The Newsstand:: Best New Books, Social Media Scamsters, and a Book Swap.

Here we dish on news, up and coming books, tidbits,  and important things bookies should know. Check out what you can glean from this week. 

Bookish News

• Publisher's Weekly picks the best new books for the week of August 13, 2012.
• Edinburgh Festival Book Swap: How to get involved.
• Oops! US authors seek damages from Google from unauthorized reproduction of their books.
• Harper Perennial is having a $0.99 ebook sale! 
• Authors are becoming social media scamsters.
• Books without gore for a 12 yr old girl.
• It's Official: We prefer Porn to Potter. Not me! HP forever!

In Case You Missed It

• Review:: New Girl by Paige Harbison
• Review:: Left to Love by Jolene Perry
• Getting to Know Me 
• The Newsstand:: A Literary Scandal, Spotify equivalent for audio books, and a Controversial Article.

My NetGalley Picks

 

*click on the picture for the NetGalley request link