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This week in new book technology

There's no shortage of evidence that the tanking global economy is having a disastrous effect on the book trade south of the border. But this week, there have also been several news stories pointing to ... Read More »

November 28, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Amazon buys Shelfari

By Scott MacDonald

Looks like Amazon isn't going to rest until it owns every book-related business on the planet. After acquiring Abebooks just a few weeks ago, the retail giant has now sucked up the social networking site ... Read More »

August 27, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Countdown to Cohen

By Nathan Whitlock

There are a few authors “ J.K. Rowling being the most obvious example “ who can create line-ups at the cash register on the day of publication. For most books, however, even ones by popular ... Read More »

July 14, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

BookMooch making a killing

By Scott MacDonald

We've linked to stories about BookMooch “ a website that allows book lovers to swap books free of charge “ before, but here's a more in-depth look at the site and its creator, the young ... Read More »

April 22, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Amazon says deep discounts are just unfair

By Nathan Whitlock

Here's a twist: Amazon UK is angry at British publishers for “ wait for it “ applying deep online discounts to their books. From The Times: An online price war for books has broken out, ... Read More »

April 7, 2008 | Filed under: Bookselling, Industry news

I see dead people(‘s libraries)

By Jacob Sheen

Library Thing, a social networking website for booklovers, is offering, for your browsing pleasure, the libraries of such luminaries as James Joyce, Sylvia Plath, and Adam Smith, mostly compiled from collections held by museums and ... Read More »

April 1, 2008 | Filed under: Book news, Libraries

Web fiction

By Jacob Sheen

Penguin has just launched We Tell Stories, a series of online digital fiction, in collaboration with alternate reality game designers Six to Start. They've asked six authors to try to harness the capabilities of the ... Read More »

March 18, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Happy World Book Day, dummy!

By Stuart Woods

Coinciding with World Book Day, celebrated yesterday in the U.K., Faber and Faber publisher Steven Page added his voice to the chorus of supporters of new technology, in an op-ed piece in The Guardian. But ... Read More »

March 7, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

The iBook of Life

By Nathan Whitlock

From The New York Times: Imagine the Book of All Species: a single volume made up of one-page descriptions of every species known to science. On one page is the blue-footed booby. On another, the ... Read More »

February 28, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Harvard delivers blow to academic journals

By Scott MacDonald

Harvard University has adopted a new policy that may jeopardize the future of academic publishing. According to a piece on Bloomberg.com, the school's professors have now been afforded much more leeway to publish their research ... Read More »

February 15, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

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