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Colorado publisher releases book on legendary pro Warren Smith http://ping.fm/xyJ0l
Job Moves http://ping.fm/NqzVG
Turner Leaves Sterling http://ping.fm/sDBOl
Schwartz Bookshops to Close; Two Will Have New Owners http://ping.fm/jYUlC
BookStream to Flow No More http://ping.fm/9co81
iPhone Recipe Apps Surge http://ping.fm/Up0m2
The Alinea Post-Mortem: An Untraditional Model Succeeds http://ping.fm/wQmf1

Monday, January 19, 2009

Publishers Are Rushing Out a Spate of New Finance Titles; Advice That's Two Years Late http://ping.fm/SvJmV
iPods and iPhones: death for the book trade http://ping.fm/LmpLJ
Harry W. Schwartz Bookshops to close http://ping.fm/MZycP
Pearson Says 2008 To Beat Views; FT Profits Grew http://ping.fm/HcNZP
Pearson Says 2008 Profit Rose 20% on Higher Education (Update2) http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601102&sid=a3bNHSrV0_i8&refer=uk
Harry W. Schwartz Bookshops to close http://ping.fm/gwIrl
Cleveland Public Library first in nation to offer e-book downloads in industry-standard epub format http://ping.fm/LLDvx
ABCs of DIY publishing: More authors lugging manuscripts and dreams are making sure they make it into print http://ping.fm/v73WI
A farewell to lunch as book world cuts back http://ping.fm/vcnT9
Intensive preparations to organise Abu Dhabi International Book Fair 2009 http://ping.fm/qFaWP
Sunday School Publishing Book Publishing Division Releases book about president of NBC,USA, INC. http://ping.fm/86t2f
Fresh ink http://ping.fm/as2yZ
Rice to meet with publishers about memoirs http://ping.fm/SGOw6
Inside the List http://ping.fm/GthFy
Books: Will big names lure readers? http://ping.fm/wejqA
The week in books
Mourning Mick Imlah; festivities in Jaipur; a slump in US sales http://ping.fm/IYhOK
Madoff pays dividends in book deals http://ping.fm/WB7Nc
Children's books embrace Obama
From toddler photo editions to books for older kids, they've got the inauguration covered. http://ping.fm/Ul2No

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Selling Out
Paper is dead—long live e-books! http://ping.fm/ImIau
Lerner to Distribute Select Andersen Titles in U.S. http://ping.fm/rUq3Q
Anderson Succeeds Richter at S&S Children's http://ping.fm/b8URX
Domnitz To Step Down from ABA http://ping.fm/a443x
The Very Latest on CPSIA and Books http://ping.fm/8xUUS
The PW Morning Report, January 15, 2009 http://ping.fm/yaHG3
Simon & Schuster Launches New Web Site http://ping.fm/b9DGK
Publishing Sales Sink at Courier; Closes Print Plant http://ping.fm/ZgFSY
Random House Publishing Group Restructured http://ping.fm/0pffF
B&N Cuts 4% at Corporate HQ http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6629749.html?nid=2286&source=link&rid=1058842098
B&N Cuts 4% at Corporate HQ http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6629749.html?nid=2286&source=link&rid=1058842098
Courier Reports First-Quarter Results
Sales, Earnings Declines Reflect Nationwide Recession http://ping.fm/AEoe9
Barnes & Noble Announces Elimination of Corporate Positions http://ping.fm/sHidu
Book fair crowds fall http://ping.fm/Ivmiu
Toronto gets a new book fair
Event is organizer's response to publishers' complaints about BookExpo http://ping.fm/gSms0
Book buzz: What's new on the list and in publishing http://ping.fm/4qpfE
Percy Carey: Golden Apple Comics’ Ryan Liebowitz http://ping.fm/muQ1M
Literary reading appealing again http://ping.fm/1xKi9
Random House gives details on restructuring http://ping.fm/JmGct
Random House gives details on restructuring
The publisher outlines the scope of its reorganization with “minor” personnel cuts. http://ping.fm/JmGct

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

The Rise And Fall Of The Music Industry http://ping.fm/TPPg5
Book publisher to make addition layoffs because of economy http://ping.fm/VJy17
Judge Tosses Amazon Challenge to NYS Tax http://ping.fm/UnL7h
Hachette's Young Touts Benefits of XML http://ping.fm/xR629
November Bookstore Sales Plunge http://ping.fm/jI4pK
Crown Restructuring Completed http://ping.fm/vj2vZ
Knopf Doubleday Reorg Done http://ping.fm/ZF3ya
Wild West for Book Industry http://ping.fm/mLHNP
$4 million in books rescued from warehouse
The rescued hoard includes works by Tennessee Williams and Arthur Miller http://ping.fm/H4ton

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Indie E-Books Arrive on iPhone http://ping.fm/wHx0H
A Cautionary e-Book Tale http://ping.fm/eHvJ8
Dorchester Signs with LibreDigital for e-Book Distribution http://ping.fm/Vu7PI
Follett Ends Trade Store Experiment http://ping.fm/SilwI
Borders Names McGuire Head of the Board http://ping.fm/tAAXc
New York judge OKs Amazon Tax http://ping.fm/ak21N
Hedge Fund Executive to Lead Borders http://ping.fm/SqTCE
Husain calls for 'level playing field' http://ping.fm/9ZIbH
Irish Publisher Aims to Save Cash
Education Media Tries to Tackle Debt by Firing Staff, Buying Fewer Books http://ping.fm/UVxUo
Book Printing Hits Child Safety Scramble http://ping.fm/lRcUp
I can't believe it, 1 week before I turn 30... Sigh... no more boy wonder for me ;)

Monday, January 12, 2009

Seeking Nominees for PW's Bookseller & Rep of the Year http://ping.fm/ojcFe
Perseus Adds Zagat http://ping.fm/RVPU3
LVF to offer Some Services for a Fee http://ping.fm/Mphuh
Pershing Dumps B&N Stake http://ping.fm/1IFpF
Anderson Succeeds Richter at S&S Children's http://ping.fm/CwNFu
NEA reports rise in reading, not all voluntary http://ping.fm/MtApn
More American Adults Read Literature According to New NEA Study http://ping.fm/iWuiS
New England Tourists Releases New Book and Website as Source for Rural Destination Bookstores http://ping.fm/q1Atm
Good news for comic books http://ping.fm/Jt8T7
Authors Access Radio Show Releases Writing and Publishing Success Secrets Book http://ping.fm/gL41O
Publishing company invites us all to write history: WEbook.com seeks inauguration stories http://ping.fm/PcDE4
The Story of Phone Books http://ping.fm/f2BhE
For Free: Most X-Rated Parts Of X-Rated Book http://ping.fm/H6nZq
Fiction Reading Increases for Adults http://ping.fm/IplKX
Comic books sold well in 2008; graphic novels did, too http://ping.fm/XgQpd
China´s book market hits a slump in 2008 http://ping.fm/zXBSt
Publishing changes in the digital era http://ping.fm/CpmNs
This Week in Constant Reader http://ping.fm/qZQjv
Written any good e-books lately? Smashwords founder can help http://ping.fm/5gsNw
Edinburgh publisher leads the way in digital books revolution http://ping.fm/A17WB
Welcome back Winnie the Pooh
Inside the List http://ping.fm/JmYgO
Book Buzz: What's new on list and in publishing http://ping.fm/kgL5m
New from Pooh http://ping.fm/yro4x
Winners of NW book awards are announced http://ping.fm/GQWye
Do publishers still dream of electronic books? http://ping.fm/yc22u
Congress bans kids from libraries? http://ping.fm/EnMVB

Friday, January 9, 2009

Second-hand booksellers have recorded a bumper year as cost-conscious readers save their money as the recession bites: http://ping.fm/pL7Js
Attention to retail http://ping.fm/AJ3PV
Small Press Sues Borders, B&T Over Returns http://ping.fm/tfT1t
Authors Solutions Adds Xlibris to Roster http://ping.fm/T0Hx5
Barnes & Noble Names William J. Lynch, Jr. President of Barnes & Noble.com http://ping.fm/sB3xy
Indie Holiday Sales Mirror the Struggling Economy http://ping.fm/ofrsr
Books-A-Million, Inc. Reports Holiday Sales Results http://ping.fm/MDbKj
How to read 462 books in one year http://ping.fm/Znyu0
Pantheon publisher axed as recession hits book industry http://ping.fm/2U5PZ
Some Taylor Prize feedback http://ping.fm/p0NTP
Industry Scrambling to Comply with Child Safety Act http://ping.fm/werBO
Revoke the rules and help book pirates http://ping.fm/czKbT
Author Solutions Acquires Self Publisher Xlibris http://ping.fm/2kxaY
ABA & BEA Offering Free Passes to BookExpo America http://ping.fm/oPHjj
What’s the Kindle Worth to Amazon? http://ping.fm/U5bts

Thursday, January 8, 2009

Lerner Gives New Roles to Top Execs http://ping.fm/MFxya
Killick Moves to Kingfisher http://ping.fm/sRVkm
Quick Publishing Buys VanderWyk & Burnham http://ping.fm/5ipwA
ABFFE, Others Continue Fight Against Oregon Statute http://ping.fm/wi2xv
B&N Holiday Sales Drop at Stores, Online http://ping.fm/4dUjy
Most of Margaret Mitchell House staff laid off http://ping.fm/RHeY7
Tattered Cover writes pink slips http://ping.fm/VxLs9
Barnes & Noble Reports Holiday Sales Results http://ping.fm/UyE2y
Destroying California, One Law at a Time http://ping.fm/w1I5P
When Gunter Grass speaks ... http://ping.fm/q1wx0
Davies-Black Publishing changes owners http://ping.fm/61BZS
Profit warnings, poor job outlook weigh on stocks http://ping.fm/x2Uq5
Meet The Media Mensches, 2009 http://ping.fm/NSOAg

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

OverDrive Digital "Checkouts" Jumped 76% in 2008 http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6626593.html?nid=2286&source=title&rid=1058842098
Canadian Booksellers See Late Holiday Rally http://ping.fm/9jpkC
More Cuts at McGraw-Hill Education http://ping.fm/kYuvK
Unit Sales Flat in 2008, BookScan Shows http://ping.fm/VwEGn
Richard Seaver, Publisher, Dies at 82 http://ping.fm/uJPNw
Stacey's Demise http://ping.fm/7skiW
Houghton Mifflin disputes Moody’s downgrade http://ping.fm/bxi2l
Laura Bush & Scribner team up for book deal http://ping.fm/O4oej
Jack Gunthridge Publishing Takes on the Book Industry http://ping.fm/gbLmA
A closer, faster walk with thee http://ping.fm/lkAra
Canadian Book sales: A surprise ending to ’08 http://ping.fm/z8v31

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

First Memoirs http://ping.fm/9e8Eb
Bush Is a Book Lover
A glimpse of what the president has been reading. http://ping.fm/iXHAb
App Developer Strikes E-Book Deals With Major Publishers http://ping.fm/5vbj9
Borders Group Announces Extension of Pershing Square Financing Commitment Deadlines http://ping.fm/fvDhI
Bookstore worker accused of lifting $348,975 http://ping.fm/co1yD
Cumberland House Publishing sells assets http://ping.fm/LocGo
Redstones Move Closer to a Deal With Creditors http://ping.fm/RYTga
Scholastic Reports Second Quarter Results for Fiscal 2009 http://ping.fm/n2IGs
QUERCUS PUBLISHING PLC Trading Statement http://ping.fm/X4NFH
Farrar, Straus Publisher Jonathan Galassi Carefully Assures Staff: 'We Are Not Going to Change' http://ping.fm/AEfo4
Shake-Up in Random House Sub Rights Department as Layoffs Begin http://ping.fm/8XExo
Borders Will Take HarperStudio Books on No-Return Basis http://ping.fm/nghsT
More layoffs in publishing: This time at Macmillan http://ping.fm/6d8DJ
Layoffs and Restructuring at Macmillan http://ping.fm/2fcRn
Powell's sales weak, asks staff to scale back http://ping.fm/DoMBK
In Other Words, Portland’s Feminist Non-Profit Bookstore, is on the Brink of Closure http://ping.fm/pBq11
Carol Houck Smith; Book Editor Worked With Award Winners http://ping.fm/vdGbu
Former housing industry economist who famously said there was no housing bubble now admits he was wrong http://ping.fm/YTzdr
Judith Regan reaches out to complain about Murdoch biographer Michael Wolff http://ping.fm/NaLO0
Novelist Josh Bazell Explores the Pre-Sell Tour http://ping.fm/tfJsj
Borders counts on new CEO
Turnaround pro will try to revamp the bookseller that has lost $308M in two years http://ping.fm/955d6
Borders Group names new CEO, posts lower sales http://ping.fm/DFfEY
Publishers tighten belts amid gloom http://ping.fm/VoGOY
National book board says it is not empowered to regulate textbooks http://ping.fm/XAZn6
Book worms http://ping.fm/mUhEZ
Cheap Books on the Web? No Need for Angst http://ping.fm/EigO9
A Spotlight For Everyone PR tricks that will supposedly work for both a Hollywood celebrity and a city councilman in Cedar Rapids http://ping.fm/bSazC
Andrew Keen: This healthy industry now has the printed word in its sights http://ping.fm/Gzg1Z
Boom or bust in book industry http://ping.fm/Fih4j
Prosecutor pursues the world of publishing http://ping.fm/mJ8pf
Ingram exec rides books' digital wave http://ping.fm/9DKxN
Book Soup founder dead at 58. What's next for the beloved bookstore? http://ping.fm/VM0oB
Left wanting both more and less http://ping.fm/QP7pM
A Challenge to Publishers: Say No to Gonzo http://ping.fm/LAuSW
Famously reclusive author J.D. Salinger still writes, but to the consternation of his fans, refuses to publish his work http://ping.fm/vVhiT
Enough fretting, have you heard about these titles? http://ping.fm/URPyx
Tom Ross: Need a New Year’s resolution? http://ping.fm/W3iD9
News and notes from the publishing world: http://ping.fm/9Qbys
Mystery author Donald E. Westlake dies at 75 http://ping.fm/x3h5h
Pivotal moments in Chinese literature and publishing http://ping.fm/ZlkiA
Will Big Names Lure Readers?
Publishers hope John Grisham and other bestselling authors will pump up sales http://ping.fm/xMuaS
Do Your E-Books Have Value? http://ping.fm/GKTTX
Publishers Newswire Announces its Latest List of Books to Bookmark, for Q4/2008 http://ping.fm/yPFC7
Galley Cat The Year in Publishing: October 2008 http://ping.fm/g8Q6u
Are book resellers killing the industry? http://ping.fm/wc8iP
The Year in Publishing: August 2008 http://ping.fm/eWOmn
Used, But Not Used Up http://ping.fm/batOl
How a little lie snowballs into a publishing scandal http://ping.fm/vXhyW
Good news rare in publishing industry http://ping.fm/OONAz
The Leaky Cauldron 2008: A Year in Review, the Books http://ping.fm/YrEvL