November 5, 2012 | Filed under: Book news
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Harrowsmith's Truly Canadian Almanac has returned under the direction of a new publisher, Toronto-based Moongate Publishing. Moongate, a communications company that specializes in custom content, branding, and strategic communication, was formed by former Harrowsmith employees ... Read More »
Although most of the social-media buzz around Apple's product launch today focused on the new iPad Mini, the tech giant's ebooks program received a facelift, too. The new version of iBooks supports 40 languages, continuous ... Read More »
October 23, 2012 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology
Led by CBC Radio's Shelagh Rogers, five urban Canadian authors spent a week writing and observing life in Northern Labrador. Northwords, a documentary that captures their experiences, is screening at IFOA, Oct. 20 at 2 ... Read More »
October 19, 2012 | Filed under: Book news
Does the HathiTrust fair-use ruling suggest victory for Google Books Library Project? Slate tracks the "historical beef against women readers Amazon notifies customers of potential ebook lawsuit payout Ian Rankin, Jackie Collins, and 19 other ... Read More »
October 15, 2012 | Filed under: Book links
What does a major publishing house look like in the digital age? Random House of Canada has offered one answer with today's launch of a multifaceted digital strategy that includes an online magazine (known as ... Read More »
August 23, 2012 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology
Book of feminist Ryan Gosling memes to be published Is social media ruining the critic-author relationship? Bain Capital bids on McGraw-Hill's textbook division, valued at U.S. $3 billion Four self-published Smashwords authors make The New ... Read More »
August 3, 2012 | Filed under: Book links
Lost Katherine Mansfield short story discovered Kate Beaton's observations on the world we live in Random House to establish ebook distribution service Brazilian author Vanessa de Oliviera makes nude protest against book piracy Ten years ... Read More »
July 23, 2012 | Filed under: Book links
It's fair to say that Harlequin, the world's leading romance publisher, has also been at the forefront of digital publishing, at least among mainstream publishers with a substantial print legacy. The Toronto-based company (it's owned ... Read More »
July 19, 2012 | Filed under: Book news
Heather Reisman: physical books still thriving in the digital age Classic books given new looks to lure the "Twilight" generation Amazon partners with Co-operative Food retail outlets in London to install delivery pick-up lockers Faber ... Read More »
June 28, 2012 | Filed under: Book links
Random House to release YA novel by E.L. James's husband, Niall Leonard Small press publisher and author Stuart Ross calls out spoken-word community Martin Amis: a literary leader in Brooklyn Japanese Literary Publishing Project comes ... Read More »
June 25, 2012 | Filed under: Book links