Awards

Caldecott, Newbery announcements to be webcast on January 27; Zola Books acquires Bookish; Oregon Book Awards finalists announced; Study looks at showrooming practices

Pennsylvania House pushes Congress toward e-fairness; More consumers to finish holiday shopping online; National Book Foundation calls for Innovations in Reading nominations; Candlewick reaches out to teens through E-Volt Tumblr; Making Information Pay conference to co-locate with Digital Publishing Forum at BEA

The Women’s National Book Association has announced January 10 as the new deadline for customers, sales reps, store personnel, or anyone else who is impressed with the work of a particular children’s specialty or general interest independent bookstore to submit nominations for the 2014 WNBA Pannell Award.

Print books still preferred by readers; Court rejects booksellers’ DRM suit against Amazon, publishers; Oprah’s Book Club 2.0 selects The Invention of Wings; Amazon to collect sales tax in Tennessee and Nevada; Charles Taylor Prize renamed, award added; Changes in Ingram Publisher Services’ leadership

Aunt Agatha’s to receive 2014 Raven Award; DIESEL Malibu for sale; Letters to open in Durham

Publishers Weekly announced today that American Booksellers Association CEO Oren Teicher and the ABA Board have been chosen as PW’s Person of the Year for 2013.

NCAC honors Sherman Alexie; Miami Book Fair International’s 30th anniversary celebration underway; U.S. Postal Service moves into Staples stores; The Everything Store named Business Book of the Year; University Press of New England launches ForeEdge; U.S. Department of Labor asks for book recommendations; Hachette U.K. joins with NetGalley; Staff changes at Penguin Random House; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt signs with Ingram’s MyiLibrary; HarperCollins teams with Midwest Tape for on-demand audio; Book industry remains strong in Argentina

The winners of the 2013 National Book Awards were announced on Wednesday night, November 20, at the 64th National Book Awards Ceremony and Benefit Dinner at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.

The Women’s National Book Association is seeking nominations for its 2014 WNBA Pannell Award, presented annually to a general bookstore and to a children’s specialty store for enhancing their communities by employing exceptional creativity in fostering a love of reading in their young patrons.

Judge dismisses Google e-book scanning case; PEN report shows authors self-censoring due to surveillance; World Book Night donates to Operation Gratitude; Survey shows early holiday shopping among Americans; SCBWI creates The Spark Award; Gaiman’s Neverwhere returned to classrooms; Frommer’s returns due to Wiley by December 15; Ingram Publisher Services to distribute for Indiana University Press

SEC poised to adopt rules to allow small businesses to sell shares through crowdfunding; Sourcebooks’ Raccah wins Muriel Siebert Entrepreneurial Champion award; Consortium adds three publishers to client list; Independent Publishers Group adds 13

Eleanor Catton wins the Man Booker Prize; Bill to limit Amazon’s advantage in France gains support; AAUP releases “Books for Understanding: Higher Education” list

The 20 finalists for the National Book Awards in Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Young People’s Literature were announced on Wednesday morning, October 16, on MSNBC’s Morning Joe.

2013 Nobel Prize in Literature goes to Alice Munro; NBA finalists to be announced October 16 on Morning Joe; E-reader and tablet use increases among adults; Self-publishing continues to grow; WNBA’s 2013 writing contest open; Ingram to distribute to Russia

Bill to limit Amazon’s advantage moves forward in France; Reading Group Choices’ 2014 guide out now; National survey details reading habits; NRF predicts modest growth during holidays; Consumers use smartphones, tablets to shop; California Bookstore Day website live; NCAC in New York Times Sunday Dialogue; Thurber Prize goes to Dan Zevin; Penguin Random House merges audio; HarperCollins joins Scribd’s e-book subscription service; Chronicle Books goes green; BISG announces new mission statement, industry award winners, F+W Media partnership