Sunday, June 15, 2014

US book trade news

THE ROUNDUP - PW

'Fault in Our Stars' Ripple Effect : Move over, vampires and wizards: The new It genre is "grounded" young-adult book adaptations.

Self-Pub Boom Lifts Sales in U.K. : Self-published books' share of the U.K. market grew by 79% in 2013, with 18m self-published books bought by U.K. readers last year, according to new statistics.

Fake Book Exposed Amazon's Fatal Flaw: The Living Wages campaign has shown that Amazon's perceived strengths – and Jeff Bezos's silence – can be used against it.

The Worst Way to Teach Kids to Read : Apps that force kids to log book time as a way to earn Internet and TV access are a huge mistake, according to Salon's Laura Miller.

Hearthside Books Retains Local Ownership: After 15 months on the market, Juneau’s Hearthside Books has been sold to a local teacher

Review: Robert Galbraith's 'The Silkworm'
PW's review of the new novel by Galbraith, better known as J.K. Rowling. We call the book "a classic fair-play whodunit." more » »
Square One Title Surveys Arthur Conan Doyle and Jack the Ripper
Nonfiction house Square One Publishers is breaking into the true crime category with a hybrid nonfiction work that looks at the relationship between Sherlock Holmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and the legendary serial killer, Jack the Ripper. more » »
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