Bookselling Shaman Drum Bookstore Closes on Twitter By Jason Boog on Jun. 30, 2009 - 5:23 PM In a nostalgic and bittersweet set of Twitter posts, Shaman Drum Bookstore in Ann Arbor, Michigan blogged its final day of operation. In the Twitter-sphere at large, tributes poured in all day. The bookstore had struggled with ste ...
Authors Minnesota Court Rules for Al Franken By Jason Boog on Jun. 30, 2009 - 3:23 PM This afternoon the Minnesota Supreme Court unanimously decided that comedian, author, and Minnesota Senate candidate Al Franken should receive the election certificate that would give him a seat in the United States Senate – ...
Authors Reforming Real Estate Coverage By Jason Boog on Jun. 30, 2009 - 2:23 PM How did the mainstream media miss the real estate bubble? On today’s Morning Media Menu, journalist Alyssa Katz talked about her new book, “Our Lot: How Real Estate Came to Own Us“–criticizing journalists&# ...
Sponsored Content One Rock Band’s Twitter Story Experiment By Jason Boog on Jun. 30, 2009 - 1:23 PM Rock & roll frontman and novelist Chris Eaton will launch a Twitter publishing experiment on July 4th–intertwining his rock & roll tour with Rock Plaza Central, microblogging, and his writing career. While touring wi ...
Bookselling Amazon Ends Affiliate Program in Rhode Island and North Carolina By Jason Boog on Jun. 30, 2009 - 12:23 PM Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) has terminated its affiliate program in Rhode Island and North Carolina–cutting out website owners who earn money by featuring Amazon products on their site. According to The Street, Amazon cut off th ...
Reviews Another Author Stokes Book Review Debate By Jason Boog on Jun. 30, 2009 - 11:23 AM In the 21st Century, can one bad print review spoil years of hard work? Following yesterday’s Twitter-versy about a Boston Globe book review, another author railed against a book critic online. According to the LA Times, aut ...
Book Biz Rob Weisbach Has a Posse By Neal on Jun. 30, 2009 - 10:44 AM Nearly four months ago, publishing industry veteran Rob Weisbach launched his own management agency, promising “an overall strategic plan for self-promotion, long-term financial stability and a sustained creative life in the ...
Trends ScrollMotion Publishes Digital Stephenie Meyer Titles in U.K. By Jason Boog on Jun. 30, 2009 - 10:23 AM Yesterday Scrollmotion and Little, Brown Book Group launched digital U.K. editions of Stephenie Meyer’s bestselling Twilight series, a breakthrough for international distribution of digital versions of Meyer’s work. Ac ...
Book Biz Alice Hoffman Regrets “Heat of the Moment” Tweet By Jason Boog on Jun. 30, 2009 - 9:23 AM Author Alice Hoffman apologized yesterday for printing critic Roberta Silman’s telephone number and email address on Twitter (the page has since been removed)–urging her fans to respond to a review of “The Story ...
Book Biz This Is Why You’re Fat “Much Like Food Porn,” Co-Founder Admits By Neal on Jun. 30, 2009 - 8:02 AM FishbowlLA co-editor Tina Dupuy has an interview with Jessica Amason, the co-creator of the website ThisIsWhyYoureFat.com, which has a print tie-in coming from HarperStudio this fall. Amason says there will be a book party, at whi ...