Sep 09 2014: Barnes and Nobles sales fell 7% in the quarter ending August 2, with a net loss of $28.4 million, compared to a net loss of $87 million in the same period a year ago. The results were in line with Wall Street estimates.
Sep 09 2014: Forbes have published their annual list of highest-earning authors (measured from June 2013 to June 2014). E.L. James, author of the 50 Shades books is still in the list, but not at the top, and some new names have joined - Veronica Roth, Gillian Flynn and John Green. ...
Sep 09 2014: LONDON — The American authors Joshua Ferris and Karen Joy Fowler are among the six writers selected for the shortlist of the 2014 Man Booker Prize for Fiction, announced on Tuesday. Also on the shortlist are three British writers — Howard Jacobson, Neel Mukherjee and ...
Aug 29 2014: A group of Japanese publishers have lashed out at Amazon's new book sale rules, after US and European authors accused the online retailer of using strong-arm negotiating tactics.
Aug 21 2014: Nook Media (a subsidiary of Barnes & Noble and Samsung) have launched a new co-branded 7-inch tablet that combines Samsung technology with Nook content and reading experience. Described by B&N as "the first-ever full-featured Android tablet optimized for reading," the ...
Aug 18 2014: This year's Hugo Awards were announced yesterday at the
72nd World Science Fiction Convention in
London (Loncon 3)
Best Novel: Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie (Orbit US / Orbit UK)
Best Novella: "Equoid" by Charles Stross (Tor.com, 09-2013)
Best ...
Aug 15 2014: Inspired by the success of the first California Bookstore Day, all nine USA regional booksellers associations are planning a national Independent Bookstore Day next May 2.
One of the first orders of business is to come up with a logo. The associations are offering $...
Aug 14 2014: Bookstore sales in the USA are down 7.9% for the half year to June. The Census Bureau definition of the bookstore category is "establishments primarily engaged in retailing a general line of new books. These establishments may also sell stationery and related items, ...
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