Every day Poets & Writers Magazine scans the headlines—from publishing reports to academic announcements to literary dispatches—for all the news that creative writers need to know. Here are today's stories:
Simon & Schuster saw its income rise over 10 percent in the third quarter despite declines in revenue and sales. (Publishers Weekly)
All the James Bond novels are set to be released as e-books in the U.K. for the first time, but not through author Ian Fleming's publisher Penguin. Instead they will be released through Ian Fleming Publications, a move that will be watched closely by authors and publishers alike. (Telegraph)
New England's largest indie bookstore is up for sale after fifty years. (Boston Globe)
Technolog features a video of one person working hard to keep the publishing industry in business: He's reading a print book and a Kindle at the same time (and making a smart phone call, presumably to an indie bookstore)—all while driving a large vehicle down the freeway.
Can writers make a living in the digital age? (Publishing Perspectives)
Salt Lake City's sixteenth annual Cowboy Poetry Gathering and Buckaroo Fair took place last night featuring, among other "Wild West wordsmiths," Kit Carson's distant cousin Jeff. (Salt Lake City Weekly)
Amazon customers in the U.K. protested a switch to the agency model for pricing by posting one-star reviews on the titles for which the price has increased. (Guardian)
Scientific American tells everyone to chill out a little bit before proclaiming the death of printed books and the triumph of e-readers.
