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Barnes & Noble’s Nook out of stock
Barnes & Noble’s Nook ereader is out of stock, according to the company’s website. They expect to ship it to customers who pre-order the device on the week of January 4th, and Nook gift certificates are available....
Google book archive plan prompts growing opposition
From Independent.ie: Plans by Google in the US to scan millions of books into a giant digital archive have prompted fresh opposition from authors and publishers ahead of a court battle. Opponents and supporters of the internet giant’s scheme are li...
2009 Hugo Award winners
The 2009 Hugo Award winners were just announced: Best Novel - The Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman (HarperCollins; Bloomsbury UK) Best Novella - “The Erdmann Nexus”, Nancy Kress (Asimov’s Oct/Nov 2008) Best Novelette - “Shoggoths in B...
Library book returned 145 years late
From The Guardian: A book looted from a US library during the American civil war has finally been returned, almost 145 years overdue. The only stipulation of the Illinois handball coach who returned the title – the first in WFP Napier’s four-...
Small publishers using Twitter?
UK publishing companies are hoping to boost their businesses by creating an online presence via the social networking site Twitter. The site has seen the number of small, independent publishers surge in the last two weeks, as companies are using the ...
Portland’s uncertain ecenomy
The New York Times has a story today that mentions, among other things, the recently cancelled plans for a $5 million expansion to Powell’s Books. An architect had already prepared the drawings. His bankers had signaled that financing was avail...
