Publishing Newsbest seller lists / book-sales / marriage5 Comments
Update: Amazon warns Apple users to NOT update the Amazon App. It is deleting books and resetting entire libraries. Leslie and Ben and Liz and Criss: NBC Comedies On Modern Marriage – I watch neither 30 Rock nor Parks & Recreation. Well, let me clarify. I have watched some episodes ... more >
Publishing NewsAmazon / best seller lists / Pearson / Penguin / plagiarism17 Comments
Today is supposed to be a holiday but the news is coming thick and fast. I hardly know what to lead with. First up, though, is Pearson Australia striking a deal to buy REDGroup’s online book business and to partner to sell ebooks with Kobo. This is the first time ... more >
Publishing NewsAmazon / best seller lists / Borders / censorship40 Comments
A day after Amazon released a statement stating that it would not remove an objectionable book containing what the self published author described as a way to be a better pedophile, Amazon has reversed its stance and the book is no longer in the catalog of self published Kindle titles. ... more >
Publishing Newsbest seller lists / Dorchester-Publishing / HarperCollins / self-published5 Comments
Bookshops are installing the print on demand machines to better serve their customers. The cost of the POD machines are high – over $100,000. One Vancouver book shop has printed about 1500 books since March. Harvard Book Store in Cambridge, Mass., installed an Espresso machine with Xerox’s printer last September ... more >
Publishing NewsApple / best seller lists / book business / Facebook / Harlequin / Janet Evanovich / Kindle / Penguin / Random-House45 Comments
Kindles were out of stock and most people (except Gizmodo) thought that new Kindles were around the corner. Most people were right. Kindle 3 is 21% smaller and 15% lighter. Comes in two models: 3G+wifi and Wifi and two colors: White and Graphite. I am a little worried about the ... more >
Publishing Newsbest seller lists / Kindle / Patricia-Briggs19 Comments
I was browsing books last night and came across Patricia Briggs’ Silver Borne (non affiliate Kindle link). Right now the Kindle price is $9.99 if you pre-order. My understanding is that Kindle pre -orders do count for bestseller lists so you can get the book now and still help out ... more >