Monday, August 31, 2009

Avalanche of store closings coming, study says http://short.to/op2v
German media company Bertelsmann sees profits plummet http://short.to/ooem
Book Publisher: e-Books Will Be Our Downfall http://short.to/oobo
Are E-Readers Greener Than Books? http://ping.fm/tbZnY
I Drink for a Reason' amuses, but lacks punch http://is.gd/2JmCQ
A spirited defense of the Google Book Search settlement http://short.to/on0v
Attendance Up at Great American Bargain Book Show in Boston http://is.gd/2JEkV
Web to Print and Back Again http://is.gd/2JEi3
Saving Worlds with Digital Creativity http://ping.fm/RkFoJ
Bertelsmann Swings to First-Half Loss http://is.gd/2JEdP
Hachette chief warns of digital pricing threat to book publishing http://is.gd/2JEaR
A Mother’s Memoir, a Son’s Anguish http://is.gd/2JE8w
Books, books everywhere, but nothing but despair in the EU? http://is.gd/2JE5M
Join the club: County book groups help to broaden the experience of reading http://is.gd/2JE10
ContentStores: Linking Offline and Online Bookselling http://is.gd/2JE3E
Ron Paul’s “End the Fed” Movement Gaining Steam http://is.gd/2JDVg
Electronics revolutionizing how we read http://short.to/op29
September book signings at Joseph-Beth Booksellers http://short.to/oodp
Calipari holds court, pen in hand http://short.to/op23
Edward Kennedy memoir already a best-seller http://is.gd/2JDDL

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Arie Kaplan: From Krakow to Krypton http://ping.fm/J5Tv5
Should we switch to reading books online? http://short.to/oi7w
Russo's: We're still here after 20 years! http://short.to/oi7u
E-Book Publisher Smashwords Partners with Barnes & Noble http://short.to/oivx
Cecelia pens love letter to booksellers http://ping.fm/gWuAy
Optimistic publishers hope that fall is one for the books http://short.to/oivt
Mayhem #1: Tyrese Gibson & Tone Rodriguez http://short.to/oi7j
Sony Sides With Google in ‘Library of Future’ Settlement http://is.gd/2GzWf
Sigmund Freud Is A Tech Writer! http://short.to/oivo
Affiliate Summit Breaks into Book Publishing http://short.to/ofpm
Jack Kirby: Remembering A Comic Book Legend http://ping.fm/aj4mh
Google Books Embraces EPUB Format http://ping.fm/yBcS2
Study paints Kindle e-reader a dark shade of green http://short.to/ofpj

Friday, August 28, 2009

Amazon Answers My Questions, Sort Of, About Kindle Licenses http://is.gd/2ECY6
Google Sides with Sony in Backing EPUB E-Book Format http://is.gd/2ED9U
Guardian first book award longlist takes in sex, death and quantum mechanics http://short.to/of0l
University presses join forces in association http://short.to/ofpa
Room for another electronic reader? Discovery thinks so http://short.to/ofp7
Gadget Lab Hardware News and Reviews Now Asus Plans An E-Book Reader http://ping.fm/IXt1l
How To Beat the Kindle http://is.gd/2ECLX
Bol.com en Sony breken digitale boekenmarkt in Nederland open http://short.to/of07
Sony warns trade over e-book prices http://short.to/ofox
WHS undercuts Waterstone's on new Sony Readers http://ping.fm/oZylG
WHS undercuts Waterstone's on new Sony Readers http://short.to/of03
Europe's Digital Library doubles in size but also shows EU's lack of common web copyright solution http://is.gd/2EChd
Books sales slow a week before school reopens http://short.to/ofor
Keneally's novel trade solution http://ping.fm/1Htqk
Monday's Reviews Today: Ghouls in Belfast & Rudnick's New Jersey http://short.to/odup
Obituary: Will Powers http://short.to/oejr
Online Bookstore, Literary Matters, Launched http://is.gd/2EhyM
Profits Jump at Lagardere Publishing http://ping.fm/u1tG1
BBC Audiobooks for Sale http://is.gd/2E9uW
In Boca, Even the Book Publishers Are Fraud Suspects http://is.gd/2E9rj
Duff: Technology, rights issues delay progress toward a digital bookshelf http://short.to/oee1
Sony Supports Google Book Settlement in Amazon.com Challenge http://ping.fm/Np7BG
Ted Kennedy: The comic book http://short.to/odny
Wisden joins with the digital age with e-book edition http://short.to/obl2
Profits Jump at Lagardere Publishing http://ping.fm/0ONW8
Job Moves http://is.gd/2CO64
Scholastic Issues Update on Paper Goals http://is.gd/2CO4r
Bloomsbury USA Turns in Up First Half http://is.gd/2CO34

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Six Month Sales Slip at Quarto http://ping.fm/ZT1ly
Court Denies Amazon's Motion to Dismiss BookLocker Antitrust Lawsuit http://is.gd/2CNZD
River Oaks Barnes & Noble to open Sept. 16 http://ping.fm/8z6IW
PM signs guest book at Wannsee House http://short.to/obkm
2nd UPDATE: Lagardere 1H Oper Profit Tumbles, Keeps Guidance http://is.gd/2CNU3
Graphic Novels 101: What is the top selling comic book of all time? http://is.gd/2CNS1
Amazon under attack with new ebook offerings http://is.gd/2Cr7n
'True Blood' Star Goes From Actor To Writer With 'Lucid' Comic Book http://is.gd/2CNQi
'True Blood' Star Goes From Actor To Writer With 'Lucid' Comic Book http://is.gd/2CNQi
The story behind the bookstore http://ping.fm/IT6qS
Speculation over Oprah’s next book pick http://short.to/oaxk
Interim Announcement http://ping.fm/z9PVR
Open Book Alliances opens up assault on Google's book settlement http://short.to/oaxb
Google Book Search? Try Google Library http://is.gd/2CqYK
Book wholesaler Central Book Services has launched its ebook reader, called the Eco Reader, http://is.gd/2CqTU
CJ Ranks In Top 10 For Book Publishing http://is.gd/2CqQQ
Book Buzz: What's new on the list and in publishing http://ping.fm/ixsH8
Former anti-Microsoft lawyer sets his sights on Google’s book deal http://is.gd/2CqKM
First East Texas Book Fair set for Sept. 25 http://short.to/oa66
Publishers Expect Spike in Reader Interest in Books on the Kennedys http://short.to/o6id
Borders shares fall for 2nd day after loss report http://short.to/oawz
Kennedy memoir moved up to Sept. 14 release http://short.to/oawy
Kennedy has told his own story: coming next month http://short.to/oa4v
National Reading Group Month Set for October http://is.gd/2A0Qb
The PW Morning Report: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 http://is.gd/2A0St
Haights Cross Tries Another Debt Restructuring; Operating Units Unaffected http://is.gd/2A0Nt
As Google Settlement Hits Homestretch, Libraries Push for Changes http://short.to/o47d

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Ted Kennedy Books on the Rise http://ping.fm/6LdQ4
2009 SCIBA Book Award Nominees http://is.gd/2A0zs
By Turning Authors into Speakers, Publishers Profit, Even in Recession http://ping.fm/0YS0Y
Kennedy dead at 77 http://short.to/o4x7
Waterstone's offers Dan Brown with new Sony Readers http://is.gd/2A0jY
ony Opens New Chapter in Rivalry With Amazon Over E-Book Readers http://is.gd/2A0hv
Born in a Bookseller’s Dusty Window: Lapidus Collection on View at Firestone http://ping.fm/9jujp
Book Sales Stand Out For Canadian Retailers >IDG.T http://ping.fm/cPpqi
Christian Beranek’s Life of High Adventure #12: The Future of Publishing with Super Frat creator Tony DiGerolamo http://short.to/o3yk
Bookstore in Little Nell to close http://ping.fm/yAcgo
Statement From Kennedy's Publisher http://ping.fm/yvPvb
Book airs Berlusconi wife's views http://ping.fm/YMZKf
Author, Julie Spira Signs Foreign Rights Agreement for Representation of The Perils of Cyber-Dating http://is.gd/2zSAJ
Senator Kennedy’s Memoir to be Published in September http://is.gd/2zcWc
Online Sales For Barnes & Noble Up 2%s
Sony Daily Edition Reader lets you read in widescreen http://is.gd/2zSek
Teen lit alive with positive characters of size http://short.to/o3y3
Competitor earnigns may offer peek at Border's earnings; BGP, BKS, AMZN http://short.to/o3xz
Avoid This Horror Story http://is.gd/2zRU0
Program Allows Students To Rent Books http://short.to/o3vt
AT&T to supply wireless access for new Sony e-reader http://ping.fm/u3s4n
Sony Unveils Daily Edition E-Book With 3G Wireless http://ping.fm/iFpla
Borders 2Q loss widens on charges, poor sales http://short.to/o3vi
EBooks: Sony Announces Wireless Reader and Partnerships with More Booksellers & Libraries http://is.gd/2zRvA
Arcadia Publishing Releases Beech Mountain History Book http://is.gd/2zRrI
Sony’s Kindle Competition: Touchscreen Plus AT&T, for $399 http://short.to/nzl5
Borders posts wider-than-expected loss http://short.to/o0bg
Author Solutions Appoints Becca Wagman Director of Sales, Marketing, and Editorial Services http://short.to/nzkv
City of Industry historian receives national award for book on local history
Test-Preparation Pioneer Built the 'Poor Man's Private School' http://short.to/o0b6
Winfrey tweet says new book pick coming next month http://is.gd/2yc3t
Oprah’s 63rd Book Club pick to be revealed on September 18th http://is.gd/2yc1Y
Borders Group Reports Q2 2009 Results; Adjusted EBITDA $6.9 Million and Operating Cash Flow $40.6 Million http://short.to/o0b2
Saturday in the Park with Cassie http://is.gd/2ybX6
Joseph Up at Globe Pequot as Publisher Refocuses http://is.gd/2ybUp
Barnes & Noble Teams with IREX to offer New Digital Reader http://is.gd/2ybSh
Sony Wireless Device to Sell for $399 at Christmas http://short.to/o0aw
Sales Down, Loss Up in “Transitional” Quarter at Borders http://short.to/o0av
Comics A.M. | The comics Internet in two minutes http://is.gd/2ybMr
Self Publishing Authors From Outskirts Press Appear on US Postage Stamps http://is.gd/2ybKk
American Medical Association Launches e-Book Strategy with iPublishCentral from Impelsys http://short.to/o0aa
Canadian publishers hit by high Indigo returns http://short.to/nzjr
Would you like a CD with that? Bookstore-record store convergence
Comics 101: merchandise! http://ping.fm/U0m31
Northern Ontario Book Fair to return http://short.to/o0a9
Bloomsbury reports on life after Potter http://ping.fm/giSJu
Venezuela Strangles Book Imports, Bankrupting Bookstores and Publishers http://is.gd/2y8uC
Should I Opt Out? Should I Fear Google? What about the Money?Answers about the Google Book Settlement http://is.gd/2y8r7
Author/Publisher Gives New Meaning to Handselling http://is.gd/2y8mg
PW Review: 'Madoff’s Other Secret: Love, Money, Bernie, and Me' http://short.to/o06l

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Carson-Dellosa to Acquire School Specialty Publishing http://is.gd/2y8i1
GABBS Does Boston http://ping.fm/XdyoP
Writer Beware Busier than Ever http://short.to/nzg3
Jane Friedman Raises $3 Million http://is.gd/2y8b9
Writer Beware Busier than Ever http://short.to/nzg3
Author/Publisher Gives New Meaning to Handselling http://short.to/o06a
'Julie and Julia' Movie Whips Up a Run on Cookbooks http://is.gd/2y836
Winfrey tweet says new book pick coming next month http://short.to/o05z
Unsettled: The PW Survey on the Google Book Settlement http://short.to/o05p
The Kindle Can't Scare Me http://ping.fm/kseJY
Is Kindle the environmentally friendly option? http://short.to/nzfg
A pox upon publishing houses http://short.to/o05l
Lynndie England is the focus of the latest work by a Botetourt Co. author http://is.gd/2y7NY
Publishing Executive Plans New Venture http://is.gd/2y7Lf
Yale and the Danish cartoons - revisited http://short.to/o05h
The Essential Batman Library http://ping.fm/qsJ9K
Quench your thirst for knowledge at Fountain Bookstore http://is.gd/2y7CP
The e-book battle heats up as e-readers take sides http://short.to/nzew
The fall forecast: Dan Brown and cautious optimism http://short.to/o058
Cloth Books Recalled by Sterling Publishing Co. Inc. Due to Strangulation Hazard http://is.gd/2y79w
A $45.13 Amazon Kindle story with a happy ending http://is.gd/2y77N
Barnes & Noble Lands Irex, Another Would-Be Kindle Killer http://short.to/nvyr
Amazon, Microsoft, and Yahoo Fight Google's Efforts to Bring Books Online http://short.to/o04d
B&N sales down 5% but online is up 2% http://www.thebookseller.com/news/95050-page.html
CPSC announces recall of Sterling Publishing's ebee "Have a Ball" Adventure Cloth Books http://short.to/nyzp
Military history and war memoirs hold their ground http://short.to/o04a
‘Those who love the smell of books keep us alive' http://is.gd/2y6XE
European Opposition Mounts Against Google’s Selling Digitized Books http://short.to/nzdy
Europe Divided on Google Book Deal http://is.gd/2y030
Treasures hidden between the covers http://is.gd/2y018
NEVADAN AT WORK: With passion for sports betting, bookmaking executive is odds man in http://is.gd/2xZZ1
Young Adult lit highlights Wordstock Festival http://short.to/ny8q
Turning Music Into Dollars at Sony/ATV http://ping.fm/FYhzl
Self-Muzzled at Yale http://is.gd/2xZPi
Comics 101: Myth #3: Comic books are “Kids Stuff” http://short.to/ny8g
Amazon vs book publishers – 1:0 http://is.gd/2xZIH

Saturday, August 22, 2009

He who knows does not speak http://snipr.com/qqcex
COMIC BOOK JOBS: WHO’S HIRING? VIZ, DISNEY and ASTRO CITY!? http://snipr.com/qqcdi
Caught up in a cartoon controversy http://short.to/nnh5
The New Rumpelstiltskin: Google Books http://snipr.com/qqc7p
Self-Published Book Gets Neiman Marcus Launch http://is.gd/2tUgk
Book Printing and Self-Publishing Resource: IPBA http://short.to/no8o
C2E2 Reveals Four New Guests Of Honor http://is.gd/2tU6G
Three Entrepreneurial Books To Read Before You Turn 21 http://is.gd/2tU8l

Friday, August 21, 2009

Rent Dispute Threatens Libros Revolucion Books http://is.gd/2s6Hb
Counting Down to 'Catching Fire' http://short.to/nink
Self-Published Book Gets Neiman Marcus Launch http://snipr.com/qnu3h
CPSIA Update: Progress, But Still Some Loose Ends http://is.gd/2s6Cz
Number of Students, Colleges Using Flat World Knowledge Digital Texts Soars http://snipr.com/qnu0t
Sales Slip But Profits Up at Books-A-Million http://snipr.com/qntzn
Microsoft, Amazon join opposition to Google Books settlement http://short.to/nine
Barnes & Noble F2Q09 (Qtr End 8/1/09) Earnings Call Transcript http://snipr.com/qnttq
UPDATE 3-Barnes & Noble expectations on hold, shares fall http://snipr.com/qntsv
Books-A-Million, Inc. Announces Higher Second Quarter Earnings http://ping.fm/3TTMY
Books-A-Million, Inc. Announces Management Promotions http://snipr.com/qntpl
Tech's Heavyweights Put Google's Books Deal In Crosshairs http://is.gd/2s6ee
Google Rivals Will Oppose Book Settlement http://is.gd/2s6br
Amazon sidesteps battle over Dan Brown book http://short.to/nin4
Tech Rivals Team Against Google Over E-Books http://snipr.com/qntk8
Making the right to read a reality for kids http://snipr.com/qntiy
Where next for the eBook? http://is.gd/2s61v
Internet Archive Announces Everybody-Against-Google Coalition http://is.gd/2s5Zg
Tech giants unite against Google http://short.to/njcc
Barnes & Noble Sales, Profit Fall http://is.gd/2s5UM
Opinion: Yahoo, Amazon, Microsoft plan lawsuit against Google books deal http://is.gd/2s5PT
Book Publishing's Profitable Model http://short.to/njc5
Books fly off shelves after Jaswant’s expulsion http://is.gd/2s5Mc
Move Over, Books: The Kindle Is the Carbon Efficiency King http://snipr.com/qnt3v
Barnes & Noble 2nd-qtr profit beats expectations http://snipr.com/qnt1z
Comics A.M. | The comics Internet in two minutes http://short.to/njbz
Sony Switches to ePub Digital Book Format to Adobe's Delight http://short.to/njbx
Is Google book deal a threat to privacy? http://short.to/nims

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Joining the Conversation on Healthcare Reform http://snipr.com/qlip2
BC-US--Best Sellers-Books-USAToday http://snipr.com/qlin9
Random House Cancels Frankfurt Party http://is.gd/2qrGE
Number of Students, Colleges Using Flat World Knowledge Digital Texts Soars http://is.gd/2qrER
Major Objection to Google Book Search Settlement Is Filed http://snipr.com/qlgsn
Sales Drop 5% at Barnes & Noble http://short.to/nfam
Imagicopter tour launch at Davis-Kidd Booksellers http://snipr.com/qlgqz
Q&A with Spin's Robert Rave http://snipr.com/qlgpq
Flat World Knowledge: A Disruptive Business Model http://is.gd/2qrx1
Photographer Quits Movie Industry, Makes Book About National Parks http://short.to/ng1j
Some with eating disorders are in food industry http://is.gd/2qrt4
Barnes & Noble 2Q Net Dn 20% On Rev Decline, Traffic Woes http://is.gd/2qrrt
Barnes & Noble Q2 Profit Falls On Lower Sales - Update http://snipr.com/qlghn
'Twilight' Author Stephenie Meyer Sued Over Alleged Plagiarism http://is.gd/2qrlw
Hyperion's Barbara Jones: 'I Am the Wind of Change in the Book Industry' http://is.gd/2qrjw
New Children's Fantasy Book Will Test the Multicultural Impact on Children's Literature by President Obama and Disney http://is.gd/2qrhK
A free book-writing portal http://is.gd/2qrgT
What's new on the list and in publishing http://short.to/ng19
Book Patrol: A Haven for Book Culture http://snipr.com/qlg1x
The PW Morning Report: Thursday, August 20, 2009 http://is.gd/2qrIx

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Top Performer for Wed: Barnes & Noble (BKS) http://snipr.com/qjg30
Obituary: Ray Roberts http://snipr.com/qis63
Sullengberer Memoir Has Story to Tell, 'PW' Review Says http://is.gd/2oylC
Random House Joins Transportation Partnership http://short.to/na5d
Amazon Sets Kindle Price of 'Lost Symbol' http://is.gd/2oyhH
Haights Cross Struggles With Debt, Completes Recorded Books Reorg http://is.gd/2oyfv
Harlequin and Flower Pot Press Join Forces for Papergood Awesomeness http://is.gd/2oxzJ
Sparkling new hardback publisher launches in UK http://short.to/n9bw
2009 Dayton Literary Peace Prize Finalists http://snipr.com/qiqlf
Google bruises Gallic pride as national library does deal with search giant http://short.to/n6sz
Guild Responds to Second WME Letter on Google Settlement http://is.gd/2oxpq
Google book project far from settled http://snipr.com/qiq91
Warrants Required: EFF and Google's Big Disagreement about Google Book Search http://short.to/n9br
Lawyer and Author Adds His Objections to Settling the Google Book Lawsuit http://snipr.com/qiq5f
Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol Available from Amazon.com Guaranteed Delivery and on Kindle with Automatic Wireless Delivery http://is.gd/2oxgu
Boring Airport Book Contract Better Than No Book Contract http://snipr.com/qiphy
BA and PA to move on with 'Bookaholism' http://snipr.com/qipgj
State committee: book industry in Ukraine continues developing despite crisis and drop in sales http://snipr.com/qipf5
Author Solutions Named to the 2009 Inc. 5000 http://short.to/na3o
New Children's Fantasy Book Will Test the Multicultural Impact on Children's Literature by President Obama and Disney http://is.gd/2owMh
Heathrow airport hires Alain de Botton http://short.to/n9b5
Lost Symbol mystery solved http://short.to/n9b2
Three form new online book publishing company http://ping.fm/a44E9
Lawyer and Author Adds His Objections to Settling the Google Book Lawsuit http://short.to/na3d
More Big News From Sony http://ping.fm/OgIVo
Notes for Andy Ward, on the Eve of His Move to Random House http://short.to/na3c
Escort Girl D’Addario Pledges to Tell All on Berlusconi in Book http://snipr.com/qip2g

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Guild Responds to Second WME Letter on Google Settlement http://is.gd/2nq22
This is our nightmare of illegal file-sharing, book publishers say http://is.gd/2npVj
Is self-publishing the right option? http://is.gd/2npYi
David Wohl Discusses New Role as Radical's EiC http://snipr.com/qh6gm
400 stalls at 2009 Colombo International Book Fair, opening next month http://short.to/n7dj
Pudd'nhead Books is Gett'n Some Love http://snipr.com/qh6i5
FastPencil adds features to make book-writing more social http://is.gd/2npPQ
Self-Publishing Gets a Digital Assist http://snipr.com/qh6e8
Google bruises Gallic pride as national library does deal with search giant http://short.to/n6sz
Twitter Book Tour http://is.gd/2n31l
Margaret Atwood offers more bang for the book http://short.to/n6ss
Richard Poirier, a Scholar of Literature, Dies at 83 http://short.to/n60s
Chapter 11 Is Next Page for Reader's Digest http://short.to/n6sp
Earnings Preview: Barnes & Noble to report 2nd qtr http://snipr.com/qggmb
CyberDefender Links With "Dummies" Book Publisher http://is.gd/2mS4B
Book tells stories of 1 year, 99 counties http://snipr.com/qggil
An Apple E-Book? http://short.to/n6si
Inc. 500 Names Outskirts Press Fastest-Growing Self Publishing Company http://short.to/n60m
Great American Bargain Book Show in Boston Shaping up as Sellout http://short.to/n4d1
Stories from the classroom: A Palo Alto teacher is publishing his second book http://short.to/n4cq
Why free ebooks should be part of the plot for writers http://short.to/n4du
Authors: Your Publisher Is Rich. Why Aren't You? http://ping.fm/rbGJm
The Sartorialist book event at Magers & Quinn Booksellers http://snipr.com/qfzgp
Renting textbooks and Dan Brown http://short.to/n4co
How to Break into Children’s Publishing http://short.to/n4m4
Bits of Destruction Hit the Book Publishing Business: Part 4 http://short.to/n4cn
B&N: Not a Textbook Deal http://is.gd/2lmsO
Barnes & Noble Relinquishes Recent Gains On Deal Criticism http://snipr.com/qdylv
HMH taps into home schooling http://snipr.com/qdykm

Monday, August 17, 2009

EMPG refinancing will cut $7.6bn debt http://snipr.com/qdyjf
Hastings Entertainment, Inc. Reports Results for the Second Quarter of Fiscal 2009 http://is.gd/2lmid
Are luxury photography books recession-proof? http://short.to/myk3
Barnes & Noble, Inc. board of directors faces shareholder investigations http://is.gd/2lmel
Google Searches for Property Rights http://short.to/myjx
Wildstorm Publishing Modern Warfare 2 Comic Book Series http://ping.fm/qCiL8
Wildstorm Publishing Modern Warfare 2 Comic Book Series http://short.to/mw4v
Censorship Fears Rise In Iraq http://snipr.com/qdy4r
Kovai booksellers also help educate the poor http://snipr.com/qdy3d
Howard Dean Utilize iPhone Technology to engage and Mobilize Americans in Healthcare Reform Debate http://short.to/mz4e
Rethinking the Fall Regionals http://short.to/myjr
Book binds father, son http://snipr.com/qdxx9
Book binds father, son http://snipr.com/qdxx9
Why "Self-Publishing" Is Meaningless. Enter Cloud-Publishing? http://is.gd/2llQa
Quinn pays and is punctual at state fair http://is.gd/2llOb
Quinn pays and is punctual at state fair http://is.gd/2llOb
The book of love http://snipr.com/qdxro
The book of love http://snipr.com/qdxro
Students to dump textbooks for e-books http://short.to/mz49
HP advances offset-to-digital transformation in publishing http://snipr.com/qdxph
HP advances offset-to-digital transformation in publishing http://snipr.com/qdxph
Don't blame us - Booksellers explain massive differences in prices http://short.to/mz43
Rochester writers http://is.gd/2llDo
Book review: 'Amigoland' by Oscar Casares http://short.to/mujp
Book review: 'Amigoland' by Oscar Casares http://short.to/mujp
Report from Comic-Con 2009 http://snipr.com/qdxi2
Report from Comic-Con 2009 http://snipr.com/qdxi2
'How I Became a Famous Novelist' by Steve Hely http://is.gd/2llvx
'How I Became a Famous Novelist' by Steve Hely http://is.gd/2llvx
Response To Tom Spurgeon: Copyrights, Superman, and the Estates of Siegel and Shuster http://is.gd/2llsy
How do you read? http://ping.fm/nj6Ds
SHE WRITES, the Site for Women Writers http://is.gd/2llmZ
Kendall Law Group Launches Shareholder Investigation Into Proposed Acquisition of Barnes & Noble College Booksellers http://short.to/mz3j

Saturday, August 15, 2009

Phones, PCs put e-book within reach of Kindle-less http://short.to/mrj9
Format War Clouds E-Book Horizon http://is.gd/2huIK
Do comic book prices matter? http://is.gd/2huGn
Analyst cuts Barnes & Noble to 'Underperform' http://is.gd/2gWfC
Percy Carey Resigns From Tyrese Gibson's “Mayhem!” http://short.to/mqtm
Publisher bans images of Muhammad in new book http://is.gd/2gWej
Cengage Learning to Rent Print Textbooks http://is.gd/2gVnc
Creative Commons License Holders Distributing Content on Google Books http://is.gd/2gVlu
National Writers Union Comes Out Against Google Settlement http://is.gd/2gVjQ
Authors Guild Again Touts Benefits of Google Settlement for Members http://snipr.com/pw15m
Textbook Publisher to Rent to College Students http://short.to/mo9p
National Writers Union Opposes Google Book Settlement http://is.gd/2gUSJ
Bringing the power of Creative Commons to Google Books http://snipr.com/pw0j5
Why do we need white faces to sell black books? http://snipr.com/pw0hq
Phones, PCs put e-book within reach of Kindle-less http://is.gd/2gUMW
Bookstore event to aid local public schools http://snipr.com/pw0fj
Wolf Haldenstein Announces Investigation into Barnes & Noble, Inc. Proposed Acquisition http://short.to/mo95
Loving This Book Warps The Mind A Little http://snipr.com/pw0da
Market Report -- Short Stories (BKS) http://snipr.com/pw0cg

Friday, August 14, 2009

Sony Battles Amazon With Open E-Book Standard http://snipr.com/pw0ai
Facing up to Hitler http://short.to/mnkr
LETTER OF THE DAY - Woes of the booksellers http://snipr.com/pw07s
Daily Debriefing http://short.to/mnkq
With Sony’s ePub Move, Adobe Wins http://is.gd/2gUve
Fearing Violence, Yale Nixes Muhammad Cartoons in New Book http://short.to/mo8u
Beijing considers appeal of WTO ruling http://is.gd/2gUs2
E-Book Release Is Set for Dan Brown Novel http://is.gd/2gUqM
A plan to scan http://short.to/mnkm
Why does this e-book cost $14?! http://is.gd/2gUoA
Kindle Averts Battle Over Dan Brown’s ‘The Lost Symbol’ http://snipr.com/pvzv5
All in the family: Titcombs celebrates 40 years in Sandwich http://is.gd/2gUiT
BC-US--Best Sellers-Books-USAToday http://snipr.com/pvzoh
Kindle Averts Battle Over Dan Brown’s “The Lost Symbol” http://short.to/mkhl
Horrow Gets Sports Show http://short.to/mo8h
Barnes & Noble Adds Eco-Friendly Planners Line http://short.to/mngn
AAP Welcomes Trade Ruling on Access to China http://short.to/mngm
Borders Hires Larry Norton, Reorganizes Paperchase U.S. http://short.to/mnk4
Bookstore Sales Rise in June, But Down for Year http://is.gd/2gU63
Book Publishing: Death or Rebirth? http://snipr.com/pvzcn
E-book of new Dan Brown novel coming Sept. 15 http://snipr.com/pvzau
Sony Pushes Common E-Book Format to Out-Fox Apple http://short.to/mngg
In brief: 333 W. Wacker | Industrial extension | Suburban office move http://short.to/mnjr
What's new on the list and in publishing http://is.gd/2gTPI
Book Features Story Of Black College Park http://is.gd/2gTNA
Pushing the Limits of Stimulus Plans http://short.to/mnjo
AMC Dying for Dead Comic Series http://short.to/mng5

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Bound and determined: Independent, local bookstores provide a tangible niche in a digital world http://snipr.com/ptemr
Sony Plans to Adopt Common Format for E-Books http://short.to/mkbf
Michael Viner dies at 65; tabloid book publisher http://is.gd/2fs4W
Boutique booksellers boom http://is.gd/2fs1P

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Who Wants to be a Genetically Altered Superhero? http://short.to/mh8t
Self-publisher guide http://short.to/mh8r
German Buch News: Thalia Bookstore Sales Up 7.5%s
Frog Hollow Books in Halifax closing after 25 years http://snipr.com/pr12z
'Official Michael Jackson Opus' will pop with photos, tributes http://snipr.com/pr11r
Lisa and Laura Ling Shop Book Proposal Together http://snipr.com/pr10e
Comings and Goings http://is.gd/2dVIt
Distribution Update: Perseus, SPU, NBN http://is.gd/2dVGJ
Publetariat Vault Partners With Literary Agency http://short.to/mhex
Algonquin Goes Big For Williams Book http://is.gd/2dVCN
Sony, OverDrive in Deal http://short.to/mhet
Steep drop in sales forces Frog Hollow Books to close http://short.to/mheq
A Memoir So Compelling It Just Has to Be Phony http://short.to/mhej
The Google Book Search copyright settlement and the future of information—Part 1 http://is.gd/2dVql
Dan Brown and Publishing's "DBDay http://is.gd/2dVot
Book Patrol: A Haven for Book Culture http://short.to/mh8f
Comics A.M. | The comics Internet in two minutes http://snipr.com/pr0gr
Summer Reading Excerpt Part I http://short.to/mhec
Barnes & Noble to buy back College Booksellers in $596 million deal http://snipr.com/pqsn7
Barnes & Noble buying college bookstore operator http://short.to/mh4f
Riggio selling Barnes & Noble College Booksellers http://snipr.com/pqsju
Reynolds and Fantagraphics Face the Future http://snipr.com/pqsi1
Judge allows objection to Google Book deal http://is.gd/2dOcM

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Global Sky Green Initiative Takes Root http://short.to/mdct
Powell's Closing South Loop Location http://is.gd/2c8uf
William Morris is Wrong about the Google Books Settlement; Rights Holders Should Not Opt Out http://snipr.com/pmb0s
Book publishing workshop in Manzanita http://is.gd/2b1BF
Mystery Writers Backs Writer Beware Program http://is.gd/2c8t1
Blair sues reporters, publisher http://short.to/mbev
Hastings Upgrades Web Site http://is.gd/2c8qx
New Site Offers Apps for Reading Comics on Phones http://short.to/mdyj
Authors Guild Claims William Morris 'Off Target' on Google Settlement http://short.to/mdbp
"Julia" cleans up "Julie" among readers http://is.gd/2c8kf
US Small-Caps Fall Slightly; Industrial Stocks Decline http://short.to/mbwi
Island Independents Join Forces To Bring Readers Bigger Authors http://snipr.com/po4kn
Akademos Secures $2.5 Million in Funding http://is.gd/2c8ft
Iran’s Digital Underground http://is.gd/2aTiv
Five New Directors Slated for Election to Borders Group Board in September as Five Will Step Down in Transition http://snipr.com/po4e8
Barnes & Noble to buy College Booksellers, shares up http://snipr.com/plx6k
Barnes & Noble's sweet sweetheart deal http://short.to/md81
Goldman Conspiracy? Sorry, Hank Paulson Is On Deadline http://is.gd/2bT2u
Barnes & Noble To Acquire Barnes & Noble College Booksellers http://is.gd/2aQUO
Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News http://is.gd/2c3x4
Island Independents Join Forces To Bring Readers Bigger Authors
Business Briefs for Aug. 11 http://is.gd/2c3q0
Scribd Adds Social Networking http://short.to/5hpr
Books: The Next Chapter http://is.gd/2aJXK
Note to e-Book Reader Makers — It’s the Content, Not the Device Itself http://short.to/maq8
Barnes & Noble Buys College Chain for $596 Million http://is.gd/2aEMt
Want To Build Your Own Plug-In Hybrid? New Book Tells You How http://snipr.com/plemk
Disney’s Kingdom Comics http://is.gd/2aEQV
Comings and Goings http://short.to/maq6
Job Moves http://is.gd/2aEGS
MetaMetrics Providing Lexile Measures for Simon & Schuster http://short.to/ma5h
Phoenix Books' Michael Viner Dead at 74 http://is.gd/2aECx
31 Awards For Grabs At National Book Awards 2009 http://is.gd/2aA8n
Barnes & Noble to Buy B&N College Booksellers http://is.gd/2aEsP
The Audacity of the Google Book Search Settlement http://snipr.com/pl985
William Morris Endeavor Urges Clients to Avoid Google Book Settlement http://short.to/mali
Authors and Publisher of Baseball Steroids Book Sued for Defamation, According to The Gibson Law Firm http://is.gd/2azZ4
Can Free e-Books Save Publishing? http://is.gd/2azWZ
Barnes & Noble to buy back college-bookstore operator http://short.to/ma0o
Barnes & Noble to Acquire Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, Reuniting Barnes & Noble Brand http://short.to/mal0

Monday, August 10, 2009

Retail stocks drop as Best Buy downgraded from buy rating http://is.gd/2azEu
Barnes & Noble to reacquire college-bookstore firm http://is.gd/2azCy
Kathryn Stockett's 'The Help' is the hot book this summer http://ping.fm/dDwij
Barnes & Noble to Buy B&N College for $460 Million http://snipr.com/pl8k8
Textbooks Offered for iPod, iPhones http://short.to/maku
Sadness as Melksham bookshop to close after 20 years http://short.to/maks
Comics’ big draw — Area creators pursue self-publishing success http://snipr.com/pl8f1
Book Review: Best iPhone Apps: The Guide Discriminating Downloaders by Josh Clark http://short.to/makr
Hidden costs in cheaper books http://is.gd/2aznc
Beyond the Books with Jimmy Root, Author of Distant Thunder http://is.gd/2azlc
St. Johns Booksellers hosts Saturday noon readings through end of September http://is.gd/2azgW
Shreveport writer 'Gone to Green' http://short.to/makm-
Scribd Tries To Make Reading More Social http://short.to/makj
Literary calendar http://snipr.com/pl7yf
The Comic Industry’s Best Shine at 2009 Eisner Awards http://short.to/m9zy
How a little book became a big-time movie http://short.to/make
Literary calendar http://short.to/makd
He was a bookseller's friend http://snipr.com/pl7pk
Julie & Julia: When the World Writes You Back http://snipr.com/phg2x
Book offers personal look at logging controversy http://is.gd/2ayUl
Why Free E-Books Are Marketing Genius http://snipr.com/pl7ig
Book review: Like industry, 'Headless Horsemen' has issues http://is.gd/2ayPi
Self-publishing becoming an attractive business model http://is.gd/2ayNQ
Austin Publisher Challenges Industry Trends by Expanding Workforce http://is.gd/2ayLj
Oxfam 'not trying to hurt booksellers' http://short.to/m9zg
World Equestrian Games Title Sponsor Alltech Announces Fortnight Music Festival Lineup http://is.gd/2ayF4
Convention offers ways to display faith http://short.to/m9yf
Confessions of a bookworm http://is.gd/2axmS
New Book: Cooperstown Confidential http://short.to/m9yd
The week in books http://short.to/m9yc
AuthorHouse Introduces Two New Color Book Publishing Packages http://snipr.com/pl5jk

Friday, August 7, 2009

Real Comic Book Heroes: G.I. Joe's Action-Packed History In Comics http://short.to/m1x6
New Buyer for Berean Christian Stores http://snipr.com/pch3d
McGraw-Hill Education Makes Content Available on Kindle DX http://short.to/m1x5
A New Look for ‘Liar’ http://is.gd/26Ucy
Groups Urge Injunction be Vacated in Salinger Case http://snipr.com/pcgrc
Sales Slip, Earnings Fall at Simon & Schuster http://short.to/m1x2
Borders faces uncertain future http://short.to/m1x1
Dustin Diamond’s Tell All Book: Behind The Bell http://is.gd/26T81
Is Google playing by the book? http://is.gd/26T64
Poll: E-readers Need to Reach 'iPod Moment' to Catch On http://short.to/m14e
Oxfam's books trade criticised http://ping.fm/LOnnI
Secrets of the Amazon Best-Seller List http://is.gd/26BJm
Book Publishers: Are They Car Companies Or Banks? http://is.gd/26BGB
"the times they are a-changin" . . . AGAIN http://ping.fm/Fkc4f
Goodbye, Wahrenbrock’s http://short.to/lzy9
A bible for $3,750? I wouldn't go to Abe http://short.to/lzy5
The New John Irving Slips Out and CAA Shops an iPhone-App-Turned-Novel http://short.to/lxs6
Books Inc. to Open Twelfth Store http://snipr.com/ovj1x
Maple Street Children’s Book Shop Closes After 34 Years http://snipr.com/oviu6
Dropped HarperCollins Author Finds Home with Florida Publisher http://short.to/lyie

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Isenberg Named to Top Post at PEN http://snipr.com/oomlr
Sue Shapiro's Book Party Offers Speed Shrinking http://short.to/lnts
HarperTeen's Amanda Project Web Site Goes Live http://snipr.com/oomgg
In this Week’s PW http://short.to/lnl3
Publishing Sales Flat at Marvel http://is.gd/22kV2
A PEN Roundtable with John Wray http://snipr.com/ooaik
Oxfam is the new Tesco say angry independent bookshops being driven to the wall by charity shop's growth
Vanguard Creates Video Game to Promo New Title http://snipr.com/ooagq
Scholastic Book Clubs Announces Bestsellers for '08-'09 School Year http://ping.fm/iLzSG
Green Apple Books Scores with Kindle Satire http://snipr.com/ooafm
Indigo Has Small First Quarter Rise http://is.gd/22aa1
The Book vs The Billionaire http://short.to/ln2w
Crocodile Pie, Other Chicagoland Closings http://snipr.com/ooab6
Former Firebrand Agents Hangs New Shingle http://is.gd/22a3P

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Linn Leaves Taunton to Head Quartet Press http://snipr.com/ooa8t
Maria Rodale to Succeed Steve Murphy http://is.gd/229ZD
Sylvan Dell Launches New E-Books with Giveaway http://snipr.com/ooa6c