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Book Bloggers You Should Know

PW: Newspapers may be continuing to cut their book coverage, but the Internet is home to an ever-expanding hive of blogs about books. Some 250 book bloggers attended the first-ever Book Blogger Convention in May, an event held at Manhattan’s Javits Center the day after BEA ended. Sponsorships from major New York houses and lots of [...]

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Agency Stirs a Fuss in eBook Publishing Venture

The literary agent Andrew Wylie announced on Wednesday that he had started his own publishing venture and would produce e-book editions available exclusively on Amazon.com for 20 titles, including those by Philip Roth and Vladimir Nabokov.
Now Random House, which had previously staked a claim for the e-book rights to most of those books, has issued a forceful [...]

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Media Sales Up at Amazon

Revenue in Amazon’s North America media segment, which includes books and eBooks, rose 15% in the second quarter to $1.32 billion. Sales in the electronic and general merchandise segment rose 76% to $2.09 billion. The segment includes Kindle and the newly acquired shoe online Web site Zappos. Much of Amazon’s press release emphasized the success [...]

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‘Los Angeles Review of Books’ to Launch This Fall

The Los Angeles Review of Books, an online periodical that will include multiplatform book reviews, author profiles, Skype interviews, and readings as well as critical essays on classic authors will launch in the fall under the direction of Tom Lutz, professor and chair of the creative writing department at the University of California at Riverside.Lutz, [...]

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May Bookstore Sales Fell 2.6%

PW: Bookstore sales fell for the second consecutive month in May, with revenue in the month down 2.6%, to $1.09 billion, according to estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Bookstore sales for the first five months of 2010 were down slightly, falling 0.4%, to $6.33 billion. Bookstore sales, faced with easy comparisons to a soft [...]

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Morgan James and Newswire to Launch Book Publishing Initiative

Morgan James and Newswire to Launch Book Publishing Initiative

Morgan James and Newswire to Launch Book Publishing Initiative
HOUSTON, March 22, 2010 (Newswire) — Newswire.net, a subsidiary of Extensions, Inc. (OTC: EXTI) announced today that it has launched its book publishing initiative, (Newswire Publishing) with Morgan James Publishing.
Morgan James Publishing, The Entrepreneurial Publisher, is recognized by NASDAQ as one of the world’s most prestigious businesses [...]

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Amazon releases Kindle App for Mac

After much waiting, now Mac users can download and read Kindle books on their computers.
Read more than 450,000 Kindle books on your computer with the free application for your Mac. No Kindle required. Already have a Kindle? With Whispersync, you can access your library of Kindle books, notes, marks and more.
Read Kindle Books on Your [...]

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Apple Debuts iPad and Launches iBooks Store

Apple Debuts iPad and Launches iBooks Store

Apple yesterday introduced iPad, a revolutionary device for browsing the web, reading and sending email, enjoying photos, watching videos, playing games, reading e-books, and much more. Its high-resolution Multi-Touch display lets you interact with content — including 12 innovative new apps designed especially for iPad and almost all of the 140,000 apps available on the [...]

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Connect and communicate with your fans and readers in a new, personal way with your own iPhone App

Connect and communicate with your fans and readers in a new, personal way with your own iPhone App

Mobile Roadie’s innovative platform is a simple and inexpensive way for Morgan James authors to build and manage their own app for less than $500. Why do you need an iPhone app? To sell your books, promote your tour, share resources with readers, and to engage your fans on a personal level. Sound good?
Right now [...]

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The 2009 Business Book Awards

The 2009 Business Book Awards

It’s that time of year again.
800-CEO-Read just announced the opening of their third annual Business Book Awards, so feel free to head over to the submission form to register your book. Categories range from management to marketing and many areas in between. Choose the category that’s most appropriate for your title and may the best [...]

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Morgan James Launches Sports Professor Series Ahead Of Super Bowl XLIV

Morgan James Launches Sports Professor Series Ahead Of Super Bowl XLIV

“Does truth ever strangle fiction when it comes to the world of sports” – Dick Enberg, commenting during the Australian Open women’s final, January 23, 2008.
Only one industry has a newspaper section all to itself. The sports industry. A new book series by Morgan James Publishers explores the thriving business of sports via titles sure [...]

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Barnes & Noble Stores Nationwide to Offer Free Wi-Fi

Barnes & Noble Stores Nationwide to Offer Free Wi-Fi

In-Store Access to Over 700,000 eBooks On World’s Largest eBookstore
Customers Can Download Barnes & Noble Free Apps and Get Access to the World’s Largest eBookstore — Exclusive Content, Customer Reviews, Information about In-Store Events, Locate a Store, and Much More
Barnes & Noble, the world’s largest bookseller, announced today a strategic agreement with AT&T that will [...]

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Morgan James on Facebook

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Morgan James in Deal with Scribd to Sell E-books

Morgan James titles will now be available for readers on Scribd.com.  Scribd is a rising “social publishing company” that makes titles easily accessible to the 60 Million readers subscribed.  Currently only bestselling titles are available, but very soon, all 500 titles will be loaded and ready for readers.
Scribd is a safe and convenient way to [...]

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Inside the Reported Kindle Sales Explosion

Inside the Reported Kindle Sales Explosion

Kindle is dominating the book retail industry, according to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, who says that; “Kindle sales are now 35 percent of books where we have Kindle editions.”  Many were skeptical of these results, but upon further investigation, the possibility exists that the release of the Kindle DX has sparked an increase in Kindle [...]