Monthly Archives: August 2010

Publishers Weekly accepting paid reviews

Publishers Weekly, one of the USA’s oldest publishing industry magazines, today announced that they are accepting registrations from self-published authors who want to appear in its December self-publishing supplement. Cost of inclusion is $149 with a number of added value features including the possibility of being one of 25 books in the supplement to be … Continue reading

Reader Review: "Zeitoun"

by avid (springfield, il): This book is important, yet has been largely overlooked by reviewers and book clubs. It’s not just a history of Hurricane Katrina, but a personal account of the storm and its aftermath. More significantly, it spotlights our country’s emergency response plan and the bewildering policies that could affect any of us … Continue reading

Larsson’s ex-partner hits out at renaming of trilogy

Stieg Larsson would not have approved of the renaming of the opening book to his Millennium trilogy from “Men Who Hate Women” to “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”, the late author’s partner has claimed saying, “The theme of all three books is the subjugation of women, the abuse and violence against them. That’s the … Continue reading

Reader Review: "Three Cups of Tea"

by Pat O (Sherwood Park, AB Canada): This book is an amazing read. I opened it last week and I couldn’t put it down. I cried a few times because I was overwhelmed by this man’s tenacity and integrity. He is an inspiration! I have read many of the reviews on "Three Cups of Tea" … Continue reading

Reader Review: "Alice I Have Been"

by Carol Byers (Oregon): I found Benjamin’s ‘Alice I Have Been’ to be fascinating with many of life’s experiences seamlessly expressed. To gain the most of this story, I needed to read a bit about the actual life of Lewis Carroll as well as the Liddell family (Alice was the third of three Liddell daughters). … Continue reading

Reader Review: "Founding Brothers"

by Don G.: Ellis’ book is a great read. People who read it with the idea that history is a noun, full of facts, dates, people, and places, miss the point. Ellis intends us to look at history as a verb, the inquiry, not the things, but the relationship between the things. Ellis isn’t trying … Continue reading

Bertelsmann and Holtzbrinck joint venture approved by EC

The European Commission has cleared the creation of a joint-venture by German media companies Bertelsmann and Holtzbrinck to operate an online distribution platform to sell e-books. Read more on bookbrowse.com

Are printed books an endangered species? Not if you look at the ‘paperless office’

With pundits predicting the end of printed books within the decade, The Christian Science Monitor concludes that, if the much vaunted ‘paperless office’ is anything to go by, it’s going to take more than a few years to wean people off paper! … “So, are paper books an endangered species? Quite likely in the long … Continue reading

Project Gutenberg on quest to digitize 1 billion books

Shortly after Google’s announcement that they have calculated that there are about 130 million books in the world, comes Project Gutenberg founder Michael Hart’s plan for one billion ebooks. To quote the Los Angeles Times… “Hart’s grand plan is centered around one number: 1 billion. He scratched his math, based on various premises, down into … Continue reading

Literary agent Elaine Koster dies

Elaine Koster, the literary agent behind Khaled Hosseini and one time publisher of Stephen King, died on Tuesday in New York aged 69. In a statement Hosseini said: “I am deeply saddened by Elaine’s passing. Elaine was a wonderful agent, and I owe my career to her. She opened her door to me when no … Continue reading