Ebooks and the Future of Publishing

Paul Krugman is making waves with his new article in The New York Times, in which he discusses the future of books -- and it's not pretty. June 9, 2008

HarperCollins Sues Victoria Gotti

HarperCollins is suing Victoria Gotti for return of advance money for the book she never wrote. June 9, 2008

Hillary Throws Support Behind Obama

Hillary Clinton gave the speech of her career today. June 7, 2008

Charles Dickens' Writing Desk Sold for $850,000

Charles Dicken's writing desk and chair were sold at auction for $850,000 to an Irish millionaire. June 6, 2008

Social Network Users Concerned Media is Watching Them

The BBC reports that a Press Complaints Commission survey found that 80% of those polled said they would be more cautious about what they posted on social media websites if they knew they were being watched by the media. June 5, 2008

Blaser and Ashbery Win Griffin Poetry Prize

The winners of the Griffin Poetry Prize have been announced. June 5, 2008

Universities Obtain Standring's Column Writing Advice Book

Editor & Publisher reports that column-writing courses at two universities will be using Suzette Martinez Standring's book The Art of Column Writing. June 4, 2008

British Authors Furious Over Age Branding Plan

British authors are furious over a plan to place age ranges on their books. June 4, 2008

Obama Claims Nomination: Clinton Wins South Dakota, Doesn't Concede

Hillary Clinton won South Dakota by double digits: CNN has called Montana for Barack Obama. June 3, 2008

Wendy Cope Disses Poet Laureate Job

Wendy Cope, one of Britain's most respected poets is in the running the be the nation's first female Poet Laureate in 400 years after Andrew Motion's expected retirement. June 3, 2008

Hillary: It's Not Over Till All the Votes Are Cast

On her campaign plane, Hillary Clinton told reporters that "it's not over until all the votes have been cast" and that her "political obituary is yet to be written. June 2, 2008

Plurk Offers Horizontal Microblogging

You can microblog sideways on a new service called Plurk. June 2, 2008

Book Sales Prediction: Basically Flat

Book sales are expected to stay basically flat according to a new report. June 2, 2008

Hillary Crushes Obama in Puerto Rico

Hillary Clinton crushed Barack Obama in the Puerto Rico Democratic primary today, 68% - 32%. June 1, 2008

Disney Acquires Rights to Jonas Brothers Book

Disney has acquired the rights to a book about the super-hot Jonas Brothers. May 31, 2008

Twitter Connects Popular Twitter Users to Twitter Problems

Bloggers are discussing Twitter developer Alex Payne's recent comment that Twitter is hit the hardest when popular Twitter users "perform a number of actions in rapid succession. May 30, 2008

John Tesh Finds Twitter

Twitter is not just for bloggers and tech people anymore. May 30, 2008

Art-o-Mat Machines Dispense Art

Art-o-mat machines are retired cigarette vending machines that have been converted into machines that dispense art. May 30, 2008

Social Media in Plain English

Common Craft has provided a great video for explaining Social Media using Scoopville, a provider of social ice cream. May 29, 2008

Scott McClellan's New Book Shocks White House

Former White House press secretary Scott McClellan blasts President Bush and most of the West Wing crew in his shocking new memoir, What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception. May 28, 2008

The Insider World of Book Blurbs

Those book blurbs wouldn't be there on the cover if they didn't matter. May 28, 2008

The Resurrection of James Frey

After all the drama, it appears that James Frey has redeemed himself. May 28, 2008

Oprah Blogs About New Diet

Talk show sensation Oprah Winfrey is blogging about a strict new vegan diet she has embarked on. May 27, 2008

Borders Relaunches Online Store

Borders has relaunched its online bookstore after ending its partnership with Amazon. May 27, 2008

Microsoft Shutting Down Book Search

The AP reports that Microsoft is shutting down its book scanning operations to focus on other search operations. May 27, 2008