"Borders is gone, Barnes and Noble is gone. This is the future."

lizlet = liz shannon miller online - "Borders is gone, Barnes and Noble is gone. This is the future.": " . . . I am writing this post for people who are not romance novelists, because it is so so important for everyone to remember this: DISRUPTION IS HAPPENING EVERYWHERE. Romance novels are literally the most popular books on the planet — romance fiction sales were estimated at $1.368 billion in 2011, according to the Romance Writers of America — and their writers are having these discussions, are rethinking their medium, are reapproaching the fundamental nature of how they do business. These men and women (and let’s be clear, these are, on average, not tech-native people) are talking about building audience. They are examining how to partner and collaborate with each other in meaningful ways. Holy hell, later they mentioned the great gigantic problem that is DISCOVERY. In over five years of paying attention to this stuff, this meeting was what really revealed to me the scale of these seismic shifts. . . . "

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19 Comments to “Borders is gone, Barnes and Noble is gone. This is the future.” Vera SorokaApril 9, 2012 at 7:17 am. As a romance writer it sounds ...
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Father of Meredith Kercher to release book about loss of his daughter, quest ...
Washington Post
LONDON — The father of slain British student Meredith Kercher has written a book about the life — and loss — of his daughter in a case that spawned a media frenzy. Meredith Kercher was found dead in Perugia, Italy, in November 2007 at the age of 21.

"The Hunger Games" trilogy appears on "challenged" books list
CBS News
For the second year in a row, Suzanne Collins' work was among the most "challenged" books, as reported Sunday by the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom. The association defines a challenge as "a formal, written complaint ...

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eReflect Announces Full Support of eBook Revolution
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Riding on a bus or train was once littered with people deeply engaged in books. However, these days the trusty eBook reader is quickly taking over. Encouraging people to use this technology as a method for enjoying reading, eReflect today announces its ...

Local publisher starts online romance bookclub
Aurora Beacon News
The book club, at DiscoveraNewLove.com, costs $9.99 for every six months and offers members downloadable e-books from romance categories such as contemporary, paranormal, historical and a “wild card” thrown in for fun, said Deb Werksman, ...

'The Hunger Games' trilogy lands on list of most challenged books by parents
TheCelebrityCafe.com
Interest in Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games trilogy could not be higher, with the first film based on the series lighting up the box office now and the books are still big sellers. However, it has been hit by critics and parent groups, ...

AJ Jacobs gets 'Drop Dead Healthy,' Cyndi Lauper to write memoir
USA TODAY
Want more baseball book suggestions? Check out these baseball bookrecommendations for children and adults. --Stanley Tucci reads Etgar Keret: Listen to Hunger Games star Stanley Tucci read from Israeli author Etgar Keret's short story collection, ...

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Day 2: Authors and readers pick their favorite Nora books
USA TODAY
I know, that's not really fair when I'm asking authors and readers to pick only one … but I'm kinda going to do it anyway. For Day 2, my favorite Nora book is the very first one I ever read: Hot Ice. I still remember staying up all night to read it.

USA TODAY

A new page: Harlem Book Fair to make Newark debut
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
By Eunice Lee/The Star-Ledger View full sizeJim Wright/For The Star-LedgerRutgers-Newark will host the Harlem Book Fair from April 27-28. NEWARK — The Harlem Book Fair is coming to Newark for the first time and celebrating two days of literary-filled ...

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16 Questions 'The Hunger Games' Movie Doesn't Answer...That the Book Does
Forbes
I have the book right here. I do agree that many of these questions could have been eliminated with one line of dialog at the right moment—a victim of a plot tightened too much for action, perhaps. (It will be interesting to see if there are any ...

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Sourcebooks launches romance ebook club
Chicago Tribune
Naperville-based independent publisher Sourcebooks has launched an online bookstore dedicated to romance ebooks, the company said Monday. Fashioned like an online book club, DisoveraNewLove.com will offer members discounts and early access to digital ...

List of Most Challenged Books Released
OzarksFirst.com
And in conjunction with with this week of reading, the American Library Association has released a list of the top ten most frequently challenged books of 2011. And it may surprise some to know that the Hunger Games series is number three on that list.

'The Hunger Games' ignites the ALA's list of most challenged books
CNN International
By Stephan Lee, EW.com Many of the complaints leveled against "The Hunger Games" booksfocused on the film version directed by Gary Ross. (EW.com) -- "The Hunger Games" movie may not have had trouble earning a PG-13 rating, but many parents and ...

'Hunger Games' makes the banned book list
Examiner.com
It's made it to the list of most frequently banned books in America. Each year the American Library Association releases its annual report on the state of the nation's libraries, and a highlight includes the books that are challenged and/or banned in ...

eBooks Help the Environment One Download at a Time
National Geographic
eBooks, which include digital newspapers, books, blogs, or journal articles, can be readily downloaded right to a computer or mobile device. eBooks had an 8 percent share of the bookmarket in 2010, which rose to 15 percent by 2011.

Hunger Games novels join most complained-about titles in US
The Guardian
Now the American author can add a new accolade to her collection: the trilogy ofbooks were some of the most complained-about titles in the US last year, with readers upset at the violence, offensive language and "anti-family" sentiments portrayed in ...

The Guardian

Purchase Featured Books
NPR
In his new book, Sadakat Kadri offers a clear-eyed and judicious history of Islamic law. His gently skeptical tone also makes the account surprisingly funny, says critic Gideon Lewis-Kraus. Note: Book excerpts are provided by the publisher and may ...

Author Tom Mach's Latest Work, Angels at Sunset, May Lure More Women to the ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Weaving the history of women's suffrage into an emotional, factually-accurate story, author Tom Mach makes us aware of the great privilege of voting. Coline Jenkins, a direct descendant of that famous suffragist, Elizabeth Cady Stanton-who wrote the ...

Meredith Kercher's father pens memoir
CBS News
(Credit: AP Photo) (CBS/AP) John Kercher, the father of slain British student Meredith Kercher, has written a book about the life - and loss - of his daughter in a case that spawned a media frenzy. Meredith Kercher was found dead in Perugia, Italy, ...

CBS News

Ristech Launches Brand-New book2net Cobra Digital Book Scanner for Libraries ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Burlington, ON (PRWEB) April 10, 2012 Designed for libraries and archives, the new Book2net Cobra digital book scanner offers perfect book positioning in a "V" shaped cradle. Many historical books and documents don't allow for the larger opening angle ...

Freakonomics » Abundance Authors Diamandis and Kotler Answer ...
By Stephen J. Dubner
They are co-authors of the new book Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think. Below are their answers about the need for jobs (it's not what you may suspect), the distribution of wealth, and the technological breakthrough that led the ...
Freakonomics

Book Two of Dragon Fantasy Is Pure Super Nintendo RPG Nostalgia
By Jason Schreier
The first few episodes of Dragon Fantasy are already out on the iTunes Store, but the new-and-improved 16-bit second book won't be out until later this year. Dragon Fantasy [Muteki Corp]. Contact Jason Schreier: Email the author; Comment ...
Kotaku

Snoop Dogg's smokable book - Boing Boing
By David Pescovitz
Snoop Dogg (formerly Snoop Doggy Dogg) has a new book out and it's printed on rolling papers. Each page is printed with lyrics and perforated for easy use. Designed by the Pereira & O'Dell agency, "Rolling Words" is bound in hemp and the ...
Boing Boing

Long out-of-print book reissued digitally through efforts of Kindle ...
By Chris Meadows
The experience drives some people to pirate the book they want, since they can't get it at what they consider a reasonable price. But when author Frank Giovinazzi discovered one of his favorite books was in that situation, he went in the ...
TeleRead: News and views on e-books,...

New Books from the Press for April - Kevin Evers - Synthesis ...
By Kevin Evers
In Judgment Calls, authors Tom Davenport and Brook Manville share twelve stories of organizations that have successfully tapped the collective wisdom of their people — and they'll help you, and your organization, make better decisions.
HBR.org

Sourcebooks Launches Romance eBook Store - eBookNewser
By Dianna Dilworth
Indie publisher Sourcebooks has launched an online bookstore that sells exclusively romanceeBooks at DiscoveraNewLove.com. The new store is driven by ... and early access to books. The Chicago Tribune has more: “Each month, members will get to choose one ebook title from Sourcebooks; selection, which ranges from bestselling romance authors to sub-genres including contemporary, paranormal and historical. ... Publishing Jobs. Featured Company. Bauman-Rare-Books ...
eBookNewser

Snoop Dogg Pimps Rolling Papers With Smokable Book of Lyrics ...
By Rebecca Cullers
Snoop Dogg is promoting his new line of Kingsize Slim Rolling Papers with a unique smokablebook. Created from rolling papers printed with his lyrics and bound with hemp and twine, it's the perfect promotional item to reflect Snoop's glorious career.
Adweek : Advertising & Branding

Authors discuss Eudora Welty's garden, a gay bar, and Garden ...
By The Times-Picayune
Addressing both literary and horticultural matters, this richly illustrated book examines Welty, her Mississippi garden, and broader trends in American gardening. Haltom comes to Maple StreetBooks, Uptown, on Thursday (April 12), 6 p.m. ...
New Orleans Book News and Reviews

Author on C-SPAN2: Kinsey 'bizarre' man
By -NO AUTHOR-
In an interview with C-SPAN2′s Book TV, the author of WND Books' “Sexual Sabotage” exposes the revered sexual revolutionary Alfred Kinsey as a serial pedophile who organized, monitored and recorded the “sexual torture of hundreds of ...
WND

Herman Wouk to publish new book with Simon & Schuster - latimes ...
By Carolyn Kellogg
Author Herman Wouk, 96, will publish a new novel with Simon & Schuster this fall. ... Jacket Copy. Books, authors and all things bookish. « Previous ... Herman Wouk, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Caine Mutiny," will publish a new novel, "The Lawgiver," with Simon & Schuster, the publisher announced Monday. Wouk, who ... His heroine, Margo ('Mashie') is a twenty-first century incarnation of one of my favorite literary characters of all time, Marjorie Morningstar." Karp must ...
Jacket Copy

This week in LA: Olympian Amanda Beard, Piper Laurie and more
Los Angeles Times (blog)
Beard visits the LA area this week, specifically Vroman's in Pasadena and at the Barnes & Nobleat Santa Monica's Third Street Promenade, to discuss her new book and what finally saved her life. Vroman's also welcomes another author of a ...

Interview: Dr. Laura Maciuika, Author of Concious Calm
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
By Cheryl C. Malandrinos, BLOGCRITICS.ORG Dr. Laura Maciuika is a psychologist, author, speaker and transformation mentor. Being told often that she should write a book, she began to consider it seriously. She felt a book was needed to describe how the ...

Brad Meltzer's 'ordinary people'
Sun-Sentinel
'Heroes for My Daughter' offers life lessons from people the author has known and admired. By Chauncey Mabe, Correspondent Three years ago, best-selling thrillerwriter and TV host Brad Meltzer researched and wrote a heartfelt little book titled ...

Sun-Sentinel

Richard Russo's E-Book Workaround; Spring of the Yankee Book
The Atlantic Wire
Today in books and literature: Richard Russo is putting his money where his dislike of e-books is, another filmmaker lands a deal to write a filmable series of YA books, and 2012 has been a good year for fans of baseball books.

Top Reasons to Advertise Your Book in a National Magazine
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Denver, CO (PRWEB) April 10, 2012 Outskirts Press, an Inc. 5000 company and the fastest-growing self-publishing and book marketing firm, has long supported self-published authorswith the tools they need to write, publish, publicize and distribute ...



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