Book Publishing News: 18
This is page 18 of the book publishing news archives.
Random House Digital Sales are Booming (2010-12-20): Publisher's Weekly reports on the letter Random House sent to its employees at year end.
On World Book Night One Million Free Books Will Be Given Away (2010-12-03): On the inaugural World Book Night, 20,000 passionate book lovers will give away 1,000,000 books.
The New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2010 Released (2010-12-03): The New York Times has listed its 100 Notable Books of 2010.
Google to Enter Ebooks Market (2010-12-01): Google is set to enter the ebooks market.
Chelsea Handler Gets Her Own Book Imprint (2010-11-30): Deadline reports that comedian, author and talk show host Chelsea Handler is getting her own book imprint at Grand Central publishing.
Norway Offers Reward for Information in Assassination Attempt Against Publisher (2010-11-27): The Norwegian government has offered 500,000 Krone ($71,581.
Skyhorse Publishing Buys Allworth Press (2010-11-21): Publisher's Weekly reports that Skyhorse Publishing has bought Allworth Press.
Federal Court Denies North Carolina's Demand to See Amazon.com's Customer Lists (2010-10-26): Publisher's Weekly reports that a federal judge has denied the state of North Carolina's outrageous demand that Amazon.
AAP Reports Ebook Sales are Booming (2010-10-15): Ebooks continue to sell like crazy.
HarperCollins Rebrands Eos Books Imprint as Harper Voyager (2010-09-15): HarperCollins announced at Aussiecon IV that its fantay and science fiction imprint, Eos Books, is being rebranded as Harper Voyager.
Wall Street Journal to Launch Weekly Book Review Section (2010-09-09): The New York Observer is reporting that the Wall Street Journal will soon be launching a weekly book review.
AAP: June Book Sales up 10.6% (2010-08-23): The Association of American Publishers (AAP) reports that book sales for the month of June increased by 10.
Publishers Weekly Launches Fee-Based Service for Self-Published Authors (2010-08-23): Publishers Weekly (PW) has announced the launch of PW Select, a fee-based service for self-published authors.
Rice University Press to Close Next Month (2010-08-21): Inside Higher Ed reports that the Rice University Press will close its doors next month.
Dorchester Publishing Switching From Paperback to Digital Books (2010-08-06): The Wall Street Journal is reporting that paperback publisher Dorchester Publishing has decided to go all digital.
Borders Group Reaches Deal to Sell Paperchase (2010-07-13): Borders Group has entered into an agreement to sell Paperchase Products Limited to Primary Capital Limited, a private equity firm.
Harlequin Launches Digital Imprint Called Carina Press (2010-06-12): Harlequin Enterprises Limited has launched a digital imprint called Carina Press.
Mike Magner Lands BP Book Deal (2010-06-04): Publishers Weekly reports that journalist Mike Magner has landed a six figure book deal with St.
J.K. Rowling Reportedly Close to Allowing Harry Potter Ebooks (2010-05-31): J.
2010 Moby Book Trailer Award Winners Announced (2010-05-30): The winners of the first annual Moby book trailer awards have been announced.