The National Book Critics Circle Award winners were announced Thursday evening: FICTION Ben Fountain, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk (Ecco) NONFICTION Andrew Solomon, Far From the Tree (Scribner) BIOGRAPHY Robert A. Caro, The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson (Knopf) AUTOBIOGRAPHY Leanne Shapton, Swimming Studies (Blue Rider Press) CRITICISM Marina Warner, Stranger Magic: […]
Archives for February 2013
Penguin Ordered to Participate in States’ eBook Trial, For Now
Though Penguin agreed to settle the ebook lawsuit brought by the Department of Justice in December, the company has yet to finalize a settlement of the parallel state ebook price-fixing lawsuit. With that second suit still pending and heading to trial, on Wednesday afternoon Judge Cote formally denied Penguin’s request to sit out the June […]
Barnes & Noble Reports Big Q3 Nook Device Losses, Plans “Cost Reduction Program” To Curttail Expenses
Barnes & Noble’s third quarter financial report for the period ending January 26 was not expected to deliver much in the way of good news, Thursday morning’s report was in line with those meager expectations. CEO William Lynch reiterated in the investor conference call “we’re obviously disappointed that our Nook tablets didn’t perform better over […]
Curtis Brown UK Buys Stake In Conville & Walsh
One of London’s largest literary agencies Curtis Brown UK has purchased a 50 percent share in Conville & Walsh, effective March 1. Conville & Walsh will remain in their current office until November, when they will move into Curtis Brown UK’s current premises. Curtis Brown UK executives Jonny Geller and Ben Hall will join the Conville & […]
People, Etc.
At today’s annual meeting of the Association of American Publishers (AAP), Simon & Schuster ceo Carolyn Reidy formally took over from Cengage executive chairman Ron Dunn as chair of the organization’s board of directors. In the UK, Jo Unwin will join Doubleday UK as deputy publisher on April 8, reporting to Marianne Velmans. Unwin was […]
eNews: Bug in Amazon’s Latest iOS App Update Erases Users’ Libraries; Free Kindle Book Affiliate Sites Get Crackdown
Amazon has warned users not to download the latest version of its iOS Kindle app because of a bug that deletes existing libraries from your device and can “deregister” the user. The iTunes page now includes a note that says, “There is a known issue with this update. If you are an existing Kindle for […]