by Katie Gowrie

Book links roundup: Margaret Atwood publishes serialized work, Zadie Smith’s defence of libraries, and more

Margaret Atwood publishes serialized work on Byliner.com Zadie Smith says she owes her life to libraries After major U.S. publishers settle the DoJ lawsuit, news breaks of a European antitrust case Navy SEAL who wrote ... Read More »

August 31, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Kobo teams up with ABA to offer ebooks to U.S indies

By Katie Gowrie

The American Booksellers Association has partnered with Kobo to sell ebooks and e-reading devices. Kobo will now provide ABA members nearly three million ebook titles, as well as ereaders and accessories. The company will also ... Read More »

August 30, 2012 | Filed under: Bookselling, Digital publishing and technology

U.S. attorneys general and major U.S. publishers reach settlement

By Katie Gowrie

Details on the settlement have been released concerning Hachette, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster and 55 attorneys general from throughout the U.S. in the ongoing lawsuit over ebook pricing. The terms of the deal state that ... Read More »

August 30, 2012 | Filed under: Book news

Book links roundup: Kobo to stock Amazon ebooks, AnaÃ¯s Nin on self-publishing, and more

By Katie Gowrie

Kobo and Nook to stock Amazon ebooks AnaÃ¯s Nin on self-publishing, letterpress, and handcraft J.K. Rowling to ... Read More »

August 30, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Book links roundup: Kobo partners with American Booksellers Association, Amazon’s effect in India, and more

By Katie Gowrie

Kobo strikes deal with the American Booksellers Association Will Amazon's entry into India be a "game changer"? Home of Rayner Unwin, publisher of Tolkien and Dahl goes on sale Hasbro and Barnes & Noble partner to ... Read More »

August 29, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Edna Staebler Award shortlist announced

By Katie Gowrie

The shortlist for the 21st annual Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction has been revealed. The $10,000 prize, administered by Wilfrid Laurier University, recognizes a first or second published work of creative non-fiction by a ... Read More »

August 28, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

Book links roundup: James Franco casts As I Lay Dying adaptation, LeVar Burton on the future of print, and more

By Katie Gowrie

Danny McBride, Tim Blake Nelson cast in James Franco's As I Lay Dying film adaptation Reading Rainbow's LeVar Burton talks about the decline of print and the digital age Celebrating 50 years of the Norton ... Read More »

August 28, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Betty Waterton, 1923-2012

By Katie Gowrie

Betty Waterton, celebrated children's author and illustrator, passed away on Aug. 7, according to a press release from her publisher, Fitzhenry & Whiteside. She was 88 years old. The author of nearly 20 children's books, ... Read More »

August 27, 2012 | Filed under: Authors

BookNet bestsellers: Children’s fiction

By Katie Gowrie

Great adventures and dystopian settings dominate this week's bestsellers list with The Hunger Games and Divergent series taking the top spots. For the two weeks ending Aug. 19: 1. Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins (Scholastic, $19.99 cl, ... Read More »

August 27, 2012 | Filed under: Bestsellers

Toronto Book Awards shortlist unveiled

By Katie Gowrie

The shortlist for the 2012 Toronto Book Awards has been announced. The annual awards, established by the Toronto City Council in 1974, recognize authors who evoke Toronto in works of literary and artistic merit. The ... Read More »

August 27, 2012 | Filed under: Awards

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Book links roundup: Margaret Atwood publishes serialized work, Zadie Smith’s defence of libraries, and more

Kobo teams up with ABA to offer ebooks to U.S indies

U.S. attorneys general and major U.S. publishers reach settlement

Book links roundup: Kobo to stock Amazon ebooks, AnaÃ¯s Nin on self-publishing, and more

Book links roundup: Kobo partners with American Booksellers Association, Amazon’s effect in India, and more

Edna Staebler Award shortlist announced

Book links roundup: James Franco casts As I Lay Dying adaptation, LeVar Burton on the future of print, and more

Betty Waterton, 1923-2012

BookNet bestsellers: Children’s fiction

Toronto Book Awards shortlist unveiled

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