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Are Sony's Days In Ebooks Numbered?
bookseller-association.blogspot.com

Sony were around at the begining of the digital reading chapter, but this may be one ebook that will remain unfinished

The Power Of Paper In A Digital Era
www.guardian.co.uk

As more and more archives are digitised, with many benefits, it's worth being reminded of the value of traditional records

Better Read Than Dead
www.guardian.co.uk

Dan Jarvis MP on the battle to save our libraries

When Will Big Publishers Speak Out About Amazon?
mhpbooks.com

Finally, a big player has responded logically to Amazon but . . .

Publishing's Ecosystem On The Brink: The Backstory
blog.authorsguild.org

The book industry is in play, and has been for a while

Shatzkin: Big-six Run By Smartest, Most Innovative Publishers
www.digitalbookworld.com

but they are in a very, very difficult position

Is This A Golden Era For Scottish Literature?
www.list.co.uk

Is Scottish writing in an especially healthy state right now? And if so, why?

Why Some Book Buyers Are Increasingly Resistant To E-readers
paidcontent.org

Why are avid book buyers — those who buy at least ten books a year — are increasingly resistant to e-readers

No SOPA, But OPEN Maybe?
ereads.com

Piracy victims: Does no one speak for them?

Current Phase Of Ebook Development Is About Making Heavy Readers, Heavy Ereaders
eoinpurcellsblog.com

Confusing Statistics And What They Might Mean

No More E-Books Vs. Print Books Arguments, OK?
www.npr.org

You don't have to be a print book person or an e-book person

Literary Vs. Commercial
bigglasscases.blogspot.com

Have you written Literary fiction or Commercial fiction?

It's Not The Medium - It's The Market
www.ojr.org

If Barnes & Noble's future is tied to that of the print book publishing houses, then Barnes & Noble is doomed

Angry Birds boss: 'Piracy may not be a bad thing'
www.guardian.co.uk

'It can get us more business'

Poet Laureate compared to writers of 'Mills & Boon'
www.telegraph.co.uk

Criticised for her eagerness to 'democratise' the art form

Cheap And Over-priced?
www.futurebook.net

Publishers are allowing e-book price deflation to dictate the whole book market

The Costa Short Story Prize Is Not Enough
www.guardian.co.uk

We are overdue a high-profile award for this neglected form, but we need more than a token, niche gong for a single story

Writing Books Is Tennis For The Brain
andrewcrofts.blogspot.com

So, Jonathan Franzen fears printed books are going to disappear and Ewan Morrison predicts an e-publishing bubble that's going to end somewhere between sub-prime mortgages and tulip fever, ruining lives and crashing banks – I exaggerate, but then so do they

Cost cut or invest? The WHSmith choice
www.retail-week.com

WHSmith's cost-cutting strategy has worked well so far, but when is the tipping point set to happen?

How Can We Make Every Day A World Book Day?
www.guardian.co.uk

'Schools need more time for reading aloud, choosing and sharing the pleasure of reading books and not just extracts'

Will Amazon Kill Publishing?
www.theatlantic.com

In a financial arms race, publishers simply can't beat Amazon's arsenal

Apple's Ibooks Push Raises 6 Big Questions About The Future Of E-publishing
www.fastcompany.com

Everything is up for grabs

Barnes & Noble: Its Time To Disrupt The Industry!
jwikert.typepad.com

A radical, three-step suggestion for William Lynch, CEO of B&N

Publishers Sour On Tablet As Reading Platform, Survey Says
www.digitalbookworld.com

Publishers are pessimistic that tablets will provide readers with an enticing reading platform

The self-epublishing bubble
www.guardian.co.uk

All of this ebook talk is becoming a business in itself


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Blue Peter Seeks Best Children's Book Of Last Decade
www.bbc.co.uk

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and Theodore Boone are among the books vying for the title

Random House Will Raise Library E-book Prices, But Commits To E-book Lending
www.publishersweekly.com

Random House officials said the "terms of sale" for Random House e-books to libraries will change

Tulisa Signs Three-book Deal For Tell-all Memoir
www.glamourmagazine.co.uk

Fierce bidding war, apparently

BEA Adds Children's Day
www.publishersweekly.com

Reed Exhibitions and the American Booksellers Association have made a number of tweaks

Children Lap Up Storytelling Session At New Selfridges Library
www.thisislondon.co.uk

Schooldchildren from across London are being invited to Selfridges - not to shop, but for reading lessons with a difference

Waterstones Ends Unpaid Work Placements After Investigation
www.guardian.co.uk

Waterstones stops using unpaid jobseekers, as government rejects claim scheme is contrary to Human Rights Act

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