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Why Don't More Writers Buy Books?
a� A new submission model—wherein writers must buy a book if they want their work to be considered for publication—is shaking up the literary worl...
President Barack Obama's former publisher has a new job as a literary agent. Abrams Artists Agency said Thursday that Steve Ross is joining the agency... Borders Group Enters E-Book Market
Borders book chain is partnering with a Canadian company to enter the growing e-book market. Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble already have a head start o... LexisNexis Kicks a Goal Towards a New Platform
Announcements about new search platforms permeated the summer library conference air like vuvuzelas at the South Africa World Cup matches. One that we... Book publishing topic for MCC workshop
Author and publishing industry consultant Peter Davidson will present a seminar, "How to Get Your Book Published," at Morgan Community College in Fort...
Library patronage in this country continues to increase, while their funding continues to decrease. One of the country's top book buyback websites, Bo... Who needs a publisher
While the publishing industry is struggling to reinvent itself in a digital age, for many writers e-publishing is seen as an opportunity long overdue.... Arielle Ford: Is the Sky Falling on the Publishing Industry?
I do not believe that digital books will ever fully replace printed books. I could never imagine the world, at least certainly my world without printe... Men At Work to hand over royalties
Men At Work must hand over 5% of their royalties from the hit single Down Under, as part of a plagiarism settlement....... Output of China's publishing industry exceeds 1 trillion yuan
The yearly output value of China's publishing industry exceeded 1 trillion yuan in 2009, up around 20 percent from 2008, according a report on China's... Author figures out creative way to sell books
What began as a book-writing career became a publishing company that also helps other authors....... Govt to set up task force on publishing industry
New Delhi, Jul 3 : The Government will soon come up with a task force to bring more transparency into the publishing industry, Human Resource Developm... Erased From The Declaration Of Independence
This week the Library of Congress announced that hyperspectral imaging has revealed words that didn't make it into a rough draft of the Declaration of...
NewsFactor - Amazon.com, which sells practically everything, has agreed to buy Woot, an online discount retailer that offers only one product at a tim... Amazon Buys Deal-A-Day Website Woot
Amazon.com Inc. has purchased Woot.com but financial terms were not disclosed. Woot began in 2004 as a site that sold a heavily discounted item ev... Labor's wrangling playing out on the nation's bookshelves
The publishing industry is bracing for a mini political publishing boom as last week's turmoil in Canberra reverberates around the nation's bookshops.... White House Executive Chefs Comerford & Yosses Dine At Purple Yam In New York
What's Your Reaction? White House Executive Pastry Chef Bill Yosses had a very busy weekend. On Sunday, he gave a cooking demonstration at the America... Library of the American Library Association
50 E. Huron St. Chicago, IL. 60611 Toll free: 1-800-545-2433 x2153 Local: 312-280-2153 Fax: 312-280-3255 email: http://www.ala.org/lib... Response to ASCAP's deceptivea�claims
Last week, ASCAP sent a fundraising letter to its members calling on them to fight “opponents” such as Creative Commons, falsely claiming ... Is Glenn Beck The Publishing Industry's Biggest Hope?
What's Your Reaction? Earlier this month, Glenn Beck did what precious few authors have tried and failed to do over the past four weeks: unseat Stieg ...