Amazon's Kindle DX Release Ignites Blogging Bonfire
Amazon's digital reader Kindle is being heralded by the press with a mixture of fear and adoration better suited to an apocalypse than a machine. But, according to some, the Kindle could turn out to be just that for the publishing industry.... read more
Found in: Books, NewsNew York Times publishes 10 Best Books of 2008 list
Last week, The New York Times unveiled its "10 Best Books of 2008" list, and seven of the selections were published by Random House imprint Alfred A. Knopf. The sweep is not exactly surprising, as Knopf sits at the upper echelon of literary publishers; but if you take this 7/10 domination and include the ownership that came with the recent restructuring of Random House, two of the remaining three are from the Knopf/Doubleday Publishing Group.... read more
Found in: Books, NewsBono to write op-ed column for New York Times
U2's Bono, famous musician, hob-nobber and philanthropist, has been invited by The New York Times to pen a column for the publication's Op-Ed page.... read more
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