Digital Susan Orlean Abandons Word By Jason Boog on Feb. 23, 2009 - 9:23 AM Susan Orlean is writing her next book in Google Docs, rather than Microsoft Word–a revelation that created a fierce platform debate at the popular blog BoingBoing. On her Twitter page, the author of The Orchid Thief noted ho ...
Bookselling Interactive Indie Bookstore Finder Updated By Jason Boog on Feb. 23, 2009 - 8:23 AM The American Booksellers Association recently updated their indie bookstore finder. Using the interactive map, readers can find all the indie bookstores within 100 miles of their hometown–complete with Google Map links, rati ...
Publishing Weschler’s Weekend Wonder Work By Jason Boog on Feb. 23, 2009 - 7:23 AM Scores of writers, artists, filmmakers, and readers attended Lawrence Weschler’s inaugural Wonder Cabinet celebration on Saturday. Sponsored by the NY Institute for Humanities, the nine-hour event mixed experts from every co ...
Publishing Book Stock Watch: Borders Cuts By Jason Boog on Feb. 20, 2009 - 5:23 PM Borders Group made the biggest bookselling financial news this week, cutting an additional 136 jobs. The cuts will affect 12 percent of the corporate leadership in the Ann Arbor, Michigan headquarters, but only one percent of the ...
Book Biz Is Blagojevich Close to a Book Deal? By Neal on Feb. 20, 2009 - 3:18 PM Two weeks ago, GalleyCat reported that Rod Blagojevich was visiting New York publishers, presumably looking to shop a memoir. Today, senior editor Ron Hogan received another tip, from a publisher who isn’t interested in the ...
Revolving Door Directory of Laid Off Publishing Employees By Jason Boog on Feb. 20, 2009 - 2:23 PM The trade publication Publishers Weekly has collected a long list of contact information for employees cut at various publishing houses and media outlets around the country. The list includes editors, publicists and other workers ...
Events Bookforum’s Bittersweet Reading By Jason Boog on Feb. 20, 2009 - 2:23 PM On Friday the 13th, a team of writers gathered at New Museum in New York City to celebrate Bookforum‘s St. Valentine’s Eve Party. GalleyCat received a number of photos from the festivities. In the left-hand picture, wr ...
Publishing Borders Files Dismissal Motion in Million Dollar Lawsuit By Jason Boog on Feb. 20, 2009 - 12:23 PM Borders has moved to dismiss the $1 million lawsuit filed by Jasmine-Jade Enterprises, the parent corporation of Ellora’s Cave and Cerridwen Press for allegedly “excessive” returns from the bookseller. GalleyCat ...
Digital Danielle Steel To Release 71 Digital Books By Jason Boog on Feb. 20, 2009 - 11:23 AM Bestselling romance novelist Danielle Steel will issue 71 of her novels as ebooks. While the novelist has written 75 books and sold 570 million copies, but this is not her first foray beyond the printed page. Her website sells mov ...
Book Biz Amazon Readers Criticize NY Post Cartoonist By Jason Boog on Feb. 20, 2009 - 10:23 AM Cartoonist Sean Delonas generated hundreds of angry blog posts, emails, phone calls, and speeches this week with his NY Post cartoon about a monkey signing a stimulus bill. The Post has apologized, but Amazon readers are already a ...