Book Publishing News: 21
This is page 21 of the book publishing news archives.
Tori Spelling Writing Third Book (2010-01-11): Tori Spelling is busy writing a third book.
Authors' Groups Write Congress About Google Book Settlement (2010-01-07): Three writers groups have sent a letter to 60 members of Congress listing their reasons for opposing the Google Book Settlement.
P.D. James Blasts BBC (2010-01-04): Bestselling mystery author P.
Ebooks Outsell Physical Books on Amazon.com on Christmas Day (2009-12-28): Amazon.
Ursula Le Guin Resigns From Authors Guild Over Google Book Settlement (2009-12-28): Science fiction superstar Ursula LeGuin has resigned her membership in the Authors Guild, saying that the group had "made a deal with the devil" by supporting the Google Book Settlement.
Chinese Novelist Sues Google for Copyright Infringement (2009-12-17): The Financial Times reports that Google is being sued by a Chinese author whose book was scanned by the search giant as part of its global digitization process.
Borders UK Will Close if Buyer Not Found By December 22 (2009-12-15): The Bookseller reports that Borders U.
Two Major Publishers Delaying Ebook Versions of Popular Titles (2009-12-09): The Wall Street Journal reports that two major book publishers, Simon & Schuster and Hachette, are delaying ebook editions of leading titles by up to four months after the hardcover release date.
Rare Copy of Poe's Tamarlane to be Auctioned at Christies's Tomorrow (2009-12-03): A rare copy of Edgar Allan Poe's first published work, Tamarlane and Other Poems, is expected to fetch a high price at auction tomorrow.
Save Borders UK Campaign Launched (2009-12-03): Borders booksellers in the UK have launched a Save Borders campaign on Facebook.
Hachette Book Group Goes Green (2009-12-02): Hachette Book Group has announced a new, green policy of using more recycled paper, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and using paper that's been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council.
Borders UK Slashing Prices in Bookstores (2009-11-30): Borders UK is having a major sale as part of its administration (bankruptcy) proceeding.
Borders UK Files for Administration (2009-11-27): Borders UK, which was sold by the U.
Stephen King Writing Sequel to The Shining (2009-11-27): Stephen King is writing a sequel to The Shining.
Video: Lemony Snicket Makes a Youtube Video (2009-11-25): Lemony Snicket (aka Daniel Handler) has decided to take to Youtube to discourage his many readers from taking advantage of the fact that the first book in the Series of Unfortunate Events, #1: The Bad Beginning is now available to be read for free online.
Book Industry Laments the End of The Oprah Winfrey Show (2009-11-24): The book publishing industry is pretty unhappy about Oprah's announcement that she is ending The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2011.
Judge Preliminarily Approves Revised Google Book Settlement (2009-11-19): A federal judge today preliminarily approved a revised Google Book Settlement which removes most European authors from the deal.
Waterstone's Launches Online Secondhand Bookstore With Alibris (2009-11-19): British bookstore chain Waterstone's has gotten into the secondhand bookstore business.
Dan Brown Sets Ebook Sales Record for Random House (2009-11-18): Dan Brown has sold hundreds of thousands of ebooks in a single week.
Kindle Textbook Runs Into Trouble With Text to Speech for Blind (2009-11-13): Amazon.