University of Michigan Library Delays Free Downloads of So Called Orphan Works From Hathitrust

The University of Michigan Library has reversed its position on allowing free downloads of so called "orphan works" from the HathiTrust. September 19, 2011

George R.R. Martin Sells One Million Ebooks for Kindle

George R.R. Martin just became the latest author to sell more than one million ebooks in the Kindle store. September 19, 2011

YouTube Adds Video Editor

YouTube added a new video editor last week. September 18, 2011

The Atlantic Launches Atlantic Cities Website

The Atlantic has launched a new site, called Atlantic Cities. September 18, 2011

Oliver Jeffers Talks Stick Legs and Reads From His Latest Children's Book

Oliver Jeffers next children's book, Stuck, will arrive in stores in November. September 18, 2011

Charlaine Harris Discusses The Sookie Stackhouse Companion

Charlaine Harris discusses The Sookie Stackhouse Companion, which is her guide to the Sookie Stackhouse universe. September 17, 2011

Dick Cheney Talks Wife Lynne, Five Presidents in In My Time Video

Dick Cheney talks about his new book called In My Time. He shares high school photos of his wife Lynne. He also talked about working for five different presidents. September 16, 2011

Philippa Gregory Signs Young Adult Book Deal With Simon & Schuster

Philippa Gregory, the author of The Other Boleyn Girl and The Red Queen, will publish her first young adult titles under a new agreement with Simon & Schuster. September 16, 2011

Barnes & Noble May Have Bought Borders' Website and Customer Data

Hilco Streambank, the company running the auction for Borders' intellectual property, said in a press release today that Borders' rival Barnes & Noble was one of the bidders purchasing Borders' intellectual assets. September 16, 2011

SAT Scores for Reading, Writing and Math Hit an All-Time Low

SAT scores for reading have declined once again. September 16, 2011

The Guardian Launches New U.S. Website

The Guardian has launched a new U. September 15, 2011

Google Library Project Lawsuit Gets Closer to Trial

The Google Library Project scanning lawsuit had a status conference today with federal judge Denny Chin. September 15, 2011

Library Copyright Alliance Blasts Authors Guild for Hathitrust Copyright Lawsuit

Today the Library Copyright Aliance issued a statement blasting the Authors Guild and the other plaintiffs that are suing HathiTrust, the University of Michigan and four other universities for copyright infringement in connection with the Google Books scanning project. September 15, 2011

Emma Thompson to Write New Peter Rabbit Book

The BBC reports that Emma Thompson has been asked by publisher Frederick Warne, a division of Penguin, to write a new Peter Rabbit story. September 15, 2011

Twitter to Launch Twitter Analytics

TechCrunch reports that Twitter is going to provide analytics data for publishers. September 14, 2011

Financial Times Launches How to Spend It App

The Financial Times app was recently pulled from iTunes by Apple because of a subscription dispute. September 14, 2011

2011 National Book Award Finalists to be Announced on Think Out Loud

The 20 finalists for the 2011 National Book Awards will be announced live on Think Out Loud, a morning program from Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB). September 14, 2011

Screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg Thrilled About Breaking Dawn Trailer Release

Screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg, who wrote the screenplay for all the Twilight film, including the upcoming The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1, posted this to her Facebook page: "I hope you liked these Breaking Dawn posters! The new trailer is set to debut next Tuesday at 4:30pm PST / 7:30pm EST. September 14, 2011

HarperCollins Hires Joanna Trollope to Rewrite Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility

The Guardian reports that British author Joanna Trollope has been commissioned by HarperCollins to write a contemporary version of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility. September 14, 2011

CW Green Lights The Carrie Diaries Series

The CW has green lit a project to make a tv series out of Candace Bushnell's novel, The Carrie Diaries. September 13, 2011

Prometheus Books to Launch New Mystery Thriller Imprint

Publishers Weekly reports that Prometheus Books is launching a new mystery and thriller imprint. September 13, 2011

Mitt Romney and Rick Perry Talk Poker at GOP Debate

Former Massachusetts Gov. September 12, 2011

Posterous Renames Itself Posterous Spaces, Expands Features

Forbes reports that Posterous has changed its name to Posterous Spaces and has added features that enable users to privately share photographs and videos with family members and friends. September 12, 2011

The Boston Globe Launches Subscription-Only Website at BostonGlobe.com

The Boston Globe announced that launch of a subscription-only website at BostonGlobe. September 12, 2011

McGraw-Hill to Split Into Two Companies

McGraw-Hill announced a major change at the company. September 12, 2011