Waterstone's Launches Online Secondhand Bookstore With Alibris

British bookstore chain Waterstone's has gotten into the secondhand bookstore business. November 19, 2009

Judge Preliminarily Approves Revised Google Book Settlement

A federal judge today preliminarily approved a revised Google Book Settlement which removes most European authors from the deal. November 19, 2009

Dan Brown Sets Ebook Sales Record for Random House

Dan Brown has sold hundreds of thousands of ebooks in a single week. November 18, 2009

Melissa Rosenberg Talks New Moon Screenplay

Screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg, who has adapted Stephenie Meyer's bestselling novels Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse into screenplays, talked to The L. November 17, 2009

Barnanke Sees Meager Recovery, Meager Jobs Improvement in 2010

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke about the economy and the recession yesterday. November 16, 2009

Washington Blade Publisher Shuts Down

FishbowlDC reports that Window Media LLC, the nation's largest gay and lesbian newspaper publisher is closing down. November 16, 2009

Stephenie Meyer: I'm a Little Burned Out On Vampires

Stephenie Meyer appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show in a surprise move. November 16, 2009

Biopic Shows Enid Blyton as Cruel, Vindictive and a Terrible Mother

A new British television biopic of Enid Blyton stars Helena Bonham Carter. November 16, 2009

Tim LaHaye Writing New Apocalyptic Series

Tim LaHaye, co-author of the bestselling Left Behind series, is moving to Zondervan. November 13, 2009

Kindle Textbook Runs Into Trouble With Text to Speech for Blind

Amazon. November 13, 2009

Facebook Status Update About Pancakes Clears Suspect

A 19-year-old New York City robbery suspect was exonerated thanks to his Facebook page. November 12, 2009

Britney Spears Twitter Account Hacked Again

Britney Spears' Twitter account, @britneyspears, was hacked for at least the third time today. November 12, 2009

Researchers Find Clues in the Scent of Old Books

Researchers have found a fascinating new way to determine the degradation of old and rare books. November 12, 2009

U.S. Media Running Afoul of British Libel Laws

Libel laws are much stricter in Great Britain than they are in the U. November 12, 2009

Australia Keeps Book Import Laws Intact

The Australian government has ditched proposed changes to book import laws and has left the current restrictions on importing cheaper versions of books in tact. November 11, 2009

Lemony Snicket Moves to Little, Brown

Daniel Handler, who writes the bestselling Lemony Snicket books, has moved from HarperCollins to Little, Brown. November 11, 2009

Hachette Filipacchi Media Closes Metropolitan Home and Pointclickhome.com

Hachette Filipacchi Media is shuttering Metropolitan Home magazine. November 10, 2009

Amazon.com Releases Free Kindle for PC Software

Amazon. November 10, 2009

School Library Goes Completely Digital

NPR reports that a school in Ashburnham has renovated its library to be completely digital. November 10, 2009

Study Finds Texting Lingo Doesn't Harm Spelling

The Washington Post reports that a University of Alberta study found that texting probably does not mean students will become bad spellers. November 10, 2009

Jim Carrey's Twitter Bird

Jim Carrey's bizarre new website should win the award for best version of a Twitter bird. November 7, 2009

British Book Sales: Nonfiction Slumps, Fiction Sells

The Bookseller reports that sales of nonfiction in Britain are slumping while sales of fiction are up 90%. November 6, 2009

On Twitter Lists and Twitter Influence

We have compiled a list of the 200+ most listed Twitter accounts. November 5, 2009

Borders Closing More Waldenbooks Stores

Borders is increasing the pace at which it is closing Waldenbooks outlets. November 5, 2009

Aravind Ariga's The White Tiger Head Up Longlist for Impac Prize

Aravind Ariga is at the top of the longlist for the Dublin Impac literary prize, which features a cash award of 100,000 euros. November 4, 2009