Nation Nov 13 Watch Closing the book on the Amazon and Hachette feud The seven-month stand-off between Amazon and Hachette over the pricing and profits of ebooks has ended with a new agreement beginning in early 2015. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Jeffrey Trachtenberg of The Wall Street Journal about how the disagreement hurt… By PBS NewsHour
Arts Jul 25 Watch Letter by letter, turning Whitman’s ‘Leaves of Grass’ into a work of art By PBS NewsHour
Arts Jul 25 I sing the book old-fashioned: Printing Whitman’s masterpiece by hand The Arion Press in San Francisco is one of the country’s last fine book printers creating limited edition, handmade books using centuries-old letterpress printing equipment. By Cat Wise
Jun 06 Watch At Book Expo, publishers and authors confront changing industry By PBS NewsHour The online revolution has disrupted the traditional bookselling business over time. From the publishing industry’s annual trade show, Jeffrey Brown reports on how authors and publishers are adapting to new platforms, small startups are pushing their titles and independent bookstores… Continue watching
Jun 06 Digital revolution threatens American literature, says best-selling author James Patterson By Frank Carlson Despite having authored dozens of best-selling titles, James Patterson is very worried about the present and future of books in America, as the publishing world continues to grapple with the tectonic shifts brought about by the advent of ebooks and… Continue reading
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Apr 12 Watch The E-Book War: the Stakes in the Fight for Readers’ Dollars The Latest Chapter in the E-Books Battle… Continue watching
Jul 30 Conversation: Exclusive E-Books Deal Stirs Publishing World By Molly Finnegan On July 22, literary agent Andrew Wylie announced an exclusive partnership with retailer Amazon to begin selling digital versions of many classic backlist titles by authors such as Vladimir Nabokov, Philip Roth, Evelyn Waugh, Hunter S. Thompson, Salman Rushdie and… Continue reading