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US book publishers smiling again as Kindle rivals emerge
US book publishers are smiling again, after years of watching digital versions of their titles sell for below what they thought they were worth.
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The return of the werewolf
Sunday, 7 February 2010
Suddenly, they are everywhere, in bookshops, on television and in the cinema.Kate Youde offers the IoS bluffer's guide to the lycanthrope.
India's book restorers: saving the past for the future
Sunday, 7 February 2010
In the basement of the University of Mumbai's Fort Campus library, a towering Gothic-style cathedral to knowledge built by the British in the mid-19th century, half-a-dozen people are hard at work.
Bob Dylan's "All the Animals" inspires children's book
Sunday, 7 February 2010
Sterling Children's Books announced February 1 that it will publish a picture book inspired by Bob Dylan's song "Man Gave Names to All the Animals." Due out in September 2010, the book will be illustrated by artist and naturalist Jim Arnosky and will come with a CD featuring Dylan's original recording of the song.
'Mein Kampf' to see its first post-WWII publication in Germany
Saturday, 6 February 2010
The Munich-based Institute of Contemporary History announced February 3 that it plans to republish Adolf Hitler's autobiography Mein Kampf in 2015. This would be the book's first publication in Germany since 1945.
Amazon squares up to Apple with its own Kindle
Friday, 5 February 2010
Web giant buys out touchscreen company 'in bid to develop e-reader'
Weekly book agenda: literary fashion, odd titles, the Lost Booker
Friday, 5 February 2010
Now through April 4, an exhibition in Brussels features fashion designers' interpretations of literary works by notable Spanish-language, Belgian, and Hungarian authors. Coming up: Shortlists will be announced for the Oddest Book Title of the Year and the "Lost" Booker Prize.
Oddest Book Title prize draws record number of submissions
Thursday, 4 February 2010
The Bookseller's annual Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year has drawn a record number of submissions for the 2009 award, announced prize organizer Horace Best on February 2. The UK trade magazine will announce a shortlist on February 19, followed by a public vote to determine the winner.
Salinger titles to be re-launched with new author-approved cover designs
Wednesday, 3 February 2010
Following the death of American author J.D. Salinger on January 27, the author's publisher, Penguin imprint Hamish Hamilton based in the UK, announced its plans to re-launch its Salinger titles with new cover designs approved by the author. The books will be published in June.
Kindle bestsellers: Kathryn Stockett’s 'The Help' holds top spot
Wednesday, 3 February 2010
Amazon.com's list of weekly bestselling Kindle e-books, released February 2 by Publishers Marketplace, shows Kathryn Stockett's The Help, Dear John by Nicholas Sparks, and The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold hanging on to the top three spots. Robert Craig's new release The First Rule is also among the most popular e-books for the week ending January 30.
Original Mr. Men character discovered in archives
Tuesday, 2 February 2010
An original Mr. Men character by Roger Hargreaves has been discovered in archival material and will be published in March 2010.
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