Social Media Save Harper’s Magazine Cause Launched on Facebook By Jason Boog on Jan. 28, 2011 - 9:23 AM As of this writing, 253 Facebook users have joined the new Save Harper’s Magazine cause on Facebook. The independent movement aims to raise funds for the magazine. Earlier this week, we reported that 84 Harper’s Magazine w ...
Bookselling GE Capital Provides Committment To Help Borders Refinance By Jason Boog on Jan. 27, 2011 - 6:55 PM GE Capital provided a commitment to help struggling Borders Group restructure its finances with a “$550 million senior secured credit facility.” At the same time, the deal comes with a few conditions: Borders must secu ...
Book Biz Japanese Poet Publishes Bestseller at 99-Years-Old By Maryann Yin on Jan. 27, 2011 - 5:00 PM Poet Toyo Shibata has become a bestselling writer at 99-years-old. The Guardian reports that Shibata has sold 1.5 million copies of her poetry anthology, Don’t Lose Heart (Kujikenaide in Japanese). Publisher Asukashinsha ...
Bookselling Kindle Books Outsell Paperback Books on Amazon By Jason Boog on Jan. 27, 2011 - 4:27 PM Amazon.com, Inc. announced its fourth quarter results today, hitting a major milestone: Kindle books are now more popular than paperback books on the bookselling website. In addition, the company said it sold “millions of th ...
Resources | Reviews Free Samples of the Best Translated Book Awards Longlist By Jason Boog on Jan. 27, 2011 - 3:42 PM Looking for a great book in translation? The finalists were announced today for the 2011 Best Translated Book Awards. Below, we’ve created a special literary sampler (one of our special “mixtapes”) linking to fre ...
Authors | Publishing Sarah Collins Honenberger on J.D. Salinger By Maryann Yin on Jan. 27, 2011 - 3:23 PM GalleyCat caught up with children’s writer Sarah Collins Honenberger (pictured) to talk about her book, Catcher, Caught. The author explained how her book engaged with J.D. Salinger‘s The Catcher in the Rye. Here are t ...
Book Biz | People Tom Waits Raises Nearly $90,000 with Charity Chapbook By Jason Boog on Jan. 27, 2011 - 3:03 PM Songwriter and singer Tom Waits has raised almost $90,000 to support homeless services through a special charity edition of a poetry chapbook. Here’s more from Waits’ blog: “Thank you to all of you who purchased ...
Book Biz Words without Borders Seeks Funding for Afghanistan Issue By Jason Boog on Jan. 27, 2011 - 2:00 PM On Kickstarter, 159 readers have already pledged $4,549 to help support the Afghanistan issue of Words without Borders. The literary journal hopes to secure $7,000 for the upcoming issue. Here’s more about the project: ̶ ...
Publishing | Reviews Stuntmen, Links & Laughs: Coming Attractions By Maryann Yin on Jan. 27, 2011 - 1:23 PM Here are some handpicked titles from our New Books section. Want to include your book? Just read our Facebook Your New or Upcoming Book post. Don’t forget to include your title’s exact release date and a link. Learning to La ...
Authors | Book Biz How Nicholas Sparks Wrote His First Novel By Jason Boog on Jan. 27, 2011 - 12:42 PM Even the most famous authors once struggled as aspiring writers. GalleyCat contributor Jeff Rivera interviewed novelist Nicholas Sparks for mediabistro.com’s So What Do You Do? feature. The author shared some candid memories ...