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Bookmarks: porn, piracy, and the Google book settlement

Some book-related links: Best thing about an e-reader? You can read smut, and no one has to know On a similar note: the top ten most pirated e-books of 2009 (#1: the Kamasutra; #2: Adobe ... Read More »

September 2, 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

Bookmarks (snobbery edition): judging someone by their books, picking the right reading wine, and more

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: Judging a mate by his/her books (The New York Times) What wine goes with that book? (Stuff) Will Internet book piracy cause authors to stop writing? (Times Online) Settlement in sight for ... Read More »

March 31, 2008 | Filed under: Book links

Secrets of the Canadian literary cabal

By Alison Jones

Stephen Henighan, known for his biting, if occasionally conspiracy-minded, commentary on the Canadian literary scene, takes aim at the Scotiabank Giller Prize in this column for Geist. Henighan calls the prize a symptom of the ... Read More »

January 23, 2007 | Filed under: Awards, Book news, Opinion

Mr. Mock-turtleneck and Blazer gets in trouble again

By Scott MacDonald

The world just can't seem to leave its wealthiest conspiracy theorist alone. The latest incident in the Da Vinci Code money grab sees Mikhail Anikin, a Russian art historian, vying for a public apology and ... Read More »

April 12, 2006 | Filed under: Authors

Milk it!

By Scott MacDonald

With sales of upwards of 25 million copies and a broad readership that even includes In Other Media's mother, who, as a rule, does not read books written in English, The Da Vinci Code truly ... Read More »

January 10, 2006 | Filed under: Book news

Authors Guild sues Google for copyright infringement

By Scott MacDonald

Representing more than 8,000 writers from across the United States, the Authors Guild is suing Google for "massive copyright infringement," claiming damages and "demanding the search engine stop uploading the contents of library books," James ... Read More »

September 21, 2005 | Filed under: Book news

From Giller glitz to Da Vinci decoding

By Leigh Anne Williams

With award season now having wound fully down, readers who missed Toronto Star columnist Philip Marchand's post-Giller musings will find them worth a look. He writes: "Literary scholars have a word for those little parts ... Read More »

November 29, 2004 | Filed under: Awards, Book news, Bookselling, Opinion

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Search Results by tag: piracy

Bookmarks: porn, piracy, and the Google book settlement

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

Bookmarks (snobbery edition): judging someone by their books, picking the right reading wine, and more

Secrets of the Canadian literary cabal

Mr. Mock-turtleneck and Blazer gets in trouble again

Milk it!

Authors Guild sues Google for copyright infringement

From Giller glitz to Da Vinci decoding

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