-
Your next favorite book
is waiting.
May 12 2010: The Google book settlement breaks international laws and treaties, according to Cynthia Arato, a lawyer representing authors in New Zealand, Italy, Austria and other countries. Arato wrote that the agreement "eviscerates copyright owners exclusive rights" to approve the...
May 10 2010: Borders begun taking orders for the Kobo, which begins shipping June 17 and retails for $149.99, significantly less than its major competition although it is not as sophisticated a device.
May 05 2010: Using a memorable and somewhat ominous phrase, Oxford University’s Evan Schnittman said the book publishing world is facing a 'new world order,' or a trio of giant companies—Amazon, Google and Apple—collectively responsible for about $75 billion out of the $90 billion ...
May 05 2010: Google is set to launch its own online e-book store in 2010 (by end of summer 2010). Google Editions books will not be tied to a specific device, unlike rival e-book company Amazon.
"It is a different approach to what most readers today have and the vision is to be ...
Apr 30 2010: Last night, The Mystery Writers of America announced the winners of the annual Edgar Awards, at their 64th Gala Banquet in New York City.
The winners are:
Best Novel: The Last Child by John Hart (Minotaur)
Best First Novel: In the Shadow of Gotham by Stefanie ...
Apr 25 2010: Author Alan Sillitoe has died aged 82 at Charing Cross Hospital in London, England.
His novels included Saturday Night and Sunday Morning and The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, both of which were made into films.
Apr 20 2010: The shortlist for the 2010 Orange Prize for fiction has been announced. The winner will be announced June 9 in London. Finalists are:
Rosie Alison, The Very Thought of You
Barbara Kingsolver, The Lacuna
Attica Locke, Black Water Rising
Hilary Mantel, Wolf ...
Apr 20 2010: Media research company Nielsen has agreed "in principle" to sell the UK publishing industry magazine The Bookseller to its managing director Nigel Roby. Negotiations are expected to conclude at the end of April. All the editorial, sales and marketing and events teams ...
Censorship, like charity, should begin at home: but unlike charity, it should end there.
Click Here to find out who said this, as well as discovering other famous literary quotes!
Can you name the title?
Test your book knowledge with our daily trivia challenge!
Your guide toexceptional books
BookBrowse seeks out and recommends the best in contemporary fiction and nonfiction—books that not only engage and entertain but also deepen our understanding of ourselves and the world around us.
