Wednesday, October 01, 2014

The Roundup with PW


e-book sales accounted for 23% of unit sales in the first six months of 2014, according to Nielsen Books & Consumer’s latest survey of the nation’s book-buying behavior. Paperback remained the most...


NBF Names 5 Under 35: The National Book Foundation has revealed the class of its 9th annual 5 Under 35 list, chosen by past winners and finalists of the National Book Awards.

This Interactive Book Makes $70k a Week: Since the last week of August, the interactive book 'Alice' been pulling in $70,000 a week from iOS customers alone and is on Apple’s list of top-grossing apps, the app’s creator Emanuel Paletz revealed to VentureBeat.

Mitchell Picks His Favs : An avid fan of Japanese literature, David Mitchell sat down with The A.V. Club to give a list of five of his favorite Japanese novels.

Breaking the Potter Record: A Mexico City man is in Hogwarts heaven after his collection of Harry Potter paraphernalia was named the world’s largest.

Classic Books from the Sunshine State: A Florida author recommends several inspiring, sustaining, but too little known books about the Sunshine State that are often overlooked but to which he returns repeatedly.


Lena Dunham's 'Not That Kind of Girl'
In a starred review, PW news director Rachel Deahl calls the filmmaker and 'Girls' creator's first book a "touching, at times profound, and deeply funny" collection that grapples with "how we become accepted and loved and popular, without casting aside, or trying to hide, the unloved, unpopular people we once were." »


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