Does Literary Matchmaking Work?
Does matchmaking on the basis of literary tastes actually work? "Yes and no" would be the most accurate answer available. Alikewise.com user China Ma went on two dates with women he met through the site. The first one had a successful outcome; the two ...
Kindle Gets A Scrabble App
While Jeff Bezos likes to say that Kindles are more for reading and iPads are more for gaming, the Kindle just got more fun for gaming. Electronic Arts has released Scrabble app for Kindle.
The new app is available for $4.99 in the Kindle Store....
Alibris Holdings Changes its Name to Monsoon Commerce Solutions
Used bookseller Alibris Holdings will change its name to Monsoon Commerce Solutions. With the recent acquisition of Monsoon Inc., the company will re-organize its online business by creating three divisions for the three types of customers they normall...
Steven Spielberg Eying the Director’s Seat for ’39 Clues’ Film
The movie rights for 39 Clues has been sold to DreamWorks Studios and Steven Spielberg is said to be eying the director's job. Deborah Forte of Scholastic Media will act as producer. Jeff Nathanson holds the screenwriter position and is currently adapt...
Threadless T-Shirts Book Tells History
Community driven t-shirt website Threadless --a website where users can vote on for their favorite designs to be put on a t-shirt-- is celebrating its ten year anniversary with a new design book from Abrams Books.
Co-founder Jake Nickell wrote t...
Amazon Updates Kindle App For Android
It just got easier to read on the Kindle. Amazon has updated its Kindle for Android app adding new features that make reading easier and more interactive on Android devices.
The update includes the ability to search the full text of Kindle books...
Peter Robinson Wins Harbourfront Festival Prize
Crime/Thriller writer Peter Robinson (pictured with Stephen King) wins this year's Harbourfront Festival Prize. $10,000 accompanies his award win. Robinson is best known for authoring the Inspector Banks detective novel series.
The award was establi...
David Baldacci Joins Several Authors to Write the 2nd Wave of ’39 Clues’ Series
The highly successful 39 Clues series will have a second wave of books and the final title in that installment will be written by novelist David Baldacci. Vice-President and Editorial Director at Scholastic Press David Levithan cited the decision to pu...
