Search Results by tag: Target

Harlequin faces lawsuit for unpaid digital royalties

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

Book links roundup: Winnipeg comedian’s Shades of Grey parody takes off, Target discontinues selling Kobo Touch, and more

By Katie Gowrie

Winnipeg comedian Ryan McMahon's tweeted novel Powwow Shades of Grey is taking off Target no longer carries the Kobo Touch Vanity Fair publishes Christopher Hitchens' foreword to George Orwell's diaries Peter Jackson tells Comic-Con audience ... Read More »

July 16, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Book links roundup: Ottawa reviews Target, Harry Potter ebook sales over $1.5 million, and more

By Sue Carter

Department of Canadian Heritage to review Target's cultural content Harry Potter ebook sales top over $1.5 million in three days American Library Association releases the 10 most frequently challenged library books of 2011 Three Cups ... Read More »

April 9, 2012 | Filed under: Book links

Flash mob targets Windsor bookshop

By Natalie Samson

(Photo: Cash Mob Windsor) Flash mob, meet the buy local movement. That's what happened at Juniper Used and Rare Books last Saturday, when more than 50 customers simultaneously descended on the Windsor, Ontario, bookshop. The ... Read More »

March 30, 2012 | Filed under: Bookselling

Target to join Canadian book retailers in spring 2013

By Sue Carter

It looks like Canadian book retailers will have some bright red competition next year. Toronto Life reports that U.S. big-box giant Target has confirmed the locations of its first 24 stores in Canada. All are ... Read More »

January 6, 2012 | Filed under: Bookselling

Daily book biz round-up: Danielle Steel bamboozled, Yann Martel lambasted, and more

By Scott MacDonald

Have some book news with your morning coffee: Danielle Steel needs to be more selective when hiring assistants London Book Fair attendance down by a third Yann Martel responds to critical thrashings Salon co-opted by ... Read More »

April 22, 2010 | Filed under: Book links

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

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