Avatar, Hurt Locker Lead Oscar Race

The Oscar nominations were announced this morning by Anne Hathaway. February 2, 2010

Book Wars: Amazon Caves Into Macmillan Pricing Demands

The Book Wars began over Christmas when Wal-Mart and Amazon. February 1, 2010

Sir Terry Pratchett Calls for Euthanasia Tribunals

Bestselling British author Terry Pratchett will deliver the Dimbleby Lecture tonight on the BBC. February 1, 2010

Secret J.D. Salinger Documentary to be Released This Spring

Deadline Hollywood Daily reports that this spring -- probably at the Cannes film festival -- a new documentary about J. January 29, 2010

Harvard Business Review Press Inks Deal With Kindle

The Harvard Business Review Press has teamed up with Amazon. January 26, 2010

Screenwriters Age Discrimination Lawsuit Settled for $70 Million

A settlement has finally been reached in the age discrimination class action lawsuit filed years ago by 165 writers against a number of networks, production studios and talent agencies. January 25, 2010

Twitter Begins Local Trending Topics

Mashable reports that Twitter has started rolling out local trending topics. January 24, 2010

NYTimes.com to Introduce Metered Plan

The New York Times has announced plans to start charging for content on its website at nytimes. January 22, 2010

Concerns Grow Over Borders Financial Stability

Publisher's Weekly reports that concerns are growing over the financial stability of Borders Books. January 22, 2010

Amazon.com to Open App Store for Kindle

Amazon. January 22, 2010

HarperCollins to Sell Enhanced Ebooks for New Apple Tablet

The Wall Street Journal reports that HarperCollins has been in talks with Apple to provide enhanced ebook content for the hotly anticipated Apple tablet computer. January 21, 2010

LSSU Publishes 2010 Banned Words List

Reuters reports that Lake Superior State University wordsmith's have published a list of banned words for 2010. January 21, 2010

Robert B. Parker Dead at 77

Robert B. January 21, 2010

Amazon.com Raises Royalty Rates for Publishers and Authors Who Use Kindle Platform

Amazon is raising royalty rates for authors and publishers using the Kindle Digital Text Platform. The move is an attempt to head off Apple. January 20, 2010

Editor & Publisher Returns Under New Ownership

Editor & Publisher, a leading media industry news source, has returned under new ownership after being closed by Nielsen in December. January 17, 2010

Scholastic to Relaunch The Baby-Sitters Club Books

Scholastic has relaunched The Baby-Sitters Club Books with The Summer Before by Ann M. Martin. Note: This is now an upcoming Netflix series. January 17, 2010

Avon Buys Top Authors' Contracts From Dorchester

Dorchester has sold the frontlist and backlist of a number of its top authors to Avon. January 14, 2010

Twijote Project to Put Text of Don Quixote on Twitter

Fans of Cervante's Don Quixote de la Mancha are determined to put the entire book on Twitter, one tweet at a time. January 14, 2010

Random House Children's Screen Entertainment to Raise $100 Million

Nikki Finke reports that Random House Children's Books is moving forward to obtain funding for its new media venture, Random House Children's Screen Entertainment (RHCSE), which will produce movies and other projects based on Random House Children's Books. January 13, 2010

YouTube Producer Gets $30 Million Contract

A YouTube movie producer has a landed a $30 million contract for a Hollywood film thanks to his impressive short film called Ataque de Panico. January 11, 2010

RBI Closes Video Business Magazine

Video Business, a home entertain business trade publication, has ceased publication. January 11, 2010

Tori Spelling Writing Third Book

Tori Spelling is busy writing a third book. January 11, 2010

Google Named Word of Decade. Tweet Named Word of the Year

The Washington Post reports that the word "tweet" has been named the word of the year and "Google" has been named the word of the decade by the American Dialect Society. January 11, 2010

President Obama: Buck Stops With Me

President Obama today announced new measures in his speech about the Christmas underwear bomber. January 7, 2010

Authors' Groups Write Congress About Google Book Settlement

Three writers groups have sent a letter to 60 members of Congress listing their reasons for opposing the Google Book Settlement. January 7, 2010