This is page 24 of the nonfiction book news archives.

Amazon.com Raises Royalty Rates for Publishers and Authors Who Use Kindle Platform (2010-01-20): Amazon is raising royalty rates for authors and publishers using the Kindle Digital Text Platform. The move is an attempt to head off Apple.

Tori Spelling Writing Third Book (2010-01-11): Tori Spelling is busy writing a third book.

U.S. Writers Protest Imprisonment of Chinese Dissident Liu Xiaobo (2009-12-31): In New York today Edward Albee, E.

Ebooks Outsell Physical Books on Amazon.com on Christmas Day (2009-12-28): Amazon.

Author's Sales Soar After Book Spotted in Tiger Woods Wrecked SUV (2009-12-14): Physicist Dr John Gribbin was quite surprised when a friend emailed him photos of the SUV that Tiger Woods crashed in his driveway over Thanksgiving weekend.

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.

2009 National Book Award Winners (2009-11-20): The winners of the 2009 National Book Awards have been announced.

Waterstone's Launches Online Secondhand Bookstore With Alibris (2009-11-19): British bookstore chain Waterstone's has gotten into the secondhand bookstore business.

Researchers Find Clues in the Scent of Old Books (2009-11-12): Researchers have found a fascinating new way to determine the degradation of old and rare books.

British Book Sales: Nonfiction Slumps, Fiction Sells (2009-11-06): The Bookseller reports that sales of nonfiction in Britain are slumping while sales of fiction are up 90%.

Captain Sullenberger Reads From His New Book, Highest Duty (2009-10-15): Captain Sullenberger reads an excerpt from his new book, Highest Duty, from his home in this video clip.

Bidding War Erupts Over Rights to Mandela Book (2009-10-14): Publishers are in a bidding war over the rights to publish a book based on the archives of Nelson Mandela.

Jimmy Carter Moves to FSG For Next Book (2009-09-29): Former president Jimmy Carter has moved publishing houses.

Google Book Settlement Hearing Postponed (2009-09-22): As expected, the October 7 hearing in the Google Book Settlement case is going to be postponed so that Google can revise the settlement agreement to the Justice Department's satisfaction.

U.S. Register of Copyrights Objects to Google Book Settlement (2009-09-16): The Google Book Settlement Fairness Hearing in October is going to be a wild one.

Garrison Keillor Suffers Mild Stroke (2009-09-09): Writer and humorist Garrison Keillor has suffered a mild stroke and has been hospitalized in Rochester, Minnesota.

Authors Guild Slams Amazon for Stance Against Google Book Settlement (2009-09-08): The Authors Guild has slammed Amazon.

Liz Jones Infuriates the Locals (2009-09-04): Infamous British columnist Liz Jones, who gained a large following describing her disastrous love life and failed marriage, eventually left London to move to a farmhouse near Dulverton on the edge of Exmoor in the country.

Report: 400 More Bookstores to Close By Year End (2009-08-31): You can should expect an avalanche of bookstore closings this year.

Urban Libraries Council Objects to Google Book Settlement Terms (2009-08-28): As the deadline for objecting to the Google Book Settlement approaches -- it's September 4 -- it seems like a new party enters the case every week.