A mess o’ links for ya:

• Borders adds $20 gift card to Kobo purchases. Stay tuned for retaliatory moves from Amazon, Barnes & Noble
• Susan Orlean on switching publishers
• The 50 best book covers of 2009
• Canadian Heritage Minister declares war on copyright reformers
• Are you there John? It’s me, Nicholson
• Indigo launches Teen Read Awards (sans prize money for authors)