Free e-book excerpts from Sue Grafton, Amy Tan
4 days ago
Upcoming novels by Sue Grafton, Elizabeth Gilbert and Wally Lamb are among 40 fall and winter releases excerpted in a free e-book.
Poetry finally joining e-book revolution
6 days ago
"One of the things we've done is put a note at the beginning of the book to show which is the longest line of the poem," said Copper Canyon's e-book coordinator, Amelia Robertson.
Home style: 'Flower Recipe Book'; artists' paints; cutting rhododendrons
21 days ago
"The Flower Recipe Book" is published by Artisan Books and sells for $24.95 in hardcover or $12.99 for an enhanced e-book.
E-books by major post-WWII author Irwin Shaw out
86 days ago
Open Road Integrated Media, a digital publisher, announced that five Shaw e-books were released Tuesday, a day ahead of the author's centennial.
Barnes & Noble chair wants to buy retail business
87 days ago
"Barnes & Noble, based in New York, has been struggling to find its place as more readers have shifted to electronic books and competition has grown from discount stores and online competitors.
E-books planned from parenting site Babble.com
101 days ago
A top parenting site has teamed with Hyperion for a series of e-books featuring stories from "connected and engaged" mothers and fathers.
Free e-book previews new works from Pollan, others
107 days ago
Fans of Michael Pollan, Kate Atkinson or Sarah Dessen can read excerpts from their upcoming works in a free e-book.
Google to set up $82M fund for French publishers
111 days ago
Google will help French news organizations increase their online advertising revenue and also set up a (EURO)60 million ($82 million) fund to finance digital publishing innovation, settling a...
E-book reading on the rise among young people
129 days ago
A report commissioned by children's publisher Scholastic Inc. finds that 46 percent of respondents aged 9-17 had read an e-book as of 2012, compared to just 25 percent in 2010.
Justice reaches settlement with Penguin on e-books
156 days ago
The Justice Department says it has reached a settlement with one of the nation's largest book publishers over charges it conspired with other companies to raise prices for electronic books.
