'Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul,' the ninth book in Jeff Kinney's series, is the top selling title in all English-language territories around the world, moving nearly 320,000 copies in the U.S. alone during its first week on sale. more »
Wattpad
Pirates Get Craftier A zero-tolerance policy on Wattpad, the social media site that claims 35 million readers and writers worldwide, has not done away with the problem of digital piracy. Earlier this month over 41,000 readers downloaded a Jasinda Wilder novel, which had been pirated, for free. The incident, Wilder estimated, cost her roughly $168,000 in royalties. more » »
Amazon Testing
Drone Delivery in U.K.: The retail giant is planning to test
drones in Cambridge, England, as the battle to offer consumers same-day
deliveries heats up.
Fiancee of Ebola
Victim Has a Book Deal: The fiancee of Ebola victim Thomas Eric
Duncan, Louise Troh, is writing a memoir. The book, currently untitled, is
scheduled for April 28, to be published jointly by The Weinstein Company and
The Perseus Books Group.
Cranston Reads
'You Have to F—king Eat': Hear four-time Emmy winner Bryan
Cranston read the sequel to Adam Mansbach's 'Go the F—K to Sleep.'
The Literary
Genre Wars: Flavorwire asks: Should young-adult, science
fiction, and fantasy novels be considered works of literature?
The Top 10 Books
About Reading: Books about books, where literature is integral
to life, are a genre in themselves. The 'Guardian' pulls together a list of the
best.
Amazon, Hachette
Reach Deal on Sales Terms
After a long-running dispute that began this spring, Amazon and Hachette
Book Group USA have reached a new, multi-year agreement for e-book and print
sales in the U.S., the companies said in a joint release issued late Thursday
morning. With the deal, “Amazon and Hachette will resume normal trading, and
Hachette books will be prominently featured in promotions,” the announcement
said. Since the dispute became public this spring, Amazon has not allowed
pre-orders on HBG titles and has often delayed shipments on some of its new
titles. more
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