- Last weekend’s Christian Book Expo flopped, with a reported 1,500 showing up, rather than the hoped-for 15,000–20,000.
- HarperCollins abandoned dead-tree catalogs and went all digital.
- Ebook store Fictionwise (now owned by Barnes & Noble) debuted an app for the BlackBerry.
- A new author profile site, Filedbyauthor, had an official beta launch.
- Picador unveiled a Twitter-based book club.
- Simon & Schuster reduced eBook royalties.
- The much-buzzed-about trailer for the Where the Wild Things Are, which was co-written by Dave Eggers, debuted.
- The nominations for the 2009 Hugo Awards were announced, including a new ‘test’ category of “Best Graphic Story.” Comic book fans of the world rejoice.
Have a great weekend!
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