Chinese Writers Say Apple Is Online Book Pirate
ABC News
A group of prominent Chinese writers have demanded millions of dollars in compensation from Apple Inc. for allegedly selling unlicensed versions of their books in its online store, a lawyer said Monday. The case is a departure from the usual pattern of ...
ABC News
A group of prominent Chinese writers have demanded millions of dollars in compensation from Apple Inc. for allegedly selling unlicensed versions of their books in its online store, a lawyer said Monday. The case is a departure from the usual pattern of ...
PC Magazine
By Leslie Horn A group of Chinese authors is suing Apple for allegedly adding their books to the iTunes Store without authorization. In three separate lawsuits filed in Beijing No. 2 Intermediate court, 12 writers are claiming that 59 of their works ...
Book: Tiger Woods kept wife Elin from smiling at his wins
Yahoo! Sports (blog)
By Jay Busbee By Jay Busbee | Devil Ball Golf – 15 hours ago The book primarily focuses on Haney's teaching relationship with Woods, a partnership during which Woods won six of his 14 majors. Still, as with any major work on Woods, the booktouches on ...
Yahoo! Sports (blog)
BOOK WORLD bestsellers — March 18, 2012
Washington Post (blog)
{1} Jodi Picoult, author of "Change of Heart," poses in this undated handout photo released to the media on Monday, March 3, 2008. (GASPER TRINGALE - Bloomberg) By Jodi Picoult. It's the day of reckoning when a father's serious accident compels his ...
The hit machine behind 'The Hunger Games' books
Los Angeles Times (blog)
The movie, which stars Oscar nominee Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth, is an adaptation of the first book in a young-adult trilogy by Suzanne Collins. Although the young-adult dystopia "The Hunger Games," is a gripping thriller, ...
Scholastic to publish biography 'Jeremy Lin: Rising Star'
USA TODAY
Jeremy Lin: Rising Star by James Buckley, Jr. will be published April 1 in e-bookand paperback form, targeted to readers 8 and up. "Jeremy Lin's story is that feel-good sports story that is surprising and uplifting," said Debra Dorfman, ...
USA TODAY
Author: Chris Rock 'a coward' for not responding to questions about Tea Party ...
Fox News
Chris Rock and his team are keeping quiet about the actor's attack on a camera man when conservative author Jason Mattera asked him about his views on the Tea Party being racist. A video of the scuffle was released last week in anticipation of ...
Book: Obama blamed troubles on Fox
Politico
The book focuses on key moments of Obama's presidency, such as Osama bin Laden's assassination, the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, the Arab Spring, the debt ceiling crisis, and the president's dealings with Congress. Continue Reading Text Size - + ...
Chinese author group sues Apple
BBC News
A group of 22 Chinese authors are suing Apple over claims their work is being sold without a licence in the App Store. In three separate lawsuits 12 authors are seeking a combined 23 million yuan (£2.3m) in compensation. Papers filed in Beijing said 59 ...
BBC News
Local fans devour books as 'Hunger Games' movie nears
Yorkdispatch.com
The book is nearly impossible to get at the library, says Laura O'Grady, information services coordinating librarian at Martin Library in downtown York. There are currently 56 holds on the return of 32 copies of the books in the entire York County ...
Gov. Nikki Haley's book: South Carolina 'blood sport'
Politico
The book, set to be released on April 3, represents the next phase of Haley's national political rollout. She is the latest of several 2010 Republican stars to pen a memoir — Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown and Kentucky Sen.
Politico
In reversal, Chinese artists rail against alleged US piracy and target Apple
Washington Post
BEIJING — A group of prominent Chinese writers have demanded millions of dollars in compensation from technology giant Apple Inc. for allegedly selling unlicensed versions of theirbooks in its online store, a lawyer said Monday.
New book claims Castro knew Kennedy would be assassinated
Kansas City Star
The defector's tale is reported in a book to be published next month by retired CIA analyst Brian Latell, the agency's former national intelligence officer for Latin America and now a senior research associate at the University of Miami's Institute for ...
Libraries need e-books, too
Philadelphia Inquirer
Fearing potentially crippling losses, publishers are withholding e-books from libraries, charging them more than other customers, or limiting how many times a library can lend an e-book. That bumps into librarians' unwavering commitment to promote ...
First Book Earns Four-Star Rating from Charity Navigator
MarketWatch (press release)
WASHINGTON, March 19, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- First Book, the nonprofit that provides new books to kids in need across the country, has been awarded a four-star rating from Charity Navigator. America's premier charity evaluator, ...
Chinese Writers' Apple Book Piracy Claims Grow Louder
paidContent.org
Twenty-two Chinese authors now plan to sue Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) for 50 million yuan ($7.9 million), claiming 95 of their books were published without authorisation in iTunes Store apps, according to China's state-owned Xinhua news agency.
Scholastic to Publish "Jeremy Lin: Rising Star" a Biography of the Basketball ...
Sacramento Bee
Releasing simultaneously on April 1, 2012, in both e-book and paperback editions for $4.99, thebook is written by James Buckley, Jr. and chronicles Lin's rise from humble beginnings to his worldwide basketball superstar status that spurred massive ...
'Hunger Games' film renews books' buzz
Quad City Times
(Photo by John Schultz/QUAD-CITY TIMES) 5:15 pm Thursday at the main library in which participants will have to find books and other resources telling them how to survive in the wild. As a prelude to that event, the library hosted a “training day” on ...
22 Chinese authors Sue Apple over copyright
SlashGear
BBC News reports that now the 22 Chinese authors are suing Apple for a combined £5 million over alleged copyright infringement. According to the group of writers there 59 pirated titles on the iBooks bookstore. Attorney Wang Guohua is representing the ...
SlashGear
Book Review: Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
Have you heard of Katherine Boo's new book Behind the Beautiful Forevers? If so or if not, either way, this is one of the most superb books I have read recently and I highly recommend it to you. I originally saw this book written up in the Oprah ...
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
5 literary events: Anne Lamott, Edible Book Festival, more
The Seattle Times
Northwest literary news: Announcements about an Anne Lamott author event; the Cascadia Poetry Festival; Seattle Edible Book Festival; Authors, Publishers and Readers of Independent Literature and more. By Mary Ann Gwinn Wow-an actual mention of a ...
The buzz in books: Happy 'Hunger Games' week, new Seuss movie
USA TODAY
Comment below about your favorite part of the series. --More Seuss movies: Because of The Lorax's strong box office showing, Deadline reports that The Cat in the Hat, Dr. Seuss' 1957 rhyming kids' book, is being made into a movie.
USA TODAY
World newspapers, magazines publish longer reports as e-books ...
By Chris Meadows
Catalonian paper La Vanguardia has published 100 e-book titles since November, 2011—mostly fiction. UK newspaper The Guardian has published 20 e-books since August 2011 under the Guardian Shorts brand. Hearst Magazines's ...
TeleRead: News and views on e-books,...
Washington Post (blog)
{1} Jodi Picoult, author of "Change of Heart," poses in this undated handout photo released to the media on Monday, March 3, 2008. (GASPER TRINGALE - Bloomberg) By Jodi Picoult. It's the day of reckoning when a father's serious accident compels his ...
The hit machine behind 'The Hunger Games' books
Los Angeles Times (blog)
The movie, which stars Oscar nominee Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth, is an adaptation of the first book in a young-adult trilogy by Suzanne Collins. Although the young-adult dystopia "The Hunger Games," is a gripping thriller, ...
Scholastic to publish biography 'Jeremy Lin: Rising Star'
USA TODAY
Jeremy Lin: Rising Star by James Buckley, Jr. will be published April 1 in e-bookand paperback form, targeted to readers 8 and up. "Jeremy Lin's story is that feel-good sports story that is surprising and uplifting," said Debra Dorfman, ...
USA TODAY
Author: Chris Rock 'a coward' for not responding to questions about Tea Party ...
Fox News
Chris Rock and his team are keeping quiet about the actor's attack on a camera man when conservative author Jason Mattera asked him about his views on the Tea Party being racist. A video of the scuffle was released last week in anticipation of ...
Book: Obama blamed troubles on Fox
Politico
The book focuses on key moments of Obama's presidency, such as Osama bin Laden's assassination, the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, the Arab Spring, the debt ceiling crisis, and the president's dealings with Congress. Continue Reading Text Size - + ...
Chinese author group sues Apple
BBC News
A group of 22 Chinese authors are suing Apple over claims their work is being sold without a licence in the App Store. In three separate lawsuits 12 authors are seeking a combined 23 million yuan (£2.3m) in compensation. Papers filed in Beijing said 59 ...
BBC News
Local fans devour books as 'Hunger Games' movie nears
Yorkdispatch.com
The book is nearly impossible to get at the library, says Laura O'Grady, information services coordinating librarian at Martin Library in downtown York. There are currently 56 holds on the return of 32 copies of the books in the entire York County ...
Gov. Nikki Haley's book: South Carolina 'blood sport'
Politico
The book, set to be released on April 3, represents the next phase of Haley's national political rollout. She is the latest of several 2010 Republican stars to pen a memoir — Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown and Kentucky Sen.
Politico
In reversal, Chinese artists rail against alleged US piracy and target Apple
Washington Post
BEIJING — A group of prominent Chinese writers have demanded millions of dollars in compensation from technology giant Apple Inc. for allegedly selling unlicensed versions of theirbooks in its online store, a lawyer said Monday.
New book claims Castro knew Kennedy would be assassinated
Kansas City Star
The defector's tale is reported in a book to be published next month by retired CIA analyst Brian Latell, the agency's former national intelligence officer for Latin America and now a senior research associate at the University of Miami's Institute for ...
Libraries need e-books, too
Philadelphia Inquirer
Fearing potentially crippling losses, publishers are withholding e-books from libraries, charging them more than other customers, or limiting how many times a library can lend an e-book. That bumps into librarians' unwavering commitment to promote ...
First Book Earns Four-Star Rating from Charity Navigator
MarketWatch (press release)
WASHINGTON, March 19, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- First Book, the nonprofit that provides new books to kids in need across the country, has been awarded a four-star rating from Charity Navigator. America's premier charity evaluator, ...
Chinese Writers' Apple Book Piracy Claims Grow Louder
paidContent.org
Twenty-two Chinese authors now plan to sue Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) for 50 million yuan ($7.9 million), claiming 95 of their books were published without authorisation in iTunes Store apps, according to China's state-owned Xinhua news agency.
Scholastic to Publish "Jeremy Lin: Rising Star" a Biography of the Basketball ...
Sacramento Bee
Releasing simultaneously on April 1, 2012, in both e-book and paperback editions for $4.99, thebook is written by James Buckley, Jr. and chronicles Lin's rise from humble beginnings to his worldwide basketball superstar status that spurred massive ...
'Hunger Games' film renews books' buzz
Quad City Times
(Photo by John Schultz/QUAD-CITY TIMES) 5:15 pm Thursday at the main library in which participants will have to find books and other resources telling them how to survive in the wild. As a prelude to that event, the library hosted a “training day” on ...
22 Chinese authors Sue Apple over copyright
SlashGear
BBC News reports that now the 22 Chinese authors are suing Apple for a combined £5 million over alleged copyright infringement. According to the group of writers there 59 pirated titles on the iBooks bookstore. Attorney Wang Guohua is representing the ...
SlashGear
Book Review: Behind the Beautiful Forevers
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
Have you heard of Katherine Boo's new book Behind the Beautiful Forevers? If so or if not, either way, this is one of the most superb books I have read recently and I highly recommend it to you. I originally saw this book written up in the Oprah ...
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
5 literary events: Anne Lamott, Edible Book Festival, more
The Seattle Times
Northwest literary news: Announcements about an Anne Lamott author event; the Cascadia Poetry Festival; Seattle Edible Book Festival; Authors, Publishers and Readers of Independent Literature and more. By Mary Ann Gwinn Wow-an actual mention of a ...
The buzz in books: Happy 'Hunger Games' week, new Seuss movie
USA TODAY
Comment below about your favorite part of the series. --More Seuss movies: Because of The Lorax's strong box office showing, Deadline reports that The Cat in the Hat, Dr. Seuss' 1957 rhyming kids' book, is being made into a movie.
USA TODAY
World newspapers, magazines publish longer reports as e-books ...
By Chris Meadows
Catalonian paper La Vanguardia has published 100 e-book titles since November, 2011—mostly fiction. UK newspaper The Guardian has published 20 e-books since August 2011 under the Guardian Shorts brand. Hearst Magazines's ...
TeleRead: News and views on e-books,...
National Geographic Gets Into eBooks With Titanic Short - GalleyCat
By Dianna Dilworth
National Geographic Gets Into eBooks With Titanic Short. By Dianna Dilworth on March 19, 2012 12:35 AM. National Geographic Books is getting into the eBook business with a new line ofeBook shorts that launches this week. The shorts will ...
GalleyCat
Thinking more about ebooks and libraries and what big publishers ...
By Mike Shatzkin
Thanks for it. 2012/03/12; What it means to the business if the government eliminates agency pricing. Early losers? Indie authors. Surprised? http://t.co/v2QClLPz 2012/03/09; More on Amazon's growth. http://t.co/gFrt1MUZ The changes in the industry are moving in their ... What really rang true was the fear that the consumers in an emerging ebook ecosystem would “learn” that getting “free” ebooks from libraries was just as easy as getting ebooks from retailers and paying for them.
The Shatzkin Files
The Volokh Conspiracy » NYT Sunday Book Review of “Flagrant ...
By Dale Carpenter
In today's Times Book Review section, Pulitzer-Prize-winning historian David Oshinsky reviews my new book, Flagrant Conduct: The Story of Lawrence v. Texas. I promise not to make a habit of posting these notices, but I'm quite honored by ...
The Volokh Conspiracy
Author Blogging 101: Simple SEO for Authors, Part 1 — The Book ...
By Joel Friedlander
Author Blogging 101: Simple SEO for Authors, Part 1 describes the basic elements of SEO thatauthors need to understand. ... Practical Advice to Help Self-Publishers Build Better Books. Home · About · Articles · Hire Joel · Companion · Media Kit · About the Author · Testimonials · Purchase Info ... “publishing a book”; “publish a book”; “self-publishing”; “self publishing” (without the hyphen); “indie publishing”; “how to publish a book”. Some forms are used much more often in searches, ...
The Book Designer
Louis Vuitton / Marc Jacobs Book by Rizzoli | Highsnobiety.com
By David Fischer
We take a look at the Louis Vuitton / Marc Jacobs book by Rizzoli, written by curator Pamela Golbin. ... This entry was posted on Sunday, March 18th, 2012 at 10:36 pm and is filed under Art,Books & Magazines, Fashion. You can leave a ...
Highsnobiety.com
My Book Report: Fenway Park: A Salute to the Coolest, Cruelest ...
By Mattsullivan
In 1911, Taylor sold half of his stake in the club to finance the construction of Fenway Park , which he would own in full until 1914. His son Benjamin Taylor, also a publisher of the Globe for a time, contributes a special introduction for the book, ...
Over the Monster
Beth Groundwater: Author At Work ...
By Beth Groundwater
The first, DEADLY CURRENTS, was released in 2011 and WICKED EDDIES, will be out in 2012. Beth lives in Colorado, enjoys its outdoor activities such as skiing and whitewater rafting, and loves talking to book clubs. Please visit her author ...
Beth Groundwater
By Beth Groundwater
The first, DEADLY CURRENTS, was released in 2011 and WICKED EDDIES, will be out in 2012. Beth lives in Colorado, enjoys its outdoor activities such as skiing and whitewater rafting, and loves talking to book clubs. Please visit her author ...
Beth Groundwater
Authors retract paper claiming antidepressants prevent suicide ...
By ivanoransky
But we understand that other studies by lead author Goran Isacsson are often used by those who support the idea that antidepressants cut down on suicides, and as evidence that the FDA's “black box warning” on antidepressants should be ...
Retraction Watch
Guest blog | Book: Sewn toy tales — whip up
By contributor
Co-authors Melanie Dekker and Rosalie Quinlan are Australian designers creating fun and playful patterns, books and fabrics. You can visit their websites at Melly and me and Rosalie Quinlan designs. Mel is guest posting today telling us a ...
whip up
Books for Graphic Design Students | Pixel 77
By aj.aviado
Its author, Alex W. White made the book's contents easy to understand in order to help students in discovering the beauty of what graphic designs could provide. This book inspires students to pursue a career that will enhance their skills.
Pixel 77
New book claims link between Castro and Kennedy murder ...
According to a new book, Fidel Castro knew President Kennedy was going to ... The book further reveals that Castro admitted to a "deeply embedded FBI spy" ...
now.msn.com/now/0318-castro-kennedy-assassination.aspx
According to a new book, Fidel Castro knew President Kennedy was going to ... The book further reveals that Castro admitted to a "deeply embedded FBI spy" ...
now.msn.com/now/0318-castro-kennedy-assassination.aspx
Barnes & Noble Recommends Inaugural Selection for 2012:Jonah Lehrer's Imagine ...
MarketWatch (press release)
NEW YORK, Mar 19, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS) , the leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, today announced that Jonah Lehrer's Imagine: How Creativity Works (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) is the ...
Author switches to self-help
Sun-Sentinel
By Nicole BrochuStaff writer Award-winning children's book author Lisa McCourt is a 15-year veteran of the literary world, having written dozens of published books read by millions of readers. But when she decided to break away from her usual genre and ...
Award-winning Barrow author caught in squeeze between bookstores, Amazon
Alaska Dispatch
Barnes & Noble announced recently it would no longer stock the book in its stores, including the Anchorage location on Northern Lights Boulevard. This development, originating in the murky area of business politics, leaves many Alaskans wondering why a ...
Alaska Dispatch
Doug Moe: Publisher, instincts to be trusted
Wisconsin State Journal
O'Connor's novel, "Untouchable," was one of three fiction finalists for the 2011 Barnes & NobleDiscover Great New Writers Award, which was presented March 7 at a ceremony in Manhattan. The award includes a $10000 cash prize. O'Connor, 37, lives in Los ...
Jonnie Jacobs, Piedmont's Woman of Mystery
Patch.com
The long-time Piedmont resident and author of more than a dozen mystery novels talks about her newest book and about how she crafts a story. 'Paradise Falls' looks at the stresses and strains on a blended family when one of the children goes missing.
Literary March Madness tips off in Central New York this week
Syracuse.com (blog)
By The Post-Standard Provided photoBest-selling author Lauren Groff on will appear at the Colgate Bookstore Sunday, March 25 at 1:00 pm in the Class of 2003 Events Room at 3 Utica Street, to celebrate the publication of her new novel "Arcadia.
Syracuse.com (blog)
Gwyneth Paltrow Slams New York Times Over 'Ghostwriter' Claims
Yidio TV & Movie News
The New York Times is to any ambitious author what the cover of Spin is to pale, mopey-looking indie rockers. It's just that Gwyneth Paltrow feels the renowned publication should've gotten some facts straight. Times writer Julia Moskin wrote in her ...
Yidio TV & Movie News
Local crime novelist Vicki Hendricks enters the e-book trade.
Sun-Sentinel
Hendricks has managed to bridge the divide between digital publishing and print books as a writer, too. She's one of 12 award-winning genre writers collectively marketing themselves online as the Top Suspense Group. "The idea is that with so many books ...
Sun-Sentinel
A brief bit about asteroid 2012 DA14
Discover Magazine (blog)
Order a copy of Death from the Skies! from Amazon, or Barnes and Noble. "If things worked the way I wanted them to, any reporter about to do another 'sensational' story on deadly meteors would consult this volume, and bang! common sense would find its ...
Paradise above and below
Discover Magazine (blog)
Would you just look at that! Phil Plait, the creator of Bad Astronomy, is an astronomer, lecturer, and author. After ten years working on Hubble Space Telescope and six more working on astronomy education, he struck out on his own as a writer
Barnes & Noble: If You Want Competition, Compete! | The Passive ...
Why are self-publishers doing so well at Amazon and so poorly at Barnes & Noble (and everywhere else)? Well, it's quite simple. The discovery tools that ...
www.thepassivevoice.com/.../barnes-noble-if-you-want-compe...
Kentucky Indie Writers: Getting Started: One Indie Author's List
You may think you are a good writer, but until you go through the editing ... forum and you will get an earful about trash littering Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
kentuckyindiewriters.blogspot.com/.../getting-started-one-indi...
Why are self-publishers doing so well at Amazon and so poorly at Barnes & Noble (and everywhere else)? Well, it's quite simple. The discovery tools that ...
www.thepassivevoice.com/.../barnes-noble-if-you-want-compe...
Kentucky Indie Writers: Getting Started: One Indie Author's List
You may think you are a good writer, but until you go through the editing ... forum and you will get an earful about trash littering Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
kentuckyindiewriters.blogspot.com/.../getting-started-one-indi...
A Free Toolkit for Indie Authors | By the Campfire with Stuart
More importantly for the independent author, software tools help speed your ... your work ready to upload to Amazon, CreateSpace, Barnes & Noble, and others. ... which means focusing on your writing instead of email, Twitter, StumbleUpon, ...
www.just-stuart.com/blog/.../free-toolkit-for-indie-authors.htm...
More importantly for the independent author, software tools help speed your ... your work ready to upload to Amazon, CreateSpace, Barnes & Noble, and others. ... which means focusing on your writing instead of email, Twitter, StumbleUpon, ...
www.just-stuart.com/blog/.../free-toolkit-for-indie-authors.htm...
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