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Can Amazon Be Wal-Mart Of the Web?

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:20:58 GMT

Amazon is expected to soon sell more general merchandise than media products like books and DVDs.

Up in the Park

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:20:58 GMT

A searchable, wide-ranging reference covering a variety of articles, book reviews, essays, letters and poems published in the magazine since 1963.

Good 50x70

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:14:05 GMT

Good 50x70 : Graphic Design Books : Varios Autores : Good 50x70 is a contest with a world wide footprint that calls for posters that confront seven of the critical issues affecting today s world.

Qualcom color ereader by fall 2010

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:12:08 GMT

This is from E-Reader-info.com: Qualcomm say that a e-reader will launch in fall 2010 that will use their MEMS-based Mirasol display. The display will be

Oprah May Go, But Publishing Will Carry On

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:00:05 GMT

Jobs and recruiting for media professionals in journalism, on-line content, book publishing, TV, radio, PR, graphic design, photography, and advertising

New Releases: Crichton, Jin, Bolaño

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:33:08 GMT

This week brings the release of Michael Crichtons posthumously published tale of the high seas, Pirate Latitudes and A Good Fall, a new collection of stories by Ha Jin. Also out recently is Melville Houses Roberto Bolaño: The Last Interview.

Springer launches SpringerMaterials at London Online Information ...

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:26:48 GMT

"Springer Science+Business Media has announced the launch of SpringerMaterials - The Landolt-Börnstein Database. It is the world's largest content platform of selected and critically assessed data in all areas of physical sciences and engineering. The

Short attention span audiobooks: 8 minute quickies from iMinds

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:36:09 GMT

Got a minute? Give a listen! The six-month-old Australian digital publisher iMinds enters the US via partnerships with Audible, iTunes, LearnOutLoud and OverDrive, with the goal of making your wait time more productive. Offering eight minute overviews of informational topics ranging from Flash Mobs

RH partners with Sony on limited edition Patterson e-reader

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:29:41 GMT

Random House has become the second publisher to partner with Sony to create an exclusive limited edition model of the Reader Pocket Edition, this time for James Patterson fans. Sony last week announced that it had teamed up with Mills & Boon to produce an exclusive rose pink reader.

Old Media Monday: Reviewing the Reviewers

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:44:54 GMT

New York Times: Stephen King on Raymond Carver by Carol Sklenicka and Carver's Collected Stories: King is pro-Maryann Carver (with a fellow AAer's disdain for Carver's drunken treatment of his first wife) and acidly anti-Gordon Lish:

Blogging Authors - Blogging Authors - Bucks From Books and What t...

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:00:20 GMT

You did it! You published your book. You talked some stores into carrying your book, you have a book signing planned for next week, and you just sold your first book to Mom for $20. “Dinner’s on me!” you tell your spouse, waving your new $20 bill.

Borders Group Reports Q3 2009 Results - Zibb.com

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:24:00 GMT

Borders Group, Inc. (NYSE: BGP) today reported results for the fiscal third quarter of 2009, ended Oct. 31, 2009. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060208/BORDERSGRPLOGO ) Following are highlights of third quarter results, compared to the same period a year ago, unless specifically noted

Daily Dose for Tue, Nov 24: Zany Miscellany

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:00:01 GMT

Powell's Books is the largest independent used and new bookstore in the world. We carry an extensive collection of out of print rare, and technical titles as well as many other new and used books in every field.

La Bloga: Review: The Cat in the Coffin

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:01:00 GMT

nanny to a renowned artist's girl, ten year old Momoko. The little girl suffers her mother's recent death with stony silence. The child's only friend is a cat named Lala.

Book review: ABC Delicious quick smart cook by Valli Little

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:08:50 GMT

This book lives up to its name, with 120 recipes that span the three meals of the day, including soups, desserts, low-fat treats.

Reviews | Culinary mysteries in 'Fatally Flaky', 'Cream Puff Murd...

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:00:00 GMT

Davidson has become the queen of the culinary mystery, and her 15th novel showcases her plotting and characterization skills. For the record, Davidson's recipes equal her plotting; I still use her stovetop chocolate soufflé from Dying for Chocolate.

Hymn of the Week: When Morning Gilds the Skies

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:28:01 GMT

Lyrics: Anonymous German hymn (Katholisches Gesangbuch), 1744. Translated to English by Edward Caswell. Music: LAUDES DOMINI by Joseph Barnby, 1868.Theme: They were also to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD. They were to do the same in the evening. I Chronicles 23:30.Edward Caswell

Borders UK going belly up ?

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:16:12 GMT

A fair amount of detail -- yet she manages to avoid any mention of both the recent Frankfurt Book Fair (where China was guest of honor) and Duo Duo's recent Neustadt International Prize for Literature win. (Posted by: M.A.

The demise of Borders UK

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:06:47 GMT

It looks like the wheels are coming off of Borders UK, and the company could be in bankruptcy by the time you read this. As The Times of London reported in this story yesterday:STRUGGLING book chain Borders UK is on the verge of collapse this weekend after WHSmith walked away from a rescue deal on

Taking Liberty

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:00:03 GMT

ISBN: 978-1-60504-834-5Length: CategoryPrice: 4.50Publication Date: November 24, 2009Cover art by Kanaxa From zero to naked at warp speed…

The PW Morning Report: Tuesday November 24, 2009

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:56:00 GMT

A daily roundup of book and publishing news from across the Web: Borders U.K. Closing? Zondervan Pulls Controversial Book; Amazon Not Committed to Kindle; ‘The Road: The Movie’ Reviewed; Palin Book Mix-Up; HuffPo on Google; Fancy MJ Book; Darwin First Edition Found in Bathroom.

21 Steps: How to Publish a Kindle Blog (And Why You Might Want To...

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:50:43 GMT

Stephen Windwalker provides instructions on how to publish your blog for the Kindle.

Review of The Varieties Of Religion - Blog A Penguin Classic - Pe...

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:00:00 GMT

Blog A Penguin Classic: Books by the Greats, Blogged by You. Your chance to review and blog over 1,400 Penguin Classics. Love them, loathe them, blog what you think.

Will Books Survive?

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:23:12 GMT

I'd say, "Of Course!" but it is a provocative headline.Anyway, David Weinberger (of Everything is Miscellaneous fame) has writtenan interesting post about the future of paper books:

History, epic intrigue in ancient Rome

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:08:42 GMT

Most people have heard about Cleopatra and Marc Antony: their epic love story, their heroics in battle, their dramatic deaths. But until now, little has been known about the equally dramatic lives of their children, who were left to the mercy of their fathers enemy, Octavian Caesar, after