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Thomas Nelson offers free books to blogger reviewers
Is the move by US religious publisher Thomas Nelson to offer free books to bloggers in exchange for reviews a great marketing idea, or is it 'intrusive' and dangerous to the culture of reviewing, asks...
Will the $1 e-book save the publishing industry?
'The market doesn't care a whit about maintaining your industry,' says author and tech pundit Seth Godin in this interview with HarperStudio on its 26th Story blog.
HC UK unleashes 'Book Army'
HarperCollins UK CEO Victoria Barnsley has offered a 'sneak preview' of a new social networking website to be called 'Book Army'. The site is intended to cover 'every book and every author that's...
Random House launches YouTube channel
Random House Australia has launched a YouTube channel with short book previews, teasers, author introductions and interviews. Random House marketing director Brett Osmond said the channel was about en...
Google adds new features to Book Search
Google has added a number of new features to its Book Search service, including the 'Google Preview' widget.
Amazon offers 'cloud computing'
Amazon.com is branching out, offering third-party sellers access to its massive comuting power via 'online storage, web services and cloud computing.'
Amazon publisher exclusives alienating indie bookshops
A decision by US publisher Globe Pequot Press to release advance e-book editions of two political biographies exclusively via Amazon and its Kindle reader has annoyed US independent booksellers.
Over-publishing ... or creating a long-tail backlist?
'In a digital world, backlist is where the rest of the attention ends up, and where all the real money is made. Backlist doesn't show up in the news, but Google is 95% backlist. So is Amazon.' So writ...
PanMac launches Facebook app
Pan Macmillan UK is collaborating with networking site Facebook to attract new customers to its online store with a special promotion on Love Letters of Great Men, itself a spin-off from the Sex ...
Penguin UK launches dating website
Penguin UK is launching a dating website aimed at book readers, in conjunction with online dating service Match.com. 'Members will be asked to write in their profile about the last book they read...
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