Publishing NewsAuthor-deaths / Barnes & Noble12 Comments
Barnes & Noble CEO William Lynch resigns – Barnes & Noble CEO William Lynch has resigned just three years after his appointment. There will not be a new CEO over the whole company, instead, “Michael Huseby, who was the company’s CFO, replaces Lynch as CEO of Nook Media and president ... more >
Publishing NewsAuthor-deaths / plagiarism27 Comments
The world is filled with terrible people and awful news. I’m sorry. New Yorker Writer Jonah Lehrer Fabricated Bob Dylan Quotes in His New Book, Imagine – “Over the next three weeks, Lehrer stonewalled, misled and, eventually, outright lied to me. Yesterday, Lehrer finally confessed that he has never met ... more >
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Publishing NewsAuthor-deaths / iPad / Kindle / Multifunction-Device18 Comments
Sometime yesterday, Monica Jackson passed away due to complications of surgery. Monica was a fierce defender of African American authors and multicultural books. Her voice will be missed in our community. News 7-inch iPad on track for October 2012 release, $200 to $250 price | iMore – “Apple will be ... more >
Publishing NewsAuthor-deaths / digital lending / Multifunction-Device / Overdrive / tablet16 Comments
OverDrive Data Shows Majority Still Like To Browse the Virtual Shelves — The Digital Shift – “Nearly 60 percent of readers browsed public library ebook collections to discover new content, rather than searching for a specific title. Among those, romance was the most popular genre, followed by all fiction, mystery ... more >
Book Deals / Publishing NewsAuthor-deaths / cover-art / Deals / Penny Jordan19 Comments
News Penny Jordan has passed away at the age of 65. She had been very ill with cancer. Jordan published over 188 books beginning with her first one in 1981, discovered from the slush pile at Mills & Boon. I’ve enjoyed many a Penny Jordan book. I wish her family ... more >