by Cassandra Drudi

Snakes on our blog

PW Daily has a story about Sterling Publishers' cashing in on the marketing behemoth that is Snakes on a Plane by churning out -- wait for it -- Snakes on a Sudoku. According to the ... Read More »

August 23, 2006 | Filed under: Book news

Vietnam adjusts to new book business

By Cassandra Drudi

Literary Saloon links to a VietNamNet Bridge story on the difficulties Vietnamese publishers face. Vietnam has been tightening control over copyrights in the wake of the ratification of the Bern Convention for Literary and Artistic ... Read More »

August 22, 2006 | Filed under: Book news

HarperCollins gets one up on Google

By Cassandra Drudi

The googlewatch blog is reporting today that "publishers who want to make their books searchable online" now have a non-Google option to turn to. LibreDigital, " a division of Newstand, which provides exact digital duplicates ... Read More »

August 22, 2006 | Filed under: Book news

HarperCollins continues with Londonstani blitz

By Cassandra Drudi

The Londonstani promotional juggernaut thunders onward and, according to a Globe and Mail story, has now rolled into a couple of GTA theatres. The appearance of Londonstani's book trailer at "the Albion in Etobicoke and ... Read More »

August 16, 2006 | Filed under: Bookselling

Book character trumps actually important person

By Cassandra Drudi

The Guardian features a snippet today that points out the power of the book – or, rather, the power of the Potter. "More Americans know who Harry Potter is than can name Tony Blair, according ... Read More »

August 16, 2006 | Filed under: Uncategorized

More on GraSS

By Cassandra Drudi

The fallout from Gunther Grass's SS confessions continues to fly fast and furious, with everyone throwing their two cents at the man, hoping to gouge out an eye or at least chip a tooth. Bookninja ... Read More »

August 15, 2006 | Filed under: Authors, Book news, Opinion

Second time might not be the charm

By Cassandra Drudi

Newsday delves into the perilous world of the second-novel curse, with many wonderful stories from big-name authors' navigating the high-stakes world of Novel #2 (and beyond). Highlights include Amy Tan getting hit with "How does ... Read More »

August 15, 2006 | Filed under: Authors

Update: Senator chickens out on textbook bill

By Cassandra Drudi

Earlier this summer, Quillblog featured a few posts about California senator Sheila Kuehl's attempts to get bill SB 1437 -- which would make it mandatory to "to require that textbooks in California schools detail the ... Read More »

August 9, 2006 | Filed under: Industry news

Dedicate that book wisely

By Cassandra Drudi

The Sydney Morning Herald has a fun wee piece on the perils of lovey-dovey book dedications that might come back to haunt you later, and a dedications page's potential as a zinger launchpad. "But, when ... Read More »

August 9, 2006 | Filed under: Book news

Update: Brick Lane fracas rages on

By Cassandra Drudi

Quillblog linked last month to the Guardian's coverage of the Brick Lane brouhaha, which consisted of east London borough Tower Hamlets residents putting up a stink about the production of a film based on Monica ... Read More »

August 2, 2006 | Filed under: Uncategorized

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HarperCollins gets one up on Google

HarperCollins continues with Londonstani blitz

Book character trumps actually important person

More on GraSS

Second time might not be the charm

Update: Senator chickens out on textbook bill

Dedicate that book wisely

Update: Brick Lane fracas rages on

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