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More books, fashion icons and getting frisky at Adult Breakfast – Day 3 of BookExpo

Posted on May 28, 2010 by

Yeah, so that thing I wrote in yesterday’s post about limiting the number of books I was grabbing at BookExpo? Let’s just pretend I never said that. My canvas bag was stuffed to the brim within an hour on the … Continue reading →

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Books, royalty and zombies — Day 2 of BookExpo

Posted on May 26, 2010 by

It was a busy day in the Exhibit Hall at BookExpo America, with publishers and book distributors promoting their new books as well as backlist and thousands of attendees — a mix of booksellers, librarians, authors, agents, press and book … Continue reading →

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“American Gods” selected for #1B1T

Posted on April 29, 2010 by

The people have spoken, er, tweeted, and the inaugural pick of the One Book, One Twitter Book Club will be Neil Gaiman’s American Gods. Although it wasn’t my choice, I’m excited to read American Gods, especially since the author is … Continue reading →

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The high (and low) price of success

Posted on November 22, 2009 by

Last month, the online arms of several US chain stores — WalMart.com and Target.com — engaged in a price war with Amazon.com over ten upcoming or recently released hardcover books. Each of the ten books was written by a proven … Continue reading →

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