ALA's Next Step in E-book Campaign

November 28, 2012

ALA Releases Media Kit to Help Libraries Make E-book Case to the Public The ALA this week released a "media kit" to help librarians take their case for e-book to the people, continuing efforts it kicked off in September to give the simmering e-books issue more public attention. more » Authors Guild Teams With Indies for Booktalk Nation Through a partnership with independent bookstores, the Authors Guild has created a program called Booktalk Nation, which will feature phone talks with various authors. The program, which the Guild previewed last year, will allow readers to call in to speak to the authors, with each session hosted by a different indie. more » Priddy Books Debuts Early Learning Apps Priddy Books, an imprint of the Macmillan Children's Publishing Group, is releasing Play and Learn with Wallace a series of children's early learning apps for the iPad. Designed in consultation with educators to combine educational gaming and interactive play, the app is now available for $3.99 in the App Store. more » Librarians Get Together in Guadalajara A series of events at the Guadalajara Book Fair gave librarians from various regions the chance to share information about the demand for Spanish-language books. more » Today's Job The Great Books Foundation is seeking a Market Development Assistant. Maybe it's you! For more about this and other jobs, visit PW JobZone. E-Reads Cuts Print Prices Independent e-book and POD publisher E-Reads has cut print prices by as much as 25% in a bid to narrow the gap between print and e-book prices. "We're hoping that readers who prefer paper will no longer be inhibited by the gap between our e-book and paperback prices," said founder and CEO Richard Curtis. Paperbacks, which at one point made up about 50% of E-Reads sales, have fallen to under 10%. more » » Gutenberg Technology Launches MyEbookFactory Founded three years ago in France, Gutenberg Technology is a digital publishing company that is releasing MyEbookFactory, a new authoring tool and platform for creating interactive multimedia content. MyEbookFactory is the latest among a group of new software tools that claim the ability to create interactive books with a variety of multimedia content cheaply and quickly. more » » Open Road Gives New Life to Dan Gutman Series Funny Boy, Dan Gutman's superpower-lacking superhero who uses his sense of humor to defeat bad guys, will soon be back on his beat. Originally published as a three-book series by Hyperion in 1999 and 2000 and no longer in print, Funny Boy is being revived and expanded by Open Road Integrated Media. more » » New Facebook Game Immerses Players in Marie Lu's 'Legend' Last November, debut author Marie Lu introduced readers to the dystopian world of Legend. In January, the story continues with Prodigy; fans looking for a pre-release fix can delve into Cities of Legend, a Facebook game launching in December that allows users to choose a character and take sides in the fight. more » » Job Moves: November 28, 2012 Zoe Mackey has been promoted to online marketing and international sales manager at Berrett-Koehler Publishers. Samantha Dighton has joined D4EO Literary Agency as an agent, based in Washington, D.C. Chloe Perkins has joined the Simon Spotlight team as editorial assistant. more » » THE ROUNDUP Publishers Brace For Reclaimed Rights: A copyright law that lets authors break contracts after 35 years will start taking effect in January. The law, which is meant to give authors like Stephen King and Judy Blume a "second bite at the apple," could provide yet another disruption for traditional publishers. Slate Best Books 2012: The staff picks their favorites. Parnassus Books Thriving: When novelist Ann Patchett opened a bookstore here in her hometown a year ago, she wondered if she was "opening an ice shop in the age of Frigidaire." Bloomsbury Pulps Orange Prize Error: Bloomsbury has pulped 6,000 copies of State of Wonder because its cover claimed it won the 2012 Orange Prize. Rosen Adds 60 Titles: Rosen Publishing has released 60 new interactive digital textbooks that are aligned with Common Core standards. The titles, which are available now, are designated for grades K-2, 2-3, and 3-6. VIEW ALL » Authors on the Air Authors on the Air November 28, 2012: Kim Noble Kim Noble, author of All of Me: How I Learned to Live with the Many Personalities Sharing My Body (Chicago Review Press, 9781613744703), will be on Anderson Live. more » » BLOGS PWxyz Blog James Grimmelmann The Google Appeal: Is There a Class? The question on appeal in the Google Books lawsuit is simple but profound: who speaks for authors? more » Beyond Her Book Barbara Vey WW Ladies Book Club Hi There! joysann here. Barbara’s off being a lady of leisure somewhere and has asked me to post the book blurbs this week. I find this is that awkward time of year when I can’t decide whether to read only holiday books or indulge in a variety of reading pleasures. Fortunately, this week’s blurbs provide several terrific choices. [...] more » ShelfTalker Josie Leavitt The Value of People Every once in a while I am reminded that people do matter in business. more » Genreville Rose Fox More Encyclopedic Digital Goodness The Encyclopedia of Fantasy (1997) is now online. more » ListenUp Adam Boretz Audio Excerpt: Zombies: A Record of the Year of Infection These audiobooks rise from the dead to stalk the living. more » PICTURE OF THE DAY Dog Lovers at R.J. Julia Alison Pace, author of You Tell Your Dog First (Berkley), and Ken Foster, author of I'm a Good Dog (Penguin) pose with Jeffrey the pit bull at their event at R.J. Julia Booksellers earlier this month.	Of Note Amazon Opens Japanese App Store Amazon.com, Inc. today announced the launch of the Amazon app store in Japan, giving Japanese customers access to a selection of Android apps. Customers can get the Amazon app store for their Android phones and tablets by visiting http://www.amazon.co.jp/apps. more »

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