Last week, the Internet behemoth Google launched its e-book sales site, Google eBooks, in the U.S. The e-book market is now crowded with offerings from Amazon, Kobo, Apple, and Sony, which in turn has spawned ... Read More »
Today's book news: Washington Post book critic liked only two fiction titles this year It had to happen: advertisements in e-books ... Read More »
December 13, 2010 | Filed under: Book news
Biblioasis has announced the shortlist for the 2010“2011 Metcalf-Rooke Award for fiction. Seven unpublished manuscripts were selected from more than 60 entries. The winner, announced on Dec. 15, will receive $1,500 and a publishing contract ... Read More »
December 9, 2010 | Filed under: Book news
Today's book news: More "Best of 2010" lists than you could ever possibly want The Walrus posts new Lawrence Hill story, "Meet You at the Door" Amazon continues to sell WikiLeaks e-book Anne of Green ... Read More »
December 9, 2010 | Filed under: Book news
An unpublished poem by Philip Larkin has been discovered 25 years after the British poet's death. A producer working on a documentary about Larkin's romantic relationship with his secretary, Betty Mackereth, spotted the poem, entitled ... Read More »
December 7, 2010 | Filed under: Book news
When Jack Haley Jr. was five, his father played the Tin Man in the film version of The Wizard of Oz. Jack Haley Sr. brought a copy of L. Frank Baum's book to the set ... Read More »
December 7, 2010 | Filed under: Book news
Today's book news: MobyLives goes book hunting on Google eBooks Salon's Laura Miller picks the best fiction and non-fiction of 2010 WikiLeaks defector writes tell-all book (but it's in German, so don't get too excited) ... Read More »
December 7, 2010 | Filed under: Book news
Parents and educators spend a lot of time, and spill a lot of ink, debating how to get teenagers interested in reading. Anyone who stops to think about the phenomenal success of Stephenie Meyers' Twilight ... Read More »
Today's book news: Oprah chooses two Dickens classics for her book club PW names the notable newsmakers of 2010 Borders may take over Barnes & Noble Margaret Atwood likes Wilkie Collins A new web hub ... Read More »
December 6, 2010 | Filed under: Book news
The wait for Google Editions is over, at least if you live in the good ol' U.S. of A. This morning, Google finally launched its e-book sales platform under the new, dull moniker Google eBooks. ... Read More »
December 6, 2010 | Filed under: Book news
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