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:
This week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas saw the unveiling of several new e-reader devices, including Sony's two-screen enTourage eDGe, knfb Reading Technology's Blio, and the HP Slate.
Lulu.com, the online self-publisher founded in 2002, is planning an initial public offering of $50 million (Wall Street Journal).
In an effort to stay current in a rapidly changing industry, Random House Group created the new position of digital sales director (Bookseller).
Sam's Club, the national chain of discount superstores, launched a monthly book club (GalleyCat).
LibraryThing released a free iPhone App that "shows you local bookstores, libraries, and bookish events wherever you are or plan to be."
Amazon unveiled a global version of its big-screen Kindle (Salon).
Retail book sales in the United Kingdom fell 7 percent in 2009 (Telegraph).
Barnes & Noble announced a 5 percent decrease in sales over the holiday season (Publishers Weekly).
In an unprecedented move, independent publisher Wooden Books will make all of its books available to read for free online (Booktrade).
