• The Mystery Writers of America have announced their 2015 Edgar Award nominees.
• Amazon has released, in beta, its Kindle Textbook Creator for teachers.
• Egmont USA is closing at the end of January, after having failed to find a buyer.
• UK teachers think children are reading less than previous generations. Probably because children are reading less than previous generations.
• Merriam-Webster is working on its fourth edition. But what form will it take?
• SelfEspress wants your self-publishing business. And your money.
• Finalists for the National Book Critics Circle Awards are announced.
• Prison authorities tried to trick Guantánamo Diary author Mohamedou Ould Slahi by forging a letter from his mother. Only problem was, his mother couldn’t write.
• Children and YA sales were up 21.6% from January to October 2014. The biggest winner was ebooks: up 47.8%. Looks like the kids are catching up.
• The iBookstore has sold a billion books and is attracting one million new customers a week.
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