Linguist and lexicographer Ben Zimmer analyzes the origins of words in the news. Read previous columns here. The publishing industry has a problem, and it goes by a peculiar five-letter name: “blurb.” ...

You know those little quotes on book jackets that say something nice about the pages within? Publishers have long required authors to obtain testimonials or “blubs” from other authors to help their ...

Whatever the old adage might warn, there is a bit of merit to judging a book by its cover — if only in one respect. Consider the blurb, one of the most pervasive, longest-running — and, at times, ...

As the ongoing dispute between Amazon and Hachette sees the huge online retailer continue to block and/or delay sales of some of the publisher’s books, two smaller startups in the industry are merging ...

A Series Of Forbes Insights Profiles of Thought Leaders Changing the Business Landscape. Did someone say that print is dead? Nonsense, contends Eileen Gittins. The Silicon Valley entrepreneur is ...