Let's Talk About It - Amazon VS Hachette

I'm not sure if you're all aware, but Amazon is once again throwing it's weight around when it comes to publishers and the books it will carry.  This time the dispute is with Hachette Book Group.  There are always disagreements between retailers and publishers.  The publishers want to make a profit on of their product, and the distributors do as well, but also want to be competitive with other retail outlets for said product.  That means, usually being the lowest priced.  When it comes to Amazon, you'd be hard-pressed to find a bigger retailer, especially when it comes to books.  This is what makes it such a difficult situation for everyone involved, when the two sides, retail and publisher, cannot find common ground that works for all.

Below are some articles by people far more intelligent and grasping of the situation then me.  For a quick overview, check out the L.A. Times article, I found it to be the easiest to understand.  The School Library Journal article is pretty comprehensive, and then of course I have the three articles with some big names (John Green, James Patterson, and Malcolm Gladwell; the latter two are actual Hachette authors) speaking out against the situation.  Then for funsies (and for serious), Stephen Colbert (who is also a Hachette author) brings the situation up on The Colbert Report which witty commentary.

Amazon and Hachette: The Dispute in 13 Easy Steps (L.A. Times)

Authors John Green and James Patterson Stuck in Midst of Ongoing Battle of Amazon vs. Hachette (School Library Journal)

John Green Criticizes Amazon.com in Book Dispute (AP)

James Patterson: ‘If Amazon Is the New American Way, Then Maybe It Has to Be Changed’ (Vulture)

Malcolm Gladwell ‘Surprised’ to Become an Amazon Bargaining Chip

The Colbert Report
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Seek the Unknown with Evernight Teen (and enter to win a Kindle Paperwhite)

Teen Read Week™ is a national adolescent literacy initiative created by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). It began in 1998 and is held annually during the third week of October. Its purpose is to encourage teens to be regular readers and library users.

Seek the Unknown @ Your Library is Teen Read Week's theme this year. Explore and learn about the unknown through mystery, adventure, sci-fi, and fantasy books!

So in honor of this year's theme, Evernight Teen authors are playing a game of hide and seek this week with a fun Scavenger Hunt you can even play in your pajamas!

What's up for grabs? Evernight is giving away an All-New Kindle Paperwhite eReader randomly chosen from all correct entries!

Plus, three lucky commenters will be randomly chosen to receive $10 Evernight gift certificates!

Ready to play? Click here!

Don't forget to visit the participating authors; they hold the clues:

Sasha Hibbs
Bette Maybee
S.X. Bradley
Stephanie Lawton
Trakena Prevost
Diana Stager
Christine Klocek-Lim
Amaris Chapman
Melissa Frost

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Bookin' It Round the Web (3)

Everything about books intrigues me.  Because of this I'm subscribed to couple magazines, like American Libraries and the Chronicle of Higher Education, as well as a frequent troller of EW's Shelf Life, Publishers Weekly, NPR Books, and The New York Times Book section.   

That's why Bookin' It Round the Web was born!  Below are links to some interesting articles or some fun graphics that I've found while on my daily internet adventures.  Feel free to do this over on your blogs, and leave me links to any cool articles or your posts in the comments!

• An Epic Reads user, EpicGirl, has created an amazing map of "The United States of YA" highlighting books from each state, so you can read your way across America!
  
  
• EW has an awesome interview with Chris Colfer, and a clip from his new YA book, Struck By Lightning.
  
  
• Here's an New York Times blog post about how people view reading and "guilty pleasure" books.
  
  
• Remember Barbar, King of the Elephants? Well if not, you soon will be as the 80th anniversary of the beloved children's series comes around with a huge promotional push.
  
  
• Author Jacqueline Kelly, author of The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate, is writing a sequel to The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame titled Return to the Willows.
  
  
• Love it or hate it, Twilight made a lasting impact on the YA lit world.
  
  
• The Hub has a great article about impersonation in YA lit, including a nice book list.
  
  
• Check out this lovely interview of one of my FAVORITE authors, Ellen Wittlinger!!
  
  
• What does the Penguin-Random merger mean for the economy? The New York Times looks back to the turn of the century for some insight.

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