Origami Unicorn

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

And the rest of the story.

Pink Paradise

Kindle Gifting Arrives

You knew it had to come, and it had to come in time for the holidays. PW reports as Kindle gifting goes live.

Ebook Price Wars

...Annnnd the hardbound version of Stephen King's latest is cheaper than the ebook version. Outrage ensues. Low ratings for the well-reviewed book. What's going on? PW reports.

Refining the Google Book Settlement

Have questions about the Google Book Settlement? You are not alone. IN France Hachette Livre has been hard at work defining precisely what is and isn't allowed in regard to their own out of print books. FutureBook reports. We are, since the settlement is vague and/or non-specific on some major points, likely to see a lot more of this, and the more we see, the less definitive the GBS will be.

Amazon and the Agency Model

Amazon is, as they said of the universe in The Hitchhiker's Guide, this really big thing. In its bigness and concern for profit, it is a major force in the changes in the publishing industry. FutureBook discusses the state of play and provides links to other commentary.

Consider the Book App

PW asked publishers what they were doing with apps for books and how they defined a book app. Here's what they found, which is that various publishers are in various stages of developing the idea, with cookbooks, children's books, and media tie-ins leading the pack.

Final Fantasy XII

Cutscenes, threaded together into a movie-like format. The CGI effects in this have been surpassed by the subsequent stories, and the voices are slightly downgraded to save memory. Still one of the better plots of the series with smooth transition between the scenes and the battle sequences.

And the rest of the story.

"The Cat Nebula"

Realms of Fantasy Relaunch Begins

The magazine is beginning its relaunch, with its former editors back in place. Their website tells what's going on, and they start the machinery back up.