. . . Thanks to the accessibility of new digital tools, that picture is expanding. The e-publishing world holds new promise for writers venturing out on their own, bolstered by digitally charged success stories such as that of twenty-seven-year-old Amanda Hocking, who in less than two years earned $2.5 million from a series of novels she self-published through Amazon, ultimately scoring a multimillion-dollar contract with St. Martin’s Press...
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Ebooks: the giant disruption
The Guardian (blog)
I'm an ebook convert. Not by ideology (I love dead-tree books, and I enjoy giving those to friends and family), just pragmatism. Ebooks are great for impulse buying. Let's say I read a story in a magazine and find the author particularly brilliant, ...
The Guardian (blog)
Barnes & Noble To Take On Amazon (Again) With A New 8GB Nook ...
Barnes & Noble seemed pleasantly surprised when they announced their Nook ... David has co-authored ten books including "Guerrilla Marketing for Writers", ...
publishing.morgan-james.com/.../barnes-noble-to-take-on-ama...
Lockerbie bomber Megrahi makes appeal claims in book
BBC News
The book states that Mr MacAskill met a delegation of Libyan officials 10 days before announcing his decision, including foreign minister Abdulati al-Obedi. In thebook, Megrahi claimed: "After the meeting, the Libyan delegation came to the prison to ...
BBC News
Harry Potter e-books coming to schools, libraries
Seattle Post Intelligencer
The author of the mega-selling "Harry Potter" series said Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012 she has an agreement with Little, Brown in the United States and Britain to publish her first adult novel. Photo: Joel Ryan / AP NEW YORK (AP) — Harry Potter e-books are ...
Harry Potter e-books coming to schools and libraries, at a date to be determined
Washington Post
NEW YORK — Harry Potter e-books are coming to schools and libraries, at a date to be determined. OverDrive Inc., a leading distributor for the school and library markets, announced Monday that it has reached an agreement with JK Rowling's Pottermore ...
Harry Potter eBooks to Be Distributed to Public and School Libraries Through ...
MarketWatch (press release)
LONDON, Feb 27, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Pottermore, the online experience and home of the Harry Potter eBooks created by JK Rowling and partnered by Sony, announced today it has entered into an exclusive worldwide eBook and digital audiobook ...
Manipuri books at World Book Fair
Times of India
IMPHAL: Representing Manipur, the Writers' Forum of Imphal has displayed over 1000 books on the state's literature, art and culture in the ongoing biennial "World Book Fair New Delhi 2012" at Pragati Maidan. The forum is one of the leading literary ...
Boys read for pleasure as much as girls
Telegraph.co.uk
Boys have caught up with girls on reading ability, according to a study into the book-reading habits of school children. What Kids are Reading 2012 found that the difficulty level of books read by boys is no longer generally lower than girls.
Telegraph.co.uk
'Oscar Wao' author Junot Diaz announces new book
Entertainment Weekly
by Stephan Lee It's been five years since Junot Díaz's first novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao and more than 15 since his first book of short stories Drown. Oscar Wao was a literary sensation upon its release in 2007, topping several year-end ...
Lockerbie book: Kenny MacAskill advised Megrahi to drop appeal
Scotsman
The explosive revelation is contained in a book published today, in which the Libyan protests his innocence and gives his own account of the events that led to him walking free from a Scottish jail despite being found guilty of the worst mass murder in ...
Scotsman
Author's books teach children financial basics
Canton Repository
By Saimi Bergmann Robin Yang decided to write her “Enchanted Collar” books after noticing a gap on the bookshelf. “What I've found in financial literacy, there is a bipolar phenomenon — thebooks available are either picture books for age 6 and ...
Newsmakers: New book from JK Rowling; Kim Richards reflects on rehab
Austin American-Statesman
Benoit Tessier/AP JK Rowling, the British author whose "Harry Potter" fantasy series ignited a passion for reading in millions of children around the world, is emerging from a five-year publishing hiatus with a new novel — this time for adults.
Austin American-Statesman
Let JK Rowling's magic dispel prejudice about her 'proper adult novel'
The Guardian
No one knows what the book is about or when it's coming out. Only one fact has been revealed: it's for adults. The book world freaked out – the world's most successful author is releasing a new novel. Harry Potter achieved a very special act of actual ...
The Guardian
Boys now reading as well as girls, study suggests
BBC News
A study of which books more than 210000 UK children are reading suggests boys no longer read at a lower level of difficulty than girls. Concerns that boys lag behind girls has been frequently expressed. Roald Dahl remains the most popular children's ...
BBC News
Book review: A 'Conundrum' from a curmudgeon
MiamiHerald.com
By SANDY BAUERS "Thought-provoking" is what some are calling David Owen's new book, "The Conundrum" (Riverhead Trade, $14), which is about how scientific innovation and energy efficiency aren't all they're cracked up to be. Good choice of words.
World Book Fair celebrates cinema
Hindustan Times
It's a packed house at Hall No 7 at the ongoing World Book Fair as “Sahib, Biwi aur Ghulam” plays on screen, the black and white film having the desired effect on its audience when its heroine Meena Kumari shyly lowers her eyes to Guru Dutt's drawling ...
Crowdfunding: An Opportunity For Agents As Well As Authors
Forbes
The recent success of the Order of the Stick Kickstarter project has shown that crowdfunding can provide funding for authors at a level equal to or higher than traditional publishers' advances. It is certainly an exciting time to be an entrepreneurial ...
Forbes
Banned books help hook boys on reading
parentcentral.ca
But if you're trying to get a teen or tween son hooked on reading, consider bringing bannedbooks into the mix. There's something about knowing a novel or non-fiction book was once the subject of controversy that peaks boys' interest.
"The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore" from Moonbot Studios Wins ...
MarketWatch (press release)
"The idea for the film was inspired by a dear friend and mentor, Bill Morris, a lover of books and a grand old gentleman of children's book publishing," said William Joyce, co-founder of Moonbot Studios and co-director on the "Morris Lessmore" film.
Book Review: Mountains of Light: Seasons of Reflection in Yosemite by R. Mark ...
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
Mark Liebenow's River Teeth Literary Nonfiction Prize winner explores far deeper issues - life and death in the human journey. Unlike many books dealing with this theme, Liebenow does not spend any time exploring death or reliving the life he had ...
With Book, Buchanan Set His Fate
New York Times
As the conservative polemicist Pat Buchanan prepared last fall for the release of his book“Suicide of a Superpower: Will America Survive to 2025?,” some friends who worked with him at MSNBC were worried. The book, they told him, would provoke ...
The threat to books
UPI.com
27 (UPI) -- How much do we value books these days? It is a question that the Swiss people will answer in a referendum March 11 and the country is bedecked in posters urging people to vote. The question is simple: Should all bookshops be required to ...
Oprah's Book Club Fight Club: Jimmy Kimmel Pitches New Shows To Oprah On ...
Huffington Post
Kimmel came up with a great way to spice up Oprah's influential "Book Club," which revolutionized the world of book publishing during its 15-year run. "Let's be honest," said Kimmel, "reading is like the most boring thing in the world, ...
Penguin ebook sales double in 2011
The Press Association
Digital ebooks accounted for 12% of revenues at publishing giant Penguin last year after download sales doubled on a year ago, owner Pearson has announced. The books business, whose UK division published 78 top 10 best-sellers last year, grew overall ...
"Listen, Whitey!" book/CD looks back at Black Power music
KPLU News for Seattle and the Northwest
The Panthers were big Dylan fans, author Pat Thomas notes in "Listen, Whitey! The Sights and Sounds of Black Power, 1965 to 1975." There's a new book and CD that looks back at the potent soundtrack of the Black Power Movement. Listen, Whitey!
PacketVideo & Page Foundry Partner to Deliver eBooks
MarketWatch (press release)
SAN DIEGO, CA and BARCELONA, SPAIN, Feb 27, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- PacketVideo (PV) and Page Foundry announced today that the companies have entered into a partnership to add Page Foundry's eBook solutions as a core capability of PV's media ...
Harry Potter E-Books Will Be In Libraries
paidContent.org
JK Rowling's Pottermore still has not officially launched, but the Harry Potter e-books and digital audiobooks sold exclusively through the site will also be available in public and school libraries, in a distribution agreement with OverDrive announced ...
Green Book, the City's Long-Out-of-Date Directory, Is to Get a New, Online Edition
New York Times
Since then, the so-called Green Book has been a bible of city government, a compendium of trivia (including a description of the councilmanic flag) , history (what year was the Westfield ferryboat explosion?) and, most important, phone numbers.
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore Wins Oscar for ...
By Jason Boog
Author and ex-Pixar character designer William Joyce rose to the top of Apple's Top GrossingBook Apps list last year with the $4.99 interactive storybook, “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore.” We've embedded a video for the ...
GalleyCat
Barnes & Noble seemed pleasantly surprised when they announced their Nook ... David has co-authored ten books including "Guerrilla Marketing for Writers", ...
publishing.morgan-james.com/.../barnes-noble-to-take-on-ama...
Lockerbie bomber Megrahi makes appeal claims in book
BBC News
The book states that Mr MacAskill met a delegation of Libyan officials 10 days before announcing his decision, including foreign minister Abdulati al-Obedi. In thebook, Megrahi claimed: "After the meeting, the Libyan delegation came to the prison to ...
BBC News
Harry Potter e-books coming to schools, libraries
Seattle Post Intelligencer
The author of the mega-selling "Harry Potter" series said Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012 she has an agreement with Little, Brown in the United States and Britain to publish her first adult novel. Photo: Joel Ryan / AP NEW YORK (AP) — Harry Potter e-books are ...
Harry Potter e-books coming to schools and libraries, at a date to be determined
Washington Post
NEW YORK — Harry Potter e-books are coming to schools and libraries, at a date to be determined. OverDrive Inc., a leading distributor for the school and library markets, announced Monday that it has reached an agreement with JK Rowling's Pottermore ...
Harry Potter eBooks to Be Distributed to Public and School Libraries Through ...
MarketWatch (press release)
LONDON, Feb 27, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Pottermore, the online experience and home of the Harry Potter eBooks created by JK Rowling and partnered by Sony, announced today it has entered into an exclusive worldwide eBook and digital audiobook ...
Manipuri books at World Book Fair
Times of India
IMPHAL: Representing Manipur, the Writers' Forum of Imphal has displayed over 1000 books on the state's literature, art and culture in the ongoing biennial "World Book Fair New Delhi 2012" at Pragati Maidan. The forum is one of the leading literary ...
Boys read for pleasure as much as girls
Telegraph.co.uk
Boys have caught up with girls on reading ability, according to a study into the book-reading habits of school children. What Kids are Reading 2012 found that the difficulty level of books read by boys is no longer generally lower than girls.
Telegraph.co.uk
'Oscar Wao' author Junot Diaz announces new book
Entertainment Weekly
by Stephan Lee It's been five years since Junot Díaz's first novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao and more than 15 since his first book of short stories Drown. Oscar Wao was a literary sensation upon its release in 2007, topping several year-end ...
Lockerbie book: Kenny MacAskill advised Megrahi to drop appeal
Scotsman
The explosive revelation is contained in a book published today, in which the Libyan protests his innocence and gives his own account of the events that led to him walking free from a Scottish jail despite being found guilty of the worst mass murder in ...
Scotsman
Author's books teach children financial basics
Canton Repository
By Saimi Bergmann Robin Yang decided to write her “Enchanted Collar” books after noticing a gap on the bookshelf. “What I've found in financial literacy, there is a bipolar phenomenon — thebooks available are either picture books for age 6 and ...
Newsmakers: New book from JK Rowling; Kim Richards reflects on rehab
Austin American-Statesman
Benoit Tessier/AP JK Rowling, the British author whose "Harry Potter" fantasy series ignited a passion for reading in millions of children around the world, is emerging from a five-year publishing hiatus with a new novel — this time for adults.
Austin American-Statesman
Let JK Rowling's magic dispel prejudice about her 'proper adult novel'
The Guardian
No one knows what the book is about or when it's coming out. Only one fact has been revealed: it's for adults. The book world freaked out – the world's most successful author is releasing a new novel. Harry Potter achieved a very special act of actual ...
The Guardian
Boys now reading as well as girls, study suggests
BBC News
A study of which books more than 210000 UK children are reading suggests boys no longer read at a lower level of difficulty than girls. Concerns that boys lag behind girls has been frequently expressed. Roald Dahl remains the most popular children's ...
BBC News
Book review: A 'Conundrum' from a curmudgeon
MiamiHerald.com
By SANDY BAUERS "Thought-provoking" is what some are calling David Owen's new book, "The Conundrum" (Riverhead Trade, $14), which is about how scientific innovation and energy efficiency aren't all they're cracked up to be. Good choice of words.
World Book Fair celebrates cinema
Hindustan Times
It's a packed house at Hall No 7 at the ongoing World Book Fair as “Sahib, Biwi aur Ghulam” plays on screen, the black and white film having the desired effect on its audience when its heroine Meena Kumari shyly lowers her eyes to Guru Dutt's drawling ...
Crowdfunding: An Opportunity For Agents As Well As Authors
Forbes
The recent success of the Order of the Stick Kickstarter project has shown that crowdfunding can provide funding for authors at a level equal to or higher than traditional publishers' advances. It is certainly an exciting time to be an entrepreneurial ...
Forbes
Banned books help hook boys on reading
parentcentral.ca
But if you're trying to get a teen or tween son hooked on reading, consider bringing bannedbooks into the mix. There's something about knowing a novel or non-fiction book was once the subject of controversy that peaks boys' interest.
"The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore" from Moonbot Studios Wins ...
MarketWatch (press release)
"The idea for the film was inspired by a dear friend and mentor, Bill Morris, a lover of books and a grand old gentleman of children's book publishing," said William Joyce, co-founder of Moonbot Studios and co-director on the "Morris Lessmore" film.
Book Review: Mountains of Light: Seasons of Reflection in Yosemite by R. Mark ...
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
Mark Liebenow's River Teeth Literary Nonfiction Prize winner explores far deeper issues - life and death in the human journey. Unlike many books dealing with this theme, Liebenow does not spend any time exploring death or reliving the life he had ...
With Book, Buchanan Set His Fate
New York Times
As the conservative polemicist Pat Buchanan prepared last fall for the release of his book“Suicide of a Superpower: Will America Survive to 2025?,” some friends who worked with him at MSNBC were worried. The book, they told him, would provoke ...
The threat to books
UPI.com
27 (UPI) -- How much do we value books these days? It is a question that the Swiss people will answer in a referendum March 11 and the country is bedecked in posters urging people to vote. The question is simple: Should all bookshops be required to ...
Oprah's Book Club Fight Club: Jimmy Kimmel Pitches New Shows To Oprah On ...
Huffington Post
Kimmel came up with a great way to spice up Oprah's influential "Book Club," which revolutionized the world of book publishing during its 15-year run. "Let's be honest," said Kimmel, "reading is like the most boring thing in the world, ...
Penguin ebook sales double in 2011
The Press Association
Digital ebooks accounted for 12% of revenues at publishing giant Penguin last year after download sales doubled on a year ago, owner Pearson has announced. The books business, whose UK division published 78 top 10 best-sellers last year, grew overall ...
"Listen, Whitey!" book/CD looks back at Black Power music
KPLU News for Seattle and the Northwest
The Panthers were big Dylan fans, author Pat Thomas notes in "Listen, Whitey! The Sights and Sounds of Black Power, 1965 to 1975." There's a new book and CD that looks back at the potent soundtrack of the Black Power Movement. Listen, Whitey!
PacketVideo & Page Foundry Partner to Deliver eBooks
MarketWatch (press release)
SAN DIEGO, CA and BARCELONA, SPAIN, Feb 27, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- PacketVideo (PV) and Page Foundry announced today that the companies have entered into a partnership to add Page Foundry's eBook solutions as a core capability of PV's media ...
Harry Potter E-Books Will Be In Libraries
paidContent.org
JK Rowling's Pottermore still has not officially launched, but the Harry Potter e-books and digital audiobooks sold exclusively through the site will also be available in public and school libraries, in a distribution agreement with OverDrive announced ...
Green Book, the City's Long-Out-of-Date Directory, Is to Get a New, Online Edition
New York Times
Since then, the so-called Green Book has been a bible of city government, a compendium of trivia (including a description of the councilmanic flag) , history (what year was the Westfield ferryboat explosion?) and, most important, phone numbers.
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore Wins Oscar for ...
By Jason Boog
Author and ex-Pixar character designer William Joyce rose to the top of Apple's Top GrossingBook Apps list last year with the $4.99 interactive storybook, “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore.” We've embedded a video for the ...
GalleyCat
Ebooks: The Giant Disruption | Monday Note
By Frédéric Filloux
I'm an ebook convert. Not by ideology (I love dead-tree books, and I enjoy giving those to friends and family), just pragmatism. Ebooks are great for impulse buying. Let's say I read a story in a magazine and find the author particularly brilliant, ... Trade blogs and publications are filled with tales of out-of-nowhere self-publishing hits, or of prominent authors switching to DIY mode, at once cutting-off both agent and publisher. ... What is the problem: the e-book reader concept, or the [.
Monday Note
Collector's book inlaid with gold worth $100000 is Vietnam's most ...
By Karanvir Singh
Like any other historical works, collector books fetch enormous prices at auctions. Bill Gate's Codex Leicester is by far the most expensive book ever sold, and this time antique art collector Cao XuanTruong's gold-inlaid book of Vietnamese ...
Bornrich
Author Blogging 101: 11 Sources of Organic Traffic — The Book ...
By Joel Friedlander
Author Blogging 101: 11 Sources of Organic Traffic describes different kinds of traffic and how to stimulate organic visitors. ... Practical Advice to Help Self-Publishers Build Better Books. Home · About · Articles · Hire Joel · Companion · Media Kit · About ... Nonfiction authors will have more ways to measure the success of their blogs, like converting visitors into subscribers or buyers, but you need to have visitors—traffic—to prosper in almost all cases. In the first article about blog traffic in ...
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Book Review: Mountains of Light: Seasons of Reflection in Yosemite ...
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Mark Liebenow's River Teeth Literary Nonfiction Prize winner explores far deeper issues—life and death in the human journey. Unlike in many books dealing with this theme, Liebenow does not spend any time exploring death or reliving the ...
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As in most years, there is some serious competition, here is the short list of contenders: A Century of Sand Dredging in the Bristol Channel: Volume Two by Peter Gosson (Amberley). Abook that documents the sand trade from its.
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