How not to promote your book - Los Angeles Times (blog)
Daniel Nester, whose book "How to be Inappropriate" came out last year, has tips for authors about to promote their books. Or, rather, anti-tips, in a blog post titled 13 Don'ts I Learned While Writing, Editing and Promoting My Book. What not to do

Comparing e-book readers - ABC Action News
TAMPA - Kate Lombardi will be adding fewer hardcovers to her shelves, but she is reading more than ever, now that she has a Kindle from Amazon. "It's made me look at books in a different way, and buy them in a different way, so I’m buying more." If

Bob Woodward to write book on Obama - Plain Dealer (blog)
View full size AP Bob Woodward NEW YORK — A Bob Woodward book on the Obama administration is coming out in September. Simon & Schuster spokeswoman Victoria Meyer confirmed the Woodward release, currently listed on Amazon.com, but declined further

Jon Gosselin Reads Kate's Book (VIDEO) - Huffington Post (blog)
Jon Gosselin spent some time on Tuesday flipping through a copy of his ex-wife's book for the cameras at a Target in Pennsylvania. In the tell-all book, 'I Just Want You to Know,' Kate admits to bullying Jon and apologizes to her children for the

NY Post: An Extreme Book - Earthtimes (press release)
" Aaron Klein , WorldNetDaily journalist who hosts his own WABC talk-radio show, is out this week with a tough controversial book. "Its way-out sensational-sounding title? 'The Manchurian President: Barack Obama's Ties to Communists, Socialists

Google's E-Book Store: Five Burning Questions - San Francisco Chronicle
There's no word on pricing yet, but Google plans to offer its bookstore catalog to almost any retailer who wishes to participate, according to The Wall Street Journal . Google Editions sounds interesting, and could prove popular, but there are still

Politics Castor Oil : Bredesen Finds a Little Time to - Nashville Scene
No, it turned out he dropped by to tell us he had written a book, and it’s coming out in October. “I do not control the timing on this and I can’t imagine a worse week” to have tell us about his book, the apologetic governor said.

Boar's Head Recognizes Kids' Contribution to the School - Yahoo Finance
During the reading, kids and their families will hear about Fernando's journey from fitness resister to fan, and how school kids can support fitness and health organizations as the book's characters plan an American Diabetes Association School Walk

Got Talent? Read a Book, Make a Book Trailer - School Library Journal
Terri Clark, teen patron services specialist at the Smoky Hill Library, part of the Arapahoe Library District in Colorado, and her Teen Advisory Board (TAB) have created their second annual book trailer. Last year they selected Markus Zusak’s The

NJ school bans book on gays over graphic content - Philadelphia Inquirer
MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. - A New Jersey school board removed a book on gay youth from a school library because it contains graphic content, and the state's largest gay rights group said it appears the board acted appropriately. In March, a group of citizens