“Apple’s lead negotiator with the publishers said he was determined to close deals that would allow them to sell their e-books on Apple’s iBookstore in time for the introduction of the iPad in early 2010.”
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It’s Bloomsday! What Do Famous Authors Say About Their Experiences Reading Joyce?
If you’re in Dublin on June 16, watch out for – or join in on – the revels of those celebrating James Joyce’s Ulysses.
The Books High-Schoolers Read Are Getting Less Demanding
“Research shows that as young readers get older, they are not moving to more complex books. High-schoolers are reading books written for younger kids, and teachers aren’t assigning difficult classics as much as they once did.”
The City That Writers Loved, And That Adores Them Right Back
“Writers fall in love with cities all the time. But ever since Pushkin spent thirteen months here in 1823, Odessa has been a city infatuated with its writers. At the Odessa Literary Museum … docents can tell you the number of days a given writer was here … and who wrote which chapters of their greatest works while in residence … [and] who burned manuscripts written in Odessa.”
Authors Challenge Royalty Rate For Library E-Book Lending
“According to the Society of Authors, publishers are wrongly treating revenues from online libraries as one-off sales rather than licences.”
New $50K Book Prize Devoted To Military History
The Guggenheim-Lehrman Prize ” is open to scholars and popular historians, and comes at a moment when military history has a divided audience and identity.”
Magazine Declares “Golden Age” Of Magazines. But Look At The Examples They Cite!
“The choice of those particular six white men, most of whom represent legacy publications (GQ, the New York Times Magazine), suggests that Port has an amazingly conservative understanding of what constitutes the new golden age.”
Will Booklikes Be The Next Goodreads?
“If Booklikes is going to evolve into another Goodreads, millions of people will have to sign up for the service and start talking to each other there.”
Sales Of Orwell’s “1984” Soar With NSA Revelations
“As of Wednesday morning, four different editions of the book are in the top 40 of Amazon’s “Movers and Shakers” list with the highest ranking at 17. At one point, the Centennial Edition’s popularity was up nearly 10,000 percent and clocked in at third most popular on the list.”
Seattle Revives The Bookmobile – For Bicycles
“A small group of Seattle Public Library (SPL) staff will be pedaling – and peddling – books on the pavement this summer, thanks to the new Books on Bikes pilot program. Librarians on bicycles are traveling to several outdoor events across the city with a custom-built book trailer that can carry 500 pounds of materials and display 75 books at a time.”