New
Amazon Buy Button Program Draws Ire of Publishers, Authors Industry members claim the program, which allows third-party re-sellers to win the main buy button on book pages, has the potential to "decimate authors' and publishers' earnings," especially on backlist books. more »
European
Commission's New E-book Rules Worry Booksellers The Commission ruled last week that booksellers must now fulfill orders from customers anywhere in the European Union. Some fear the shift will force small and medium-sized booksellers out of the e-book business. more »
Audio
Publishing's Digital Boom Publishers talk about change during a period of significant and sustained growth in the audiobook category thanks to digital downloads and more. more »
Curtis Sittenfeld's Untitled Hillary Clinton Novel Goes to Random House
Sittenfeld's next novel, as yet untitled, was bought as part of a three-book deal by Jennifer Hershey at Random House from Jennifer Rudolph Walsh at William Morris Endeavor. more » »
The British Book
Awards: Pan Macmillan and Waterstones were crowned publisher of
the year and book retailer of the year respectively at this year's Nibbies.
The Cabbie Who
Turned to Fiction: Osama Alomar drove a cab for years after
leaving Syria for the U.S. But for now, at least, he's writing full time.
Digitizing a
Mammoth Atlas: Archives and libraries often digitize old books.
But how do you scan a 357-year-old atlas that's nearly six feet tall?
Colonel Sanders,
Romance Novel Casanova: KFC has published a raunchy and bizarre
romance novella starring a seductive Colonel Sanders.
Minette Walters
Is Done with Crime: After a 10-year hiatus, the British author,
famed for her psychological thrillers, is back with a new book—a historical
novel about the Black Death.
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