Good news for indie booksellers: They’re making a dent in Amazon’s Top 100 ebooks sold on the Amazon Kindle. Meanwhile, Norway is making steps toward digitizing all the books in the 20th century. More on Those stories and other top headlines below:
Amazon revealed a quarter of the top 100 Kindle ebook sales – through Kindle Direct Publishing – in the U.S. were by self-publishing indie authors and publishers. [ The Guardian ]
The National Library of Norway has been digitizing every book published in Norwegian since 2006 and will finish doing so in the next two to three decades. Anyone in Norway will Eventually have access to all 20th century works, including Those under copyright, writes The Atlantic ‘s Alexis C. Madrigal. [ The Atlantic ]
Writer José Esteban Muñoz, known for his studies on queer theory, gender, and sexuality, has died at age 46. [The University of Minnesota Press]
Baltimore has’ve become “The City That Reads,” with about 160,000 children’s books being distributed free to the city’s school teachers this week. [ Baltimore Sun ]
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America named sci-fi author Samuel R. Delany the grandmaster for 2013. Delany will be presented with the award at the Nebula Awards in 2014. [ LA Times ]
Collections of artful accidents in Google Books scans have cropped up online. Kenneth Goldsmith examines Their appearances. [ The New Yorker ]
This year’s National Book Award winner for fiction James McBride Talked how he writes, where he writes, and what he does When he’s rewriting. [ The Daily Beast ]
Looking for a gift for a young reader? Check out this list of holiday-friendly children’s books. [ USA Today ]
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