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• Bookish launches, backed by major publishers including Hachette Book Group, Penguin and Simon & Schuster

  686 readersBacked by three of the largest book publishers, Hachette Book Group, Penguin and Simon & Schuster, the book recommendation website Bookish has finally launched after a long delay. Sixteen other publishers are also involved in Bookish, including Random House, Scholastic, HarperCollins and Perseus Books Group. In essence, Bookish is an industry owned and operated website

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  Bookish, New Digital Destination for Readers, to Launch Summer 2011

  1902 readersFrom the press release: Bookish (www.bookish.com), a new digital platform for readers, is set to launch this summer it was announced today. Backed by Hachette Book Group, Penguin Group (USA), and Simon & Schuster, Bookish has been designed to provide readers — from the most casual to the most dedicated — with a personalized experience

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  DBW Weekly Roundup, 6/23/11

  1878 readers Digital Book World presents a weekly roundup of some of the most interesting news and commentary related to publishing that you may have missed, from all over the digital book world. Borders: Where’s the Silver Lining? As Borders staves off immediate liquidation of major store locations, the retail giant continues to bleed dry, even though its May

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  Bookish eBook Community to Launch This Summer

  1786 readersHachette Book Group, Penguin Group ( USA), and Simon & Schuster have just jointly announced a new online community for readers and authors. (Yes, another one.) Bookish has been designed to help readers — from the most casual to the most dedic...

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  Harper Collins to Merge with Simon and Schuster

  79 readersIt was only last month when giants of the book world Penguin and Random House confirmed that they were merging their publishing efforts, forming a very large entity. During the negotiations, News Corp. was very interested in purchasing Penguin, or joining with Random House, but negotiations fell through. This month, News Corp. are trying to purchase

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  Random House Debuts Deluxe eBooks for Book Clubs

  1096 readersRandom House will be releasing the first 2 titles in a new line of eBooks next month. Reader’s Circle, the Random house imprint for book clubs, will be publishing “Deluxe Reading Group Editions”. These eBooks will contain an additional seventy or more pages of additional content, including author-approved annotations as well as bonus content added as

• Author Anna Quindlen to Take Over Random House Twitter Feed Tomorrow

  343 readers According to a Tweet by Random House publicist Kate Childs, author Anna Quindlen will be taking over the main Random House Publishing Group Twitter feed tomorrow to give followers “a look at day in the life of an author.” Quindlen is a best-selling novelist. Her most recent book, Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, comes out

• Author Anna Quindlen to Take Over Random House Twitter Feed Tomorrow

  396 readers According to a Tweet by Random House publicist Kate Childs, author Anna Quindlen will be taking over the main Random House Publishing Group Twitter feed tomorrow to give followers “a look at day in the life of an author.” Quindlen is a best-selling novelist. Her most recent book, Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, comes out

• Author Anna Quindlen to Take Over Random House Twitter Feed Tomorrow

  757 readers According to a Tweet by Random House publicist Kate Childs, author Anna Quindlen will be taking over the main Random House Publishing Group Twitter feed tomorrow to give followers “a look at day in the life of an author.” Quindlen is a best-selling novelist. Her most recent book, Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, comes out

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  Random House Now On NetGalley

  971 readersThe Random House Publishing Group, a division of Random House, has partnered with NetGalley. Under the terms of the partnership, the publisher will release digital versions of its galleys through the digital distributor to book professionals. Random House joins more than a hundred other publishers including: Hachette, HarperCollins and Penguin. The launch title for this new