Book video: Colin Meloy: Wildwood (HarperKids)

Introducing Wildwood, book one in the Wildwood Chronicles, the middle-grade fantasy-adventure series from the imaginations of Colin Meloy, lead singer of the Decemberists, and Carson Ellis, award-winning artist

Book video: Grace Dent: How To Leave Twitter (Faber)

@gracedent Columnist, author and broadcaster, Grace Dent, discusses her new book: How to Leave Twitter at a Guardian-hosted event at Hoxton Hall, London (2011)

Book video: Boo - A Day in the Life of the World's Cutest Dog (Chronicle Books)

Boo is an international superstar. This charming book features exclusive new photographs of Boo doing all his favorite things: lounging around, playing with friends, exploring the whole wide world, and making those famous puppy-dog eyes

newbooks 64 - Jul/Aug 2011

newbooks 64 - Jul/Aug 2011 is now available online. newbooks is published by guise marketing. newbooks, a bi-monthly magazine aimed at readers and reading groups, was first published in 2000. From the start the magazine has been a success, and with the unique selling proposition – the offer of a free book for all subscribers every issue – newbooks has established a niche market

Lady Gaga photo book announced as a "visual dialogue"

Hold on to your American Apparel panties, Lady Gaga is teaming with pervy fashion photographer Terry Richardson for a new book about her life and career. The pop star's publisher, Grand Central Publishing, describes the book, Lady Gaga, as a "visual dialogue" (a.k.a. a picture book) which will offer a behind-the-scenes look at the singer's life, starting with her appearance at Lollapalooza in August 2010 and concluding with the final shows of her Monster Ball tour

Dorrance Publishing celebrates 91st anniversary by offering discounts during first warehouse blowout sale

For 91 years, the staff at Dorrance has provided support and personalized service to many authors, and has been able to assist authors in their dreams of publishing their works. To celebrate the company's longevity they will be offering a discount on in-stock books during the month of August. Customers are invited to browse the Warehouse Sale section of the Dorrance website (dorrancebookstore.com) for featured titles in fiction, non-fiction, poetry and more. Customers can save up to 45 percent off regular retail prices on featured Dorrance titles

"Options for self-publishing proliferate, easing the bar to entry"

Alina Tugend writes in the New York Times - I'm a snob. Oh, I don't particularly care what kind of car you drive or if you wear the latest designer fashions, but until recently I turned up my nose at authors who published their own books. It smacked of self-indulgence and vanity (as in that old term "vanity press"). But as one friend and then another chose to pay to publish their own books - people I admire and respect - and as the author Amanda Hocking became the superstar example of successful self-publishing, I realized I had been too hasty. The phenomenon was worth a second look

Illustrated Palazzo to celebrate 200 years of Austen

Bath-based independent Palazzo is to publish illustrated editions of Jane Austen's novels to mark the bicentenary of their original publication. The Bath Bicentenary Editions will launch with Sense and Sensibility, first published on 30th October 1811. Palazzo's edition, which will come out on 28th September (h/b, £20), will have colour plate and silhouette illustrations by artist Niroot Puttapipat, who has also illustrated Austen for the Folio Society. The book will carry a foreword by Katherine Reeve, author of Jane Austen in Bath. - The Bookseller

Heinemann to explore Heyer's plagiarism fury

A literary plagiarism allegation from the 1950s is set to be given its first detailed airing in a new biography of much-loved novelist Georgette Heyer. Georgette Heyer: Biography of a Bestseller by Jennifer Kloester (Wm Heinemann, hb, £20, October) reveals the outrage felt by the queen of witty regency romances at the obvious similarities between Barbara Cartland's historical novel Knave of Hearts and her own youthful story These Old Shades (published in 1926), when they were brought to her attention in 1950. - The Bookseller

New book: Every Book Is a Startup by Todd Sattersten

Every Book Is a Startup provides a roadmap for publishing professionals interested in bringing a fresh, entrepreneurial approach to the business of book publishing, based on techniques proven effective in the world of tech startups. This book shows you how to apply tech industry concepts such as customer development, validated learning, and pivots to create publishing business practices that are agile, flexible, and highly profitable. O'Reilly Media, July 2011