New and noteworthy for the week of June 24

Books: New and noteworthy for the week of June 24
USA TODAY
We scope out the hottest books on sale the week of June 24. ... The buzz: The book has made headlines for Mitch Winehouse's charge that Blake Fielder-Civil, ... The buzz: "One of this summer's hot literary reads," The New York Times' Michiko ...

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The best places to find audiobooks
USA TODAY
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Reading Rainbow is Back: Can it Do for the...
ABC News
Reading Rainbow began its 26-year run on PBS as a way to combat summer mind decay. Now it's taking the same goal to a different medium. "What were [kids] doing in the 80s? Sitting in front of the television," explains Levar Burton, who hosted the show.

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Russo's newest work pays tribute to printed books
Businessweek
And in this age when e-book sales are booming, it's not for sale in electronic version. ... The rapid rise of e-books and online sales of printed books pose threats to bookstores, the book publishing industry and the rise of new authors, he said ...

Richard Russo's newest work pays tribute to the printed books ...
Washington Post
CAMDEN, Maine — Author Richard Russo says readers can't survive on e-books ... And in this age when e-book sales are booming, it's not for sale in electronic ... are good for readers, for independentbooks stores and new emerging authors.

Author Chris Hedges: 'This is what corporate exploitation does to you'
The Seattle Times
An interview with Chris Hedges, whose new book, "Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt ... They've been smashed out or cut off or, in author Chris Hedges' view, ... the theater, stores like LabyrinthBooks, and easy train access to New York City ...

Author Dorothea Benton Frank to sign copies of 'Porch Lights' in ...
Kansas.com
Best-selling author Dorthea Benton Frank will be at Watermark on Tuesday to talk about ... will visit Kansas for the first time for a book signing and talk at WatermarkBooks. ... The three-mile island boasts a historic past, both military and literary.

Kansas.com

Many Kindle, Nook owners are clueless about borrowing library e ...
Digitaltrends.com
Of the small portion of people that have checked out an e-book in the last year, half ...the correct book, but the book format wasn't compatible with their e-reader or tablet.... When Pew researchers asked librarians about the influence of e-books on ...

Digitaltrends.com

Champaign publisher looks to association ties for growth; firm also ...
Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette
Most recently, the Champaign-based publisher expanded its relationship with ... to association ties for growth; firm also sees boom in global sales, e-books ... plans, expands into international markets and increases e-book offerings. ... of ...

Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette

Journalist shares insights of Homolka's new life in ebook
TheChronicleHerald.ca
Journalist shares insights of Homolka's new life in ebook ... Online research for a book about the life of released criminals led her to blog reports of Homolka ...

Author Somerville's dark, bright river
Wisconsin State Journal
books, literature, entertainment, review. ... Q: How did the idea for the story germinate? A: It depends on which part of the book you're talking about. I've always ...

Alyse Nelson's 'Vital Voices' spotlights women leaders of the world
New York Daily News
And now, as an author, she's introducing readers to her success stories. ... Alyse Nelson's book 'Vital Voices' spotlights women leaders around the world ...

New York Daily News

Trial Regarding E-Book Pricing Collusion Case Against Apple Set ...
Mashable
Apple maintains that it has not colluded with publishers toward e-book ... of books, I'm hoping that this case would eventually result in prices of e-books in ... This article is reprinted with thepublisher's permission. ... Ebooks 160 followers ...

Publisher sleuths out digital success
AZ Central.com
Their company has been on the e-book bandwagon from the start, and its ... As aspiring authors look for ways to publish their work, more and more are using services ... just being distributors," said Harvey Mackay, an author of best-selling business ...

'Beautiful Ruins': Jess Walter's dark, clever look at Hollywood ...
The Seattle Times
Seattle Times book editor Mary Ann Gwinn reviews "Beautiful Ruins," a ... 7 p.m. Thursday at Fireside Books in Olympia in conversation with author Jim Lynch ...

John Travolta is being sued by an author who claims the actor ...
IrishCentral
John Travolta is being sued by an author who claims the actor tarnished his reputation Robert Randolph ... Powered by the Parse.ly Publisher Platform (P3).

Book celebrates 'America's first rock
Toledo Blade
In a fascinating new book, John Philip Sousa's America, (2012, GIA publishers, 212 pages, $34.95), Sousa's great-grandson reveals a choice selection from the ...

Toledo Blade

Book Buzz: 'The Solitary House'
Daily Herald
What sets this book apart is the interesting and skillful way Shepherd weaves his ... Emilio called his father and invited him to co-author a dual biography with him. ... point of reference as the twoauthors discuss their own journeys through life.

Apple's ebook 'price fixing' trial set for June 2013
TechRadar UK
Apple's ebook 'price fixing' trial set for June 2013 - Apple will go on trial in June 2013 to face allegations that it colluded with major publishers to fix the price of ebooks. ... set its own prices for the digital books would be blacklisted by the ...

Book Review | The Red House: Secrets spill out when kin gather
Columbus Dispatch
Home · Life & Entertainment · Books; Book Review | The Red House: Secrets ... BookReview | The Age of Miracles: Dystopian tale spins on global slowdown ...

Columbus Dispatch

Author of 'Book Lust' loses luster with indie booksellers
Columbia Daily Tribune
Her first book — "Book Lust," an annotated compilation of reading lists — "helped ... As e-books, the series is available exclusively on Amazon's Kindle; in print, it is ... much the same way they would buy titles from any other publisher, Amazon ...

Apple E-Book Price-Fixing Trial Date Set - Deadline.com
By THE DEADLINE TEAM
The federal judge in the e-book price-fixing case against Apple and book publishers who haven't settled out of court has set a trial date of June 3, 2013, ... Apple E-Book Price-Fixing Trial Date Set. By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Saturday June 23, ...
Deadline.com

Unbound is crowdfunding site exclusively for books | TeleRead ...
By Chris Meadows
MakeUseOf has a post discussing how to use UK-based crowdfunding site Unbound, which represents itself as a Kickstarter exclusively for books. ... TeleRead - News and views on ebooks, libraries, publishing and related topics ... Tags: books, crowdfunding, e-book, Kickstarter, publishing, self-publishing, unbound ... The site acts as both a fundraider and a publishing house all in one, allowing you to get people to fund your project and then to publish it in one convenient location.
TeleRead: News and views on e-books,...

More Inappropriate Children's Books - I Own The World
By BigFurHat
I think the best children's book EVAH is the one entitled, “Just Go The Fuck To Sleep”. I read that one regularly to my girlfriend's cute as a bug 2yr old daughter. I almost got thrown out out of the local Barnes & Borders for laughing my ass off ...
iOwnTheWorld.com

normblog: Discovering the books you read
By Norm
(1) I'd read and liked another book by the same author (given to me by my older daughter either for Christmas or my birthday), and I found this one in a second-hand bookshop so thought I'd give it a try. (2) Long-published title by a favourite writer whose books I'm working my way ... of which was first brought to my attention a few months ago by... WotN. So, four out of five from within the family circle, though this may slightly overstate my literary dependence on my wife and daughters.
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'Deliverance' Celebrates 40th Anniversary With Blu-ray Book ...
On June 26, "Deliverance" celebrates its 40th anniversay with the release of a Blu-ray book. Adapted from James Dickey's novel, the 1972 movie recounts the grueling psychological and physical journey taken by four city slickers down a river ...
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Judge Cote Sets eBook Lawsuit Trial Date for June 3, 2013 ...
By Sarah Weinman
At a status conference Friday afternoon in federal court Judge Denise Cote set a trial date of June 3, 2013 for the DOJ's ebook price fixing lawsuit against remaining plaintiffs Apple, Penguin, and Macmillan. And as widely noted already, June 3 also marks the beginning of next year's Book Expo conference; it's not clear as to whether Judge Cote chose the date by design. What is clear ....Amazon Publishing makes some e-books available to other retailers — paidContent: [...] is selling ...
Publishers Lunch

Little Free Library Gives Philadelphia A New Way To Share Books ...
By akramer259
A book sharing phenomenon called Little Free Library, which is a non-profit that allows people to host a free library wooden box on their porch, front lawn or in front of their business, has made it's way to Philadelphia.
CBS Philly

Apple, book publisher price fixing trial set for 2013 - AfterDawn
Earlier this year, the Justice Department accused Apple and the five major publishers of colluding to jack up the price of ebooks in 2010 and take market share away from leader Amazon. Apple was launching the first generation of their iPad tablet at the time. Amazon had been selling new releasebooks for $9.99, but the complaints claims the publishers, at the behest of Apple, colluded to "create a real mainstream e-books market at $12.99 and $14.99." HarperCollins, Simon ...
AfterDawn.com

Mindful Musings: Clock Rewinders on a Book Binge (8)
By Natalie (Mindful Musings)
As far as books go, I read from pretty much every genre, though fantasy and young adult lit will always have a special place in my heart. ... If you are an author or publisher looking for a review, please refer to my REVIEW POLICY. ... Clock Rewinders on a Book Binge is where Tara @ 25 HourBooks and Amanda @ On a Book Bender shamelessly plug each other, share the fantastic posts, giveaways, or whatever else we've found and loved by other awesome bloggers (or authors! ) ...
Mindful Musings

Apple E-Books Antitrust Case by US Set for 2013 Trial
Businessweek
Apple Inc. (AAPL) and book publishers that haven't settled e-book ... (NWSA) (NWSA)'s HarperCollins, Macmillan and Penguin colluded to fix prices of e-books.

'Fifty Shades of Grey' merchandise heading for stores
Los Angeles Times
Just when you thought it was safe to put the book away, by the end of the year you might ... The trilogy of books by British author E.L. James tell the story of the ...

E-book users see hurdles to borrowing
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Readers of e-books have been relatively slow to borrow digital works from the library, frustrated by a limited selection and by not even knowing whether their ...

Weekend book picks: Two about the Obamas
USA TODAY
What should you read this weekend? USA TODAY's picks for book lovers include twobooks about the Obamas: David Maraniss' revealing biography of the ...

USA TODAY

Is Fifty Shades Of Grey Dangerous?
Forbes
I bought a copy of the first book in the trilogy, Fifty Shades of Grey, a few months ago, eager to see what all the fuss was about. ... A mother of two who says she wrote thebooks to put her own fantasies on ... This is the stuff of authors' dreams.

Forbes

Call for Ray Bradbury to be honoured with internet error message ...
Fire wall … author Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 features book-burning ... which tells of a world where books are banned and burned and fireman don't put ...
www.guardian.co.uk/.../ray-bradbury-internet-error-message-...

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