Book Biz Parenting Book Deal Inspires Barrage of Commentary By Jason Boog on Sep. 28, 2010 - 5:23 PM Yesterday we reported that Jennifer Senior landed a book deal with Ecco after her New York magazine cover story, “All Joy and No Fun: The Parent’s Paradox,” earned 1.5 million hits on the magazine’s website ...
Adaptation Chloe Moretz Rumored to Star in the ‘The Hunger Games’ Film By Maryann Yin on Sep. 28, 2010 - 4:37 PM Movie executives hope the adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ popular young-adult series, The Hunger Games, can emulate the Twilight‘s phenomenal success. At the moment, rumors say that Chloe Moretz will star as heroine Kat ...
Digital Amazon Prepares eReader App for New BlackBerry Tablet By Jason Boog on Sep. 28, 2010 - 4:23 PM As BlackBerry unveiled the new PlayBook tablet, our eBookNewser blog broke the news that Amazon already has an app ready for it. You can check out the specs, shape, and details on the new 7-inch tablet with an LCD screen at this l ...
Bookselling Barnes & Noble Founder Maintains Control of Board By Maryann Yin on Sep. 28, 2010 - 4:23 PM Barnes & Noble founder Leonard Riggio and supporters have defeated investor Ronald W. Burkle’s attempt to secure more spots on the company board. After a shareholder vote, Riggio and his two nominees, Dave Golden and Dav ...
Book Biz | People Literary Agent Ralph Vicinanza Has Died By Maryann Yin on Sep. 28, 2010 - 3:03 PM Literary agent Ralph Vicinanza passed away last Sunday at age 60. A memorial service will take place this Friday. Vicinanza (pictured, via Suvudu) represented many writers, including Stephen King, Peter Straub, Connie Willis, Robi ...
Bookselling Amazon Unveils Kindle for the Web By Jason Boog on Sep. 28, 2010 - 3:03 PM Today Amazon launched Kindle for the Web, allowing readers to sample books through a web browser instead of a Kindle interface. eBookNewser has more: “In addition, bloggers and website owners who are participants in the Amaz ...
Publishing | Resources How to Keep Track of Book Series By Jason Boog on Sep. 28, 2010 - 2:23 PM The website FictFact has created an enormous database of serial fiction, keeping track of the order and release dates of your favorite series so you don’t have to. Readers often complain that the proper reading order is neve ...
Comic Books Mark Zuckerberg, Comic Book Hero By Maryann Yin on Sep. 28, 2010 - 2:03 PM With The Social Network‘s film release date looming close, who hasn’t heard the name Mark Zuckerberg floating around? Now the Facebook founder has his own comic book. Bluewater Productions will release Mark Zuckerberg: ...
Book Biz Gene Hackman Lands Book Deal for Western By Jason Boog on Sep. 28, 2010 - 11:03 AM Actor Gene Hackman has sealed a deal to publish his next novel with Pocket Books. Entitled Jubal’s Bounty, the new Western takes place in 19th century of New Mexico–recounting the adventures of “a brave young her ...
Book Biz Celebrate Banned Books Week By Maryann Yin on Sep. 28, 2010 - 10:47 AM This past Saturday kicked off Banned Books Week, an 8-day celebration of books targeted for censorship and complaints. There are many ways to take part in this annual event. The Crash Pad puppets celebrated with a video (embedded ...