Book Biz | People John Lennon’s Letters to be Published By Maryann Yin on Jan. 26, 2011 - 11:02 AM Yoko Ono, the widow of Beatles legend John Lennon, has given permission for 150 of Lennon’s personal letters to be published in a single volume. According to The Guardian, Alan Samson from the Orion Publishing Group acquired ...
Bookselling Nearly 81% of eReader Owners Would ‘Likely’ Buy eBooks Online from Indie Bookstores By Jason Boog on Jan. 26, 2011 - 9:50 AM According to Digtal Book World and Verso survey, nearly 81 percent of eReader owners would “likely” buy eBooks online from independent booksellers–as long as the prices were competitive. We’ve embedded a sl ...
Publishing Writer’s Digest & Author Solutions Launch Self-Publishing Division By Maryann Yin on Jan. 26, 2011 - 9:19 AM Writer’s Digest has partnered with Author Solutions to form Abbott Press, a self-publishing division of the organization. F+W Media (Writer’s Digest parent company) president Sara Domville had this quote: “In kee ...
Bookselling How Writers Can Use Dropbox Apps By Jason Boog on Jan. 25, 2011 - 6:23 PM Are you frustrated with the writing and storage capabilities of your tablet computer or smartphone? Using the cloud-based file service Dropbox, you can turn your mobile device into a powerful writing machine–reading PDFs, ed ...
Awards | Book Biz Derek Walcott Wins T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry By Maryann Yin on Jan. 25, 2011 - 4:28 PM Nobel laureate Derek Walcott has won the T.S. Eliot Prize, a prestigious U.K. poetry award. T.S. Eliot‘s widow, Valerie presented Walcott with the £15,000 prize at a London ceremony. Here’s more from The Guardian: ...
Libraries Hawk Roosting at the Library of Congress By Maryann Yin on Jan. 25, 2011 - 3:19 PM A female cooper’s hawk, nicknamed “Cooper,” is currently occupying the Library of Congress’ ceiling lantern inside the main reading room. Visitors and researches can still access the library. The video embe ...
Book Biz | Digital | Publishing Digital Book World Dispatches By Jason Boog on Jan. 25, 2011 - 2:57 PM GalleyCat and eBookNewser have been covering Digital Book World in New York City. Here are some highlights from the crowded schedule. Goldman Sachs’ Barnes & Noble analyst/managing director Matthew Fassler had some gloom ...
Book Biz | Events | People Good Books Good Cause Literacy Campaign at Sundance Film Festival By Maryann Yin on Jan. 25, 2011 - 2:13 PM Media Muscle’s “Good Books Good Cause” literacy campaign shared books with stars at the Sundance Film Festival. The campaign aimed “to remind readers of all ages that, despite the technical maelstrom that s ...
Book Biz | Publishing Publishing’s ‘Winner-Takes-More Market’ By Jason Boog on Jan. 25, 2011 - 1:02 PM Is the publishing industry addicted to bestselling books? This week’s Beyond the Book podcast from Copyright Clearance Center featured University of Cambridge Sociology professor, John B. Thompson. During the long interview, ...
Publishing | Reviews Pictures, Fables & Affairs: Coming Attractions By Maryann Yin on Jan. 25, 2011 - 11:33 AM 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. Picture Perfec ...