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Still a chance to see award-winning poet Nikki Giovanni at TNCC on October 4
When the Virginia Peninsula Literary Consortium announced last month that tickets were available to see world-renowned poet Nikki Giovanni at Thomas Nelson Community College on October 4, local poetry lovers snapped up those tickets like they were free...
Tags: Poetry, Thomas Nelson Community College, Authors
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E-book settlement has publishing world in turmoil
Los Angeles TimesPublishing insiders worry that a decisive court ruling benefiting retailer Amazon.com Inc. will undermine an industry already struggling with the transition to e-books. A federal court Thursday approved a settlement between the Justice Department and...Tags: Apple iPad, Apple Inc., Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Forrester Research Incorporated
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Spence Perry: Amazon's gain has been our loss
Some think the end of the bookstore began in Washington County more than 20 years ago when Hatcher’s bookstore burned on West Washington Street. It was a spectacular fire. I learned about it on the road from a picture in the New York Times. It...Tags: Washington, DC, The New York Times, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Recipes, Religion and Belief
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Friends of the Libraries: Master plan for libraries is important
Money that was earmarked for a master plan for Costa Mesa's Library Services has instead been used to supplement Orange County funds for repairing the roof of the Costa Mesa Donald Dungan Library. When money is tight, I can understand this. However,...Tags: Libraries, Landforms, Arts and Culture, Mountains, Mystery (genre)
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20 years of books: McLean and Eakin Booksellers celebrates Aug. 3
The book business is booming at McLean and Eakin Booksellers at 307 E. Lake St. in Petoskey. Owners Jessilynn and Matt Norcross attribute their success, in part, to the long hours and hard work known to all small-business owners, but contend it is the...
Tags: Sales, Human Interest, The New York Times, Business, Small Businesses
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Online bookseller launches drop boxes in Central Florida
An online bookseller that donates a percentage of its proceeds to pro-literacy and non-profit education groups has installed drop boxes for used and new books across Central Florida to fuel the organization's cause. Book bins from BetterWorldBooks.com...
Tags: Leesburg, Apopka, Charity, Winter Park, Altamonte Springs
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Electronic textbooks come to Indiana University, but not all students are buying
With technology becoming ever-present in our lives, that same technology is starting to change how college students interact with their textbooks. Indiana University has been piloting a program for the past few years that puts some students in classes...
Tags: Students, Education, Science and Technology, Electronics, Indiana University
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Friends of the Libraries: Don't miss upcoming book sale
Everybody loves a book sale, and there will be one at the Costa Mesa Donald Dungan Library on July 14 and 15. On July 14, the action will go from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with most books priced from 50 cents to $1. On July 15, the sale will continue from noon...Tags: Arts and Culture, Literature, Truman Capote, Clubs and Associations, Libraries
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Romance Writers of America names Turn the Page's Janeen Solberg as Bookseller of the Year
marieg@herald-mail.comThere are those who believe bookstores — the ones that offer reading material in the paper and ink variety — will one day go the way of vinyl records. Bookstores will become dinosaurs. Hardcovers and paperbacks will vanish from the...Tags: Clubs and Associations, Arts and Culture, Romance (genre), Genres, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Book-a-holic bookstores give Wichitans a reason to shop local
It's a strange time for the book industry. With e-books gaining popularity and big box bookstores closing their doors, what does the future of paperbacks and hardcovers look like? Book-a-holic is trying to keep the book industry thriving in Wichita by...
Tags: Book, Books and Magazines, Services and Shopping
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Peg Herring and Sarah Zettel to sign books Friday in Petoskey
McLean & Eakin, Booksellers in downtown Petoskey will host two authors on Friday, July 13, signing copies of their latest books. 'Dead for the Money' Local author Peg Herring will be signing her book "Dead for the Money; A Dead Detective Series Book"...Tags: Herring, Fiction, Services and Shopping, Books and Magazines, Authors
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The view from there: Wrap-ups of Book Expo America
Jacket CopyA roundup, from afar, of roundups of publishing's big annual conference, Book Expo America....
Sep 20, 2012
| Daily Press
Sep 8, 2012
|Story| KCPQ-LTV
Aug 21, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Jun 14, 2012
|Story| Daily Pilot
Jul 27, 2012
|Story| Petoskey News
Aug 9, 2012
| Orlando Sentinel
Aug 14, 2012
|Column| WXIN-LTV
Jun 29, 2012
|Story| Daily Pilot
Jun 30, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Jul 2, 2012
|Story| Fetchtoto
Jul 11, 2012
|Story| Petoskey News
Jun 8, 2012
| Los Angeles Times
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