YouTube Lets Users Mark Videos as Unlisted

YouTube reports here that they will let users mark videos as "unlisted. May 13, 2010

2010 Children's Choice Book Award Winners Announced

The Children's Book Council (CBC) in association with Every Child a Reader, Inc. May 13, 2010

Sarah Palin to Publish Second Book

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is going to publish a second book. May 13, 2010

Hamburg Publisher Turns Cigarette Vending Machines Into Book Machines

A Hamburg-based publisher has transformed cigarette vending machines into vending machines that sell small books. May 13, 2010

PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing Created

ESPN and the PEN American Center have announced the formation of the PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing. May 13, 2010

Tyra Banks to Write Three Book Series

Reuters reports that Tyra Banks is writing a three book series for Delacorte Press about a fictional place called Modelland. May 11, 2010

Authors Can Quickly Fix Errors With Ebooks But Potential for Overdoing It Exists

A post on the Wall Street Journal's Digits blog says authors can update electronic versions of books for Amazon. May 11, 2010

Betty White Gives SNL Ratings Boost

Entertainment Weekly reports that Betty White's appearance on Saturday Night Live was a big win for the weekly comedy show. May 10, 2010

Laura Bush: Spoken From The Heart

Former First Lady Laura Bush recently released her memoir, Spoken From the Heart. May 10, 2010

Phoenix Books Closes

Publishers Weekly reports that Phoenix Books, Inc. May 10, 2010

Higgins Clarks Celebrated Mother's Day on Bestsellers List

ABC News reports that Mary Higgins Clark and daughter Carol Higgins Clark both had bestselling novels on the New York Times bestsellers list on Mother's Day. May 10, 2010

SNL Skit: Times Square Bomber Gives a Press Conference

This skit is from the dress rehearsal from last night's Saturday Night Live starring Fred Armisen as the Times Square bomber and Maya Rudolph as his translator. May 9, 2010

Author Kathryn Stockett Adds Interactive Reader Map to Author Website

Novelist Kathryn Stockett is using a Google-powered reader map on her website to indicate where people are reading her novel, The Help, in North America. May 6, 2010

Washington Post Co. to Sell Newsweek

The Washington Post Co. May 5, 2010

2010 Christian Book Awards Announced

The winners of the Christian Book Awards have been announced by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA). May 5, 2010

Hachette's Orbit to Launch Digital Short Fiction Publishing Program

Hachette Book Group's Orbit imprint is giving digital short stories a try. May 5, 2010

Book One of Rick Riordan's The Red Pyramid Arrives

Disney-Hyperion has launched the first book in Rick Riordan's new series, The Kane Chronicles. May 4, 2010

Self-Publishing Industry Gaining Momentum

The New York Times has an interesting article about the rise of self-publishing. May 4, 2010

Twitter to Launch Embeddable Tweets

Twitter has announced plans to launch embeddable tweets. May 3, 2010

Candance Bushnell Takes Readers to Carrie Bradshaw's High School Years

HarperCollins Publishers has released The Carrie Diaries by Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell. May 3, 2010

Asimov's Begins Accepting Electronic Submissions Through Online Form

Asimov's is now accepting electronic submissions. May 3, 2010

Circular Bookshelf is Propelled by Walking

This amazing circular bookshelf moves as a person walks. It would be a very unique reading experience. May 1, 2010

Melville House Launches Annual Awards for Book Trailers

Melville House Publishing has announced the launch of the first annual Moby Awards. May 1, 2010

HarperCollins Signs Book Deal With Decemberists Singer/Songwriter

HarperCollins has acquired a book series by Colin Meloy, the lead singer and songwriter of The Decemberists. May 1, 2010

Gallery Books to Publish Johnny Weir Book

Gallery Books announced plans to publish a new book from figure skater Johnny Weir. April 30, 2010