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Marketing 101: DIY isn’t just for home renos anymore

Marketing books has always been tricky, but it's become even more so in the hyper-connected Web 2.0 world. And with atrophying review space and publishers' limited marketing budgets, authors can't rely on getting coverage in ... Read More »

October 5, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Super Thursday in Britain, and what U.S., U.K. publishers will be taking to Frankfurt

By Steven W. Beattie

Americans have "Black Friday," the Friday after Thanksgiving, which is the start of the Christmas shopping fiasco season, and which can, on occasion, lead to actual loss of life. It's hard to imagine book buyers ... Read More »

September 28, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Munro scuppers anticipated battle of the titans

By Steven W. Beattie

Anyone who was champing at the bit for an awards-season showdown between the two reigning CanLit deities “ Alice Munro and Margaret Atwood “ must be feeling a bit disappointed following the news that Munro ... Read More »

August 31, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Sorry, who wrote this book again?: Dan Brown headlines on someone else’s book

By Suzanne Gardner

While it may be standard practice to see book covers with blurbs that read "In the tradition of [insert best-selling author's name here]," the Internet is abuzz today about one of the most blatant abuses ... Read More »

July 22, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

BookCampers head to Vancouver

By Stuart Woods

After the success of BookCamp Toronto “ the daylong book-themed "unconference" that took place in Toronto last month “ the concept is being exported to Vancouver, where a group of BookCamp TO alumni and other ... Read More »

July 3, 2009 | Filed under: Book news, Events

Event photos: Janet Evanovich launch

By Scott MacDonald

American author Janet Evanovich launched her new book, Finger Lickin' Fifteen (St. Martins Press/H.B. Fenn & Company), at the Queensway Chapters in Toronto last Wednesday (June 24). Here are some outtakes from the evening: Evanovich ... Read More »

June 26, 2009 | Filed under: Events

Who reads YA?

By Suzanne Gardner

An interesting article on Tomorrow Museum has started debate on the reasons behind the popularity of young adult fiction. In the original post, blogger Joanne McNeil argues that YA book sales are skyrocketing because teenagers ... Read More »

June 23, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Tintin, The Hobbit and Goosebumps: coming soon to a theatre near you: UPDATED

By Steven W. Beattie

The imminent end of the Harry Potter film franchise “ the final film, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II is scheduled for release in 2011 “ has Hollywood types scurrying to secure other ... Read More »

May 25, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Arrr! J.K. Rowling and John Grisham fall victim to pirates

By Steven W. Beattie

Two of the planet's bestselling authors, J.K. "I'll kick Stephenie Meyer's ass" Rowling and John Grisham, are among several authors whose books have apparently been illegally uploaded to a San Francisco-based website that promotes itself ... Read More »

March 30, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Notes from BNC’s tech forum

By Stuart Woods

About 225 industry people crowded into a Toronto conference room on Thursday for BookNet Canada's annual technology forum. The theme of this year's conference was evolution or revolution, though most of the speakers seemed to ... Read More »

March 13, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

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Search Results by tag: marketing

Marketing 101: DIY isn’t just for home renos anymore

Super Thursday in Britain, and what U.S., U.K. publishers will be taking to Frankfurt

Munro scuppers anticipated battle of the titans

Sorry, who wrote this book again?: Dan Brown headlines on someone else’s book

BookCampers head to Vancouver

Event photos: Janet Evanovich launch

Who reads YA?

Tintin, The Hobbit and Goosebumps: coming soon to a theatre near you: UPDATED

Arrr! J.K. Rowling and John Grisham fall victim to pirates

Notes from BNC’s tech forum

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