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African American Book Sites Launch Quarterly Bestseller List
Three Web sites focused on books by and about African-Americans—AALBC.com, Cushcity.com, and Mosaicbooks.com—have launched the Power List, a national bestseller list focused on books read by African-Americans.
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Amazon's Goodreads Purchase Draws Raves, Pans on Twitter
Goodreads members and the book community on Twitter responded vociferously to the acquisition of Goodreads by Amazon.com, offering both sober analysis and an outpouring of mordant, gloomy wit about the future of the social reading site.
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Delilah Launches Book Club
Famed radio personality Delilah is starting a book club. The radio host, who anchors a nightly syndicated song request program, will launch the new club with Kristin Hannah's Home Front.
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Book Publicist Coordinates Sandy Relief on Jersey Shore
Independent book publicist Kathleen Matthews Schmidt is using her publicity skills and publishing industry contacts to help the victims of Superstorm Sandy who live on the Jersey Shore.
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Publisher Coordinates Grassroots Efforts on Staten Island
Bywater Books publisher Michele Karlsberg is putting her skills as a book publicist to good use this week, coordinating relief efforts on Staten Island.
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'Publishers Weekly' to Add Canadian Adult Reviews
Publishers Weekly is adding reviews of Canadian adult books to its weekly prepublication review coverage of U.S. titles. Leigh Anne Williams has been named Canadian Adult Reviews Editor, reviewing general fiction and nonfiction.
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Avon Launches A Facebook Romance Excerpt App, DRM-Free Titles
Avon Books is launching AvonSocialReader.com, a free Facebook app that targets the romance reader, offering an extensive list of sample excerpts from Avon romance e-books offered at up to a 20% discount.
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Mamiverse Providing New Source of Information About Latino Books
Mamiverse.com, a site offering content catered to Latina mothers, is launching a books section called Mamiverse Books.
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Natan Fund Launching Literary Award
The Jewish and Israeli nonprofit The Natan Fund has created a literary award designed to support the creation of nonfiction books on Jewish topics.
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Coffeeandbooks.com Launches; Virtual Bookstore for Coffee Lovers
Hillcrest Media Group and Dunn Brothers Coffee are partnering to bring books to coffee lovers with Coffeeandbooks.com.
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