By Salina Christmas Oxford launches bid for World Book Capital 2014; Nook gets Microsoft’s US$300m backing; US DoJ sues big five publishers and Apple; big three publishers sue e-textbook startup; Kindle authors make money; London Book Fair 2012; Tor says DRM no more. And that’s a week (and more) in book news. We made it … Continue reading »
By Salina Christmas Vook enters the ebook fray; Amazon dodges UK tax; Nook tells London: shop online in the US; Mag+ design competition; more book covers delight; Spanish books go underground in Arizona; PayPal won’t service ‘obscene’ titles; Unicorn Cookbook and Cooking With Poo. And that’s a week (and more) in book news. Is it … Continue reading »
By Zarina Holmes People admire bookshelves, not hard drives, says carpenter Pete Masters. Books inspire conversation by their physical presence, so why would you want to hide them. Masters is also web and multimedia producer for Medicines Sans Frontierés. He was our Inspiration Room guest speaker at London Design Festival 2010 event, “Aesthetics as a … Continue reading »
By Salina Christmas Google axes ebook affiliates and Android Market, then launches Google Play; Amazon to publishers: ‘Drop ebook prices or else’; Picador redesigns 12 classics; soft sell and hard-ons – web promo the Mills & Boon way. And that’s a Week In Book News. Mills & Boon lunchtime read sizzles “Sweat broke out on … Continue reading »
By Zarina Holmes Self-publishing was “once considered the preserve of eccentric rich show-offs” but now is the authors’ “first and best option for getting work out”, says Niall McDiarmid. McDiarmid is a photographer working on editorial and commercial commissions. His photographs have been featured on the covers of novels and biographies including works by Richard … Continue reading »
By Zarina Holmes First edition “Les Fleurs du Mal” was sold for over US$5,000 despite glaring typos; indie publishers boycott Amazon; Paolo Coelho pirates his own books; Oklahoma romance writing competition welcomes vampire genre but says no to “same-sex” entries. And that’s a Week in Book News. It’s February, and the world of books is only … Continue reading »
By Zarina Holmes More condemnation on ebooks by doomsayers; Penguin Classics commissions artist Yayoi Kusama for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland; the unstoppable rise of Kindle Fire and iBooks; Vladimir Putin tells Russian kids what books to read. And that’s a Week in Book News. Just like last week, books continue to stir up the publishing world. Book … Continue reading »
By Zarina Holmes Luddites shake fists at Apple iBook 2; Birds of America sold for US$8m; Rushdie kept out of Jaipur book festival by police; Waterstones’s apostrophe sends a postcard from retirement. And that’s a Week in Book News. It’s only January and there isn’t a dull moment in the book world this week. Antiquarian … Continue reading »
By Salina Christmas “The digital world is so bent on avoiding accidents that I think sometimes it takes away the possibility for serendipity.” Maggie Nichols is an illustrator based in Portland, Oregon, US. Her distinctive artwork brought to life the book authored by Amber Case, “An Illustrated Dictionary of Cyborg Anthropology”. Nichols blogs for Simply … Continue reading »
By Zarina Holmes. Literary research by Salina Christmas. The heart of a global warming sceptic would thaw out at the sight of Simon Harsent‘s award-winning portraiture of the diminishing Arctic icebergs. He speaks to Zarina Holmes about the D&AD 2010 winner, “Melt – Portrait of an iceberg”, and the recent WWF ad campaign which combines … Continue reading »
By Zarina Holmes Bertil Nilsson‘s Undisclosed is a series of monochromatic portraiture of circus performers. Nilsson published the photobook under his own independent press, Canalside Books. In Undisclosed: Images of the Contemporary Circus Artists, Nilsson’s nude performers are elegantly portrayed. The book captures not only the sensuality, but also the essence and dynamism of the … Continue reading »
