Bookselling Direct Mail Sales Bolster Indie Publisher By Jason Boog on Feb. 24, 2009 - 12:23 PM Independent publisher David R. Godine, publisher at Godine, revealed that a successful direct mail campaign last December kept sales steady during the toughest recession booksellers have seen in decades. Godine revealed his strate ...
Bookselling Toni Morrison and Cormac McCarthy’s Agent Fears Amazon By Jason Boog on Feb. 24, 2009 - 11:23 AM As the Kindle 2 ships to customers today, GalleyCat spotted a new interview where super-agent Amanda Urban criticized Amazon’s business practices. Urban represents such major authors as Toni Morrison, Bret Easton Ellis, Nora ...
Events Celebrate the Release of Family of Secrets By Jason Boog on Feb. 24, 2009 - 10:23 AM It’s been a cold, gloomy week in New York City, and it’s only Tuesday. To help local literary types cope, mediabistro.com is hosting a party to celebrate the release of Russ Baker’s new work of investigative jour ...
Authors Surrounding Yourself With Vision & Passion By Neal on Feb. 24, 2009 - 9:00 AM Juliette Powell became Miss Canada in 1989, she explained to us recently, largely because people told her she couldn’t do it—that, being half-black, she wasn’t really Canadian enough to win the honor. “It&# ...
Awards Inspirational Power of Last Lecture Recognized By Neal on Feb. 24, 2009 - 8:04 AM The Last Lecture, the book based on an actual speech by (now-deceased) Carnegie Mellon professor Randy Pausch after he was diagnosed with cancer, was the winner of the “inspirational memoir” category at last night̵ ...
Digital Amazon Kindle 2 Orders Shipping By Jason Boog on Feb. 23, 2009 - 4:23 PM Look for a flood of Amazon Kindle 2 postings soon, as the very first orders of the popular digital book reader are heading towards customers around the country. According to Engadget, customers are already receiving notices from t ...
Digital Crossword Puzzle 2.0 By Jason Boog on Feb. 23, 2009 - 2:23 PM Eighty-five years ago Simon & Schuster launched its publishing company with a book of crossword puzzles. Today they offer a 21st Century update on the publisher’s first product: 365 Crosswords, a download-able bundle of ...
Book Biz Condoleezza Rice Scores 3-Book Deal with Crown By Jason Boog on Feb. 23, 2009 - 1:23 PM Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice just finalized a three-book deal with Crown Publishers–a deal the AP reports “is worth at least $2.5 million.” Rice’s literary career will begin with a memoir of h ...
Authors Jonathan Lethem Unveils New Work By Jason Boog on Feb. 23, 2009 - 11:23 AM In that exclusive video interview, novelist Jonathan Lethem discussed his upcoming work on a reissue of a classic set of novels by Nathanael West. GalleyCat caught up with the novelist at Lawrence Weschler’s inaugural Wonder ...
Authors Salman Rushdie Pans Oscar Winners By Jason Boog on Feb. 23, 2009 - 10:23 AM Novelist Salman Rushdie earned a standing ovation after bashing three of the Academy Award-winning films in a single speech in Atlanta. During an Oscar-night lecture at Emory University, Rushdie picked apart the nominees in front ...