http://en.redtram.com/ News on "Books"  everywhere Copyright (c) 2009 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:58:00 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 43242 | Writing For Video Game Genres http://en.redtram.com/go/231496396/top100/ 231496396 From FPS to RPG, offers advice from 21 experts in the field of video game writing, pulled from the ranks of the IGDA's Game Writers Special Interest Group and wrangled together by editor Wendy Despain. It follows in the footsteps Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:31:33 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231496396/top100/ 288913 | Next Week--Join Me for a Wonderful Book-Structuring Workshop http://en.redtram.com/go/231444765/top100/ 231444765 I'll be at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis next weekend, December 4-5, teaching my two-day book-structuring workshop. Please join me! The workshop is almost full but a few spots remain. You'll get a real workout with your book idea, Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:38:08 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231444765/top100/ 50763 | Amazon Gets Set For Cyber Monday http://en.redtram.com/go/231391811/top100/ 231391811 In a vast warehouse, the size of eight football pitches and around 15 minutes from the centre of Milton Keynes, more than a thousand workers are gearing up for what will likely be Amazon's busiest Christmas yet. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:00:49 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231391811/top100/ 50763 | Rare Darwin Book Found On Toilet Bookcase http://en.redtram.com/go/231391782/top100/ 231391782 A first edition of Charles Darwin's groundbreaking Origin Of Species, which languished for years in a toilet, will go under the hammer this week, on the 150th anniversary of the book's publication. Christie's auction house said the book, estimated to Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:00:44 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231391782/top100/ 50763 | Nicolas Sarkozy Provokes French Left By Honouring Albert Camus http://en.redtram.com/go/231391753/top100/ 231391753 French intellectuals have heaped scorn on a proposal by Nicolas Sarkozy to bestow the country's greatest posthumous honour upon the writer Albert Camus, accusing the rightwing president of trying to cash in on the thinker's popularity with little respect for Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:00:38 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231391753/top100/ 50763 | Digital Divide Over Filesharing Plans http://en.redtram.com/go/231391721/top100/ 231391721 The government's planned crackdown on unlawful online filesharing has been attacked by privacy campaigners and internet service providers but welcomed by executives and artists in the music business. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:00:33 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231391721/top100/ 50763 | RWA, MWA And SFWA Angered By Harlequin's New Self-publishing Imprint http://en.redtram.com/go/231391695/top100/ 231391695 Romance Writers of America and other writer associations yesterday spoke out against the announcement earlier this week that Author Solutions had teamed up with Harlequin to form Harlequin Horizons, a new imprint for self-published romance authors. RWA has deemed Harlequin Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:00:29 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231391695/top100/ 50763 | Barnes & Noble Out Of Stock On Nook http://en.redtram.com/go/231391656/top100/ 231391656 Barnes & Noble is out of stock on the Nook, a note on its Web site said Friday. The company said that it expects to ship the e-reader the week of January 4 for customers who now pre-order the device. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:00:24 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231391656/top100/ 50763 | Language No Barrier To Literary Prize Win http://en.redtram.com/go/231391620/top100/ 231391620 A Swiss-German author for whom English is a second language has made it to the shortlist of Scotland's most prestigious literary award. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:00:20 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231391620/top100/ 50763 | Borders UK In Fight To Halt Collapse http://en.redtram.com/go/231391585/top100/ 231391585 Struggling book chain Borders UK is on the verge of collapse this weekend after WHSmith walked away from a rescue deal on Friday. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:00:13 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231391585/top100/ 50763 | Chegg Raises An Ungodly $112 Million For Online Textbook Rental Service http://en.redtram.com/go/231391533/top100/ 231391533 College textbook rental service Chegg says it has raised a stupendous $57 million in a fourth round of funding. Chegg's round was led by Insight Venture Partners. Besides the venture round, it has also received a $25 million "credit facility," Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:59:58 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231391533/top100/