Book Publishing News: 17

This is page 17 of the book publishing news archives.

Penguin Group USA Launches Writing Community Called Book Country (2011-04-26): The New York Times reports Penguin Group USA has launched a writing community called Book Country for writers of genre fiction.

Ebooks Top Selling Book Format According to Association of American Publishers (2011-04-16): The Association of American Publishers (AAP) released highlights of its February 2011 books sales report.

Crown Publishing Launches New Fiction Imprint Named Hogarth (2011-04-16): Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, and Chatto & Windus, an imprint of Vintage Publishing, have launched Hogarth, a new fiction imprint.

Company Creates Technology to Digitally Sign Ebooks (2011-04-14): Author T.

Amanda Hocking Lands Seven Figure Deal With St. Martin's After Self-Publishing Success (2011-03-28): Amanda Hocking, 26, recently signed a seven figure deal with St.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt CEO Resigns (2011-03-21): Houghton Mifflin Harcourt CEO Barry O'Callaghan has resigned.

Borders Closing 28 More Stores, Barnes & Noble Also Struggling (2011-03-18): Struggling retailer Borders is closing 28 more stores.

Emily Bestler Given New Imprint at Simon and Schuster (2011-02-21): Emily Bestler has been promoted to editor-in-chief and Senior Vice-President at Simon and Schuster.

Borders Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy (2011-02-16): Bookstore chain Borders has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Borders Book Group Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Petition (2011-02-16): Well, it's official Borders Book Group has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

U.K. Trade Regulator Launching Ebook Price Investigation (2011-02-04): The Office of Fair Trading, which is the U.

Publication Date of Mohamed ElBaradei's Book Advanced to April (2011-02-04): With events unfolding rapidly in Egypt, book publisher Metropolitan Books, an imprint of Macmillan's Henry Holt & Co.

Borders Inching Closer to Bankruptcy (2011-02-03): The Wall Street Journal analyzes the latest press release by troubled book chain Borders and concludes that a bankruptcy filing is a real possibility.

Amazon Reports Ebook Sales Oustrip Paperback Book Sales (2011-02-03): For the first time, ebooks sales have surpassed paperback book sales at Amazon.

Ebook Sales Booming in Great Britain (2011-01-06): The Telegraph reports that ebooks are finally becoming quite popular in Great Britain.

Book Publishers Not Thrilled With Latest Borders Proposal (2011-01-06): Publishers Weekly reports that book publishers are not impressed with embattled bookseller Borders Books' latest proposal to keep afloat.

Babe Creator Dick King-Smith is Dead at 88 (2011-01-06): British children's author Dick King-Smith has died.

New Edition of Huckleberry Finn Censors the N-Word (2011-01-05): A new edition of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn will be released in which the n-word - which appears more than 200 times in the book -- will be replaced with the word slave.

Judging a Book By Its Cover (2010-12-20): Even in the digital age, book covers are crucial in getting a reader interested in a book.

Ads are Coming to Ebooks (2010-12-20): The Wall Street Journal warns readers that advertisements are coming soon to an ebook near you.