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Random House is Owed $36.4 Million in Unsecured Debt in Borders Bankruptcy

Bloomberg reports that Random house has resolved the dispute over how much unsecured debt it has in the Borders bankruptcy proceedings. November 9, 2011

Indigo Sells Interest in Kobo Ebook Reader to Rakuten, Inc.

Canadian bookstore chain Indigo Books & Music, Inc. November 9, 2011

David Baldacci, Stephenie Meyer and Amanda Hocking Join Kindle Million Club

Amazon. November 9, 2011

Google Adds Google+ Pages

Google has launched pages for its Google+ social network. November 8, 2011

Little, Brown Pulls Assassin of Secrets From Bookstores in Plagiarism Scandal

Little, Brown has pulled the novel Assassin of Secrets by Q. November 8, 2011

Et tu, Deepak? Chopra Snubs Crown Books, Sells Memoir to Amazon.com

Trident Media Group announced that it brokered a deal between Deepak Chopra and Amazon. November 7, 2011

P.D. James Explains Why She Wrote a Sequel to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice

Mystery writer P. November 4, 2011

HarperCollins to Acquire Thomas Nelson

HarperCollins Publishers has announced that it will acquire religious publisher Thomas Nelson, Inc. November 4, 2011

Amazon.com Launches Digital Lending Library for Kindle Owners

Amazon has launched a digital book lending library. November 3, 2011

Salman Rushdie Writes Limerick About Kim Kardashian's Divorce

And you thought The Satanic Verses was blasphemous. November 2, 2011

Walmart Ironically Uses Twitter to Announce Its Black Friday Deals Will be on Facebook

Walmart has turned to Twitter to announce that it will first share its Black Friday deals on Facebook this year. November 1, 2011

Publisher of BitTorrent for Dummies Suing BitTorrent Users for Illegally Sharing For Dummies Books

anessa LengiesIn an effort to stop video piracy, movie studios have been suing people for copyright infringement for uploading movies using BitTorrent software. November 1, 2011

NaNoWriMo Begins Today

It's that time of year again. November 1, 2011

Stephenie Meyer - Anne Rice Feud Escalates

Stephenie Meyer and Anne Rice are having a vampire feud. October 31, 2011

Val McDermid, Lee Child, Kathy Reichs, Jeffery Deaver Competing for Million For a Morgue Campaign

Top crime and mystery writers have joined together for the Million for a Morgue campaign. October 31, 2011

Pippa Middleton to Write Party Planning Book

Pippa Middleton is said to be close to signing a book deal with HarperCollins to write a party how to book. October 30, 2011

Novelist Mona Simpson's Eulogy for Her Brother, Steve Jobs

Novelist Mona Simpson gave the eulogy for her brother, Steve Jobs, which The New York Times has printed here. October 30, 2011

Bram Stoker's Secret Journal Found on Great Grandson's Bookshelf

A never before seen personal journal by Dracula author Bram Stoker has been found, sitting a bookshelf in the home of Stoker's great-grandson Noel Dobbs, who lives on Isle of Wight. October 29, 2011

First Lady Michelle Obama Sends Her First Tweet

First Lady Michelle Obama recently sent her very first tweet. October 28, 2011

The Wall Street Journal to Add Ebook Bestseller Lists Using Neilson BookScan

The Wall Street Journal will now include ebooks in its bestseller lists. October 28, 2011

Screenwriter Sues Sylvester Stallone For Copyright Infringement Over Expendables Script

Connecticut screenwriter Marcus Webb is suing Sylvester Stallone, co-author David Callaham, Millennium Films, Nu Image Films unit and Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation for copyright infringement in connection with the screenplay for The Expendables. October 28, 2011