Book Biz All We Ever Wanted Was a Catchy Book Trailer By Neal on May. 22, 2008 - 11:10 AM I am not entirely objective on the subject of Janelle Brown—we worked together at a dotcom about a decade ago—but I’ll still say that this trailer, created by the British publishers of her debut novel, All We Eve ...
Publishing Doubleday Unveils New Off-Broadway Identity By Neal on May. 22, 2008 - 9:00 AM The company formally known as the Doubleday Broadway Publishing Group has chosen to relaunch itself as, simply, Doubleday Publishing Group. Officially, this isn’t happening until next Wednesday, when the logo you see to your ...
Events Scene @ Jeffrey Lewis’s Adam the King Party By Neal on May. 22, 2008 - 8:38 AM While novelist/TV writer Jeffrey Lewis (top left) was accepting congratulations from friends on the publication of his latest novel, Adam the King, I stood at the edge of the living room as the party’s host, Archibald Cox, J ...
Sponsored Content How to Get Dr. Demento Fans Reading Arianna Huffington By Neal on May. 22, 2008 - 8:00 AM Huffington Post blogger Paul Hipp wrote a song about Arianna Huffington‘s new book, Right Is Wrong, then created a video to go with it. As political songs go, it makes the lyrics to “Which Side Are You On?” seem ...
Book Biz Booklocker.com v Amazon.com By Ethan on May. 21, 2008 - 4:00 PM BookLocker.com has filed a class action lawsuit against Amazon.com in response to Amazon’s recent attempts to force all publishers using Print on Demand (POD) technology to pay Amazon to print their books. You can read the c ...
Book Biz Braaaains Make Effective Advertising By Ethan on May. 21, 2008 - 2:20 PM I rarely pay attention to online advertising, for me it’s nothing but background noise. However, reading over today’s Shelf Awareness I noticed the awesome side panel ad for for Glenn Kay’s Zombie Movies: The Ult ...
Book Bix What Can Brown Do for You? Book Thievery Update By Ethan on May. 21, 2008 - 1:19 PM Stories of books gone missing are coming out of the woodwork and a common theme seems to be that whoever is doing the stealing, isn’t taking the time to make sure no incriminating evidence is left behind. Years ago, a friend ...
Bookselling Every Boycott Begins with One Dissatisfied Consumer By Neal on May. 21, 2008 - 1:08 PM O’Reilly programming chair and tech writer Allison Randal is fed up with Amazon.com‘s attempt to crush print-on-demand competitors by forcing authors and publishers to participate in its Booksurge program if they want ...
Authors Blog Book Review Series Becomes Free eBook By Neal on May. 21, 2008 - 12:52 PM A while back, Jen Miller (seen here cutting the cake at the launch party for her travel guide to the Jersey Shore) started a blog project called “Book a Week with Jen,” the premise of which you should be able to glean ...
Publishing Unboring Lit Links: Frey Fans Booze Up And Riot By Glynnis on May. 21, 2008 - 12:51 PM Um, how did I miss this? I guess by never, ever reading Page Six anymore. Anyway, apparently “literary types were horrified” when violence broke out at a ‘Bright Shiny Morning’ reading in LA. [Page Six] Som ...