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Disney's Hyperion Refocusing, Dear Mark Twain, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
Barnes & Noble announced a major expansion of its NOOK Video offerings; the Wall Street Journal reports Disney-owned Hyperion is selling off its backlist to focus on publishing titles that promote its ABC television properties; Zainab Bahrani details the struggle to save the National Library of Iraq from oblivion; and other news.
Digital Digest: Indie Retailers and the Amazon Effect
by Adrian Versteegh
March/April 2013
Some of the nation's largest book sellers are seeing unprecedented global expansion by using digital platforms to their advantage.
New Thomas Pynchon Novel Set for September, Free College-Level Writing Classes, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
A new Thomas Pynchon novel will be published this September; Nicholas Thompson reveals the magazine article origins of the Oscar-winning film Argo; nine free college-level writing and literature classes; and other news.
Bookstores Sue Amazon and Major Publishers, Debut Author Lands Seven-Figure Deal, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
Three indy bookstores have filed a lawsuit against Amazon and the big six publishers; poet and critic Adam Kirsch takes the pulse of the contemporary essay; Volume 1 Brooklyn dedicated its first in a series of literary trading cards to David Foster Wallace; and other news.
Carolyn Kellogg Wants Off the Jane Austen Train, Macmillan Settles with DOJ, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
Macmillan settled with the Department of Justice over e-book pricing; Brain Pickings uncovers a touching letter from Charles Dickens to his son; a series of humorous vignettes by Virginia Woolf will be published for the first time; and other news.
How Authors Can Make Use of Twitter’s New Vine, the Fate of Barnes & Noble, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
GalleyCat lists a few ideas of how authors can make use of Twitter’s new Vine; Peter Osnos considers the fate of Barnes & Noble; Publishers Lunch has created a new edition of Buzz Books—a free e-book which features excerpts from upcoming releases; and other news.
Remembering Anselm Hollo, Lunch with Robert Silvers, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
Amazon reported its net sales increased 22 percent in 2012's last quarter; Brooklyn magazine speaks with Emily Gould and Ruth Curry, founders of Emily Books; David Abrams remembers the writers who died this past year; and other news.
Jonathan Ames to Adapt Bernard Malamud Stories, Reasons Poetry is Far From Dead, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
Stephen King has released a Kindle Single; Robert Polito has been named the Poetry Foundation’s new president; Jonathan Ames and actor Jason Schwartzman are working on a film adaptation of Bernard Malamud's Pictures of Fidelman; and other news.
Digital Digest: How Much Should an E-Book Cost?
by Adrian Versteegh
January/February 2013
The recently approved settlement in a federal antitrust suit against Hachette, HarperCollins, and Simon & Schuster has become a flash point for debate over the economics of e-books.
Self-Published Novelist Lands Book Deal, Bram Stoker's Friendship with Walt Whitman, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
Gift ideas for every book lover on your holiday shopping list; the unexpected literary friendship between Dracula author Bram Stoker and Walt Whitman; what Shakespeare can teach us about the fiscal cliff; and other news.