December 7, 2012
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 Third Quarter Print Book Sales in Canada Fall Sales of print books in Canada slipped in the third quarter of 2012 from the same quarter last year, according to the latest figures from BookNet Canada. more »   E-Books via Kindle FreeTime Unlimited: Game-Changer or Non-Starter? Amazon's launch of Kindle FreeTime Unlimited, announced earlier this week, could change the way e-books are distributed to consumers. But the new subscription service for books and entertainment content raises questions and red flags for the publishing industry. more »  Conflicting with Two Religious Holidays, Bologna 2013 Scheduling Raises Eyebrows Anyone in children's book publishing who has already booked their travel to the 2013 Bologna Book Fair may have noticed that flights were slightly more expensive than usual, and accommodations more scarce. They may have also noticed that the fair will overlap with two religious holidays: Passover and Good Friday. Although the timing is not prohibiting many from attending, it is an overlap fairgoers are lamenting. more »  New E-book House, Riverdale Avenue Books, to Launch in December Veteran literary agent and publisher Lori Perkins is teaming with former Alyson Books publisher Donald Weise to form Riverdale Avenue Books, a multi-imprint e-book and audiobook publisher set to launch December 17 with two nonfiction titles. more »
(Advertisement) 2013 Robert F Kennedy Book Award Call for Submissions Recognized as one of the most prestigious honors an author can receive, the RFK Book Award honors the book that most faithfully and forcefully reflects Robert Kennedy's mission. Past winners include: Vice President Al Gore, Toni Morrison, Michael Lewis, and Jonathan Kozol. Click here for more information. » East View is looking to extend its reach and help retailers develop travel sections with its recent acquisition of online travel retailer Longitude Books. According to managing director Christopher Group, East View's goal is to help booksellers build better travel departments, "because better travel departments sell more books." more » » WORD Books in Brooklyn, N.Y., is the latest bookstore to launch a curated monthly subscription program, on romance. The books will be selected by bestselling author Sarah MacLean. From January through June, 2013, subscribers who pay $60 will be able to choose from a list of MacLean's favorites. They will also receive extras, including MacLean's new books as they come out and monthly chats hosted by MacLean. more » » Headed toward a record year, Random House announced at its holiday party Wednesday that all U.S. employees will receive a $5,000 bonus. more » »
Why Women Writers Still Use Male Names: WSJ: The Brontë sisters published their 19th-century masterpieces as the Bell brothers, because, Charlotte Brontë wrote, "we had a vague impression that authoresses are liable to be looked on with prejudice." More than 150 years later, women are still facing the same "prejudice" in some sectors of the publishing industry. Robert Lescher Dies at 83: Robert Lescher, a literary agent and steward to the works of a wide array of distinguished 20th-century authors, including Robert Frost, Isaac Bashevis Singer and Alice B. Toklas, died on Nov. 28 in New Milford, Conn. He was 83. Rusdie: Mo Yan is a Patsy of the Regime: The Chinese laureate won't sign a petition calling for Liu Xiabo's freedom, earning a withering rebuke from Rushdie. "Censorship is a Must": Says Nobel winner Mo Yan. E-books and Print Can Coexist: Check out these handy graphics.
 Authors on the Air December 7, 2012: Robert Provine Robert Provine, author of Curious Behavior: Yawning, Laughing, Hiccupping, and Beyond (Belknap Press, 978-0674048515), will be on NPR's "Science Friday." more » »
PWxyz Blog Gabe Habash 15 Weird Christmas Books Including "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Zombies." more » Barbara Vey Harlequin Christmas Open House The folks at Harlequin are gearing up for the holidays with their annual virtual party. more » Elizabeth Bluemle Return of the Parrot Pens It's the time of year when one item flies out of the store -- in flocks. more » Rose Fox Money Flows from the Writer Duotrope will begin charging authors on January 1. more » Adam Boretz Audio Bestsellers: Through 11.25.12 The King is dead. Long live the Queen. more »
 Brian King Signs at Harpers FerryBrian King signs copies of The Appalachian Trail (Rizzoli) for Rebecca Harriet, superintendent of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, at the Appalachian Trail Conservancy's annual community holiday open house. The following day, it appeared first on "Parade" magazine's list of seasonal book picks. Photo Credit: Dan Innamorato |    
Podcast: Not Everyone Is An E.L. James Fan If you think 40 million readers can't be wrong, think again. On Monday, Publishers Weekly named Fifty Shades of Grey author E.L. James as the magazine's "Person of the Year." That award was not an award for the book, though it surely sounded like that to many critics who have lambasted PW for the choice. Listen here. more » Open Road has formed a digital distribution service, Open Road Distribution, which will offer authors, agents and independent publishers the ability to digitize their entire catalogues of published books. The service will be powered by Ingram and will begin in January 2013. more » | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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