Origami Unicorn

The Mistress of Spices

And the rest of the film.

Betty Boop and Cab Calloway in The Old Man of the Mountain

Wiley and the Agency Model

Didn't they or didn't they? Wiley has apparently come to an agreement to offer content for the iPad. What's less clear is what the terms of the agreement were. Publishers Weekly reports what is sort of a non-story, so far. Monday may bring more news.

Another Cinderella Story of Publishing

Yet another story of someone who self-published—this time for Kindle—and was offered a decent book deal after multiple rejections the first time around. The Huffington Post reports. One thing no one quantifies because they cannot is how many people try this without success. Still, although the path maybe a trickle rather than a flood, it is a change,

Guild Vs. Wiley, Round Whatever

It's the dispute that will not die. Publishers Weekly has a lengthly report. One thing all of this highlights is how hard it is for the average author to interpret a contract and how important it is that they do so.

More Pratchett to Come

With the aide of Stephen Baxter, two incomplete novels from the Long World series will be published in 2012, and Pratchett himself is rounding off another book. The Bookseller.com reports.

Yet Another iPad/Kindle Comparison

Yet another comparison of the two devices, which is notable for not really highlighting that if you have an iPad you can read everything published for Kindle, just a trifle less elegantly than books set up for the iPad. iPad Weekly reports.

One Stormy Night

And the rest of the film.

Ginger and Luna

Wiley Objects to Authors Guild Objections

And, entirely predictably, Wiley objects to the Authors Guild's interpretation of proposed contract changes for some of their authors. Publishers Weekly continues the story.