Sep
03
Links of the day
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Tony Blair's A Journey breaks sales records (Daily Telegraph)
Borders Working to Redefine Store Model (Publishers Weekly)
Apple Boasts of 35 Million E-Book Downloads, Ditches iTunes Logo (New York Observer)
I write a nasty book. And they want a girly cover on it, writes Lionel Shriver (The Guardian)
Dan Brown 'most unwanted author', says Oxfam (Daily Telegraph)
Burkle to Appeal Barnes & Noble Poison Pill Ruling (New York Times)
Borders Working to Redefine Store Model (Publishers Weekly)
Apple Boasts of 35 Million E-Book Downloads, Ditches iTunes Logo (New York Observer)
I write a nasty book. And they want a girly cover on it, writes Lionel Shriver (The Guardian)
Dan Brown 'most unwanted author', says Oxfam (Daily Telegraph)
Burkle to Appeal Barnes & Noble Poison Pill Ruling (New York Times)
Sep
02
Links of the day
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Borders Posts Quarterly Loss on 12 Percent Decline in Revenue (Bloomberg)
Publishers Struggle to Adapt to E-Books (and So Do Book Lovers) (New York Times)
Publishing Trends? I Haven't Got Any Ideas, says Benjamin LeRoy (Huffington Post blog)
Twist in the tale for digital reading (Financial Times)
Sony renews fight for e-reader territory (Financial Times)
Stig court case: BBC loses battle over Ben Collins book (BBC News online)
Richard and Judy reveal Book Club (with W H Smith) picks (Richard and Judy website)
Publishers Struggle to Adapt to E-Books (and So Do Book Lovers) (New York Times)
Publishing Trends? I Haven't Got Any Ideas, says Benjamin LeRoy (Huffington Post blog)
Twist in the tale for digital reading (Financial Times)
Sony renews fight for e-reader territory (Financial Times)
Stig court case: BBC loses battle over Ben Collins book (BBC News online)
Richard and Judy reveal Book Club (with W H Smith) picks (Richard and Judy website)
Sep
01
Links of the day
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Tony Blair publication day stories (Independent, Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph, Financial Times, Daily Express, Sun, Daily Mirror)
Tony Blair Memoirs - A Bluffers Guide (Wall Street Journal blog)
Does a book's popularity guarantee its movie's success? (Los Angeles Times)
How do you sum up a life story in two words? (or what's in a book title?) (BBC News Magazine online)
Justin Bieber comic book prompts lawsuit threat (The Washington Post)
iPad, Kindle, Nook or Sony? What is the best e-book reader? (Chicago Sun-Times)
Stig wrangle continues in private (BBC News online)
Dublin's Merlin Wolfhound to cease publishing (Irish Publishing News)
Tony Blair Memoirs - A Bluffers Guide (Wall Street Journal blog)
Does a book's popularity guarantee its movie's success? (Los Angeles Times)
How do you sum up a life story in two words? (or what's in a book title?) (BBC News Magazine online)
Justin Bieber comic book prompts lawsuit threat (The Washington Post)
iPad, Kindle, Nook or Sony? What is the best e-book reader? (Chicago Sun-Times)
Stig wrangle continues in private (BBC News online)
Dublin's Merlin Wolfhound to cease publishing (Irish Publishing News)
Aug
31
Links of the day
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Burkle says no plans to control Barnes & Noble (Reuters)
People who know how borrowing books helped to transform their own lives now need to hold their councils to account (Guardian Editorial)
Reading Agency defends libraries' impact on literacy (The Guardian)
Publishers confirm that print dictionary market is disappearing so third edition of the OED is unlikely (The Guardian)
Eat Pray Love - the book that started it all (Daily Telegraph)
Amanda Knox senses the pen is mightier than the penal code (Guardian Newsblog)
Blair to avoid book protests with US trip (Daily Telegraph)
Burkle Defends Nominees, Charges B&N with Distortions (Publishers Weekly)
People who know how borrowing books helped to transform their own lives now need to hold their councils to account (Guardian Editorial)
Reading Agency defends libraries' impact on literacy (The Guardian)
Publishers confirm that print dictionary market is disappearing so third edition of the OED is unlikely (The Guardian)
Eat Pray Love - the book that started it all (Daily Telegraph)
Amanda Knox senses the pen is mightier than the penal code (Guardian Newsblog)
Blair to avoid book protests with US trip (Daily Telegraph)
Burkle Defends Nominees, Charges B&N with Distortions (Publishers Weekly)
Aug
20
Links of the day
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The Highest-Paid Authors (Forbes)
Riggio to Burkle: I’ll See Your Proxy Fight and Raise You a Million Shares (bnet)
E-Publishing Consultant Mike Shatzkin Challenged: 'He Doesn't Understand Books' (Seattlepi blog)
Retail sales in July outstrip expectations to rise 1.1% (The Guardian)
Online sales hit three-year high (BBC Business News)
Andrew Franklin: Writing on the wall (Edinburgh Festivals/Scotsman)
Richard Curtis: eBook Folly Leads to Innovation (digital book world)
Terence Blacker: Hands off our public libraries (The Independent)
Riggio to Burkle: I’ll See Your Proxy Fight and Raise You a Million Shares (bnet)
E-Publishing Consultant Mike Shatzkin Challenged: 'He Doesn't Understand Books' (Seattlepi blog)
Retail sales in July outstrip expectations to rise 1.1% (The Guardian)
Online sales hit three-year high (BBC Business News)
Andrew Franklin: Writing on the wall (Edinburgh Festivals/Scotsman)
Richard Curtis: eBook Folly Leads to Innovation (digital book world)
Terence Blacker: Hands off our public libraries (The Independent)
Aug
19
Links of the day
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Get Ready for Ads in Books (Wall Street Journal)
Celebrated critic Frank Kermode dies aged 90 (The Guardian)
Battle of the books: E-books are lightweight, but do today's titles enlighten? (Washington Times)
Book festivals bring out the brains in Britons (The Guardian)
Eason in sales strategy revamp as turnover falls 16pc to €313m (Irish Independent)
Blair and free speech (The Guardian, letter)
The BBC is locked in a legal dispute with Top Gear's mystery driver, The Stig, over an autobiography that could reveal his true identity (The Telegraph)
B&N's Leonard Riggio Buys a Million B&N Shares (Publishers Weekly)
Celebrated critic Frank Kermode dies aged 90 (The Guardian)
Battle of the books: E-books are lightweight, but do today's titles enlighten? (Washington Times)
Book festivals bring out the brains in Britons (The Guardian)
Eason in sales strategy revamp as turnover falls 16pc to €313m (Irish Independent)
Blair and free speech (The Guardian, letter)
The BBC is locked in a legal dispute with Top Gear's mystery driver, The Stig, over an autobiography that could reveal his true identity (The Telegraph)
B&N's Leonard Riggio Buys a Million B&N Shares (Publishers Weekly)
Aug
18
Links of the day
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Lord Mandelson's memoirs top choice for MPs' summer reading lists (The Mirror)
New libraries will deny children access to classics, fears Winterson (Herald Scotland)
Tony Blair book climbs bestseller chart after donation deal (The Guardian)
E-books are the future and Amazon dominates (MarketWatch)
Stand by for the new Hollywood hero – the publisher… (Terence Blacker blog)
Clearance Sale: Barnes & Noble Didn't Evolve Enough (Wall Street Journal)
Barnes & Noble: From Book Store To Nook Store (MediaPost blog)
Amazon, Google, Apple define the future of publishing (MacWorld blog)
J K Rowling, Iain Banks, John Pilger protest to Waterstone's about Blair signing, Guardian letters
New libraries will deny children access to classics, fears Winterson (Herald Scotland)
Tony Blair book climbs bestseller chart after donation deal (The Guardian)
E-books are the future and Amazon dominates (MarketWatch)
Stand by for the new Hollywood hero – the publisher… (Terence Blacker blog)
Clearance Sale: Barnes & Noble Didn't Evolve Enough (Wall Street Journal)
Barnes & Noble: From Book Store To Nook Store (MediaPost blog)
Amazon, Google, Apple define the future of publishing (MacWorld blog)
J K Rowling, Iain Banks, John Pilger protest to Waterstone's about Blair signing, Guardian letters
Aug
17
Links of the day
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Tony Blair's memoirs to provide largest ever donation for Royal British Legion (The Guardian)
Blair will 'significantly' reduce tax bill by giving book money to charity (The Telegraph)
Tony Blair's donation: guilt, piety – or both? (The Guardian, Michael White blog)
Jonathan Franzen Blasts Author Videos ... In His Own Author Video (Huffington Post)
Hundreds of libraries may be doomed (The Mirror)
Emma Thompson to pen new Peter Rabbit (BBC)
Publishers make a run for cover (Print Week)
Self-publishing: Changing Model, Getting Respect (Publishers Weekly)
Chinese premier's caring image is a sham, dissident's book alleges (The Independent)
Bonjour jeunesse: new French literary star is 15 (The Independent)
Blair will 'significantly' reduce tax bill by giving book money to charity (The Telegraph)
Tony Blair's donation: guilt, piety – or both? (The Guardian, Michael White blog)
Jonathan Franzen Blasts Author Videos ... In His Own Author Video (Huffington Post)
Hundreds of libraries may be doomed (The Mirror)
Emma Thompson to pen new Peter Rabbit (BBC)
Publishers make a run for cover (Print Week)
Self-publishing: Changing Model, Getting Respect (Publishers Weekly)
Chinese premier's caring image is a sham, dissident's book alleges (The Independent)
Bonjour jeunesse: new French literary star is 15 (The Independent)
Aug
16
Links of the day
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Edinburgh festivals face funding crisis (The Guardian)
Author tries to settle into 'this crazy life' after success of debut novel, 'The Help' (The Washington Post)
How the IPad Changed My Reading Habits (PC World)
Romance is not dead: How Rachel Hore is resurrecting the reputation of the romantic novel (Independent on Sunday)
Barnes & Noble landlords fret: A buyer for the book retailer could write a horror story for mall owners in a fragile retail economy (Star-Tribune, Minneapolis St Paul)
English-language pulp fiction translates to success in India (Washington Post)
Espresso Book Machine cuts cost of self-publishing(The Vancouver Sun)
Irish novelist accused of cashing in on Fritzl horror (Irish Independent)
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DK on hunt for digital agency (Brand Republic)
Author tries to settle into 'this crazy life' after success of debut novel, 'The Help' (The Washington Post)
How the IPad Changed My Reading Habits (PC World)
Romance is not dead: How Rachel Hore is resurrecting the reputation of the romantic novel (Independent on Sunday)
Barnes & Noble landlords fret: A buyer for the book retailer could write a horror story for mall owners in a fragile retail economy (Star-Tribune, Minneapolis St Paul)
English-language pulp fiction translates to success in India (Washington Post)
Espresso Book Machine cuts cost of self-publishing(The Vancouver Sun)
Irish novelist accused of cashing in on Fritzl horror (Irish Independent)
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DK on hunt for digital agency (Brand Republic)
Aug
13
Links of the day
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Barnes & Noble talks with rebel fail (Financial Times: registration required)
Ron Burkle launches proxy fight against Barnes & Noble as his lawsuit is dismissed (Los Angeles Times)
The Slap leads best-selling Booker longlist (BBC)
Kindle's Days Are Numbered -- Long Live Kindle (Huffington Post)
Who needs publishers? Author Ray Connolly explains why he is 'doing a Dickens' – publishing his latest novel chapter by chapter, online (The Guardian)
Random House to release George Bush memoir in UK (The Guardian)
Good Book Guide heads towards liquidation (The York Press)
Obama Signs 'Libel Tourism' Law (Publishers Weekly)
Elaine Koster, Agent and Publisher, Dies at 69 (New York Observer)
Ron Burkle launches proxy fight against Barnes & Noble as his lawsuit is dismissed (Los Angeles Times)
The Slap leads best-selling Booker longlist (BBC)
Kindle's Days Are Numbered -- Long Live Kindle (Huffington Post)
Who needs publishers? Author Ray Connolly explains why he is 'doing a Dickens' – publishing his latest novel chapter by chapter, online (The Guardian)
Random House to release George Bush memoir in UK (The Guardian)
Good Book Guide heads towards liquidation (The York Press)
Obama Signs 'Libel Tourism' Law (Publishers Weekly)
Elaine Koster, Agent and Publisher, Dies at 69 (New York Observer)
