The outgoing IPA president reflects on her two-year tenure and her new project promoting reading in Latin America. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon is sunsetting the Kindle Oasis. This decision means there will be no models of the ereader remaining with physical buttons for turning pages. "Once current inventory of Kindle Oasis sells out online and in stores, we will not restock the device," Amazon rep Devon Corvasce told The Verge.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-10-16 21:35:39 UTC ]
Panos Panay has a Diet Coke problem. It’s a topic that quickly came up when I walked into the small interview room, after he offered me a choice of beverages and I said my partner has a similar addiction. After a quick conversation on the advantages of drinking plain water over diet colas, I... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-10-16 16:30:24 UTC ]
Rockefeller Center is close to refinancing its mortgage in a massive $3.5 billion transaction.The deal is expected to close Friday and would be a triumph for the owners of the 7 million square-foot office and retail complex, Tishman Speyer and Henry Crown & Co. It comes at a moment when... Continue reading >> [ Source: Crains New York | 2024-10-16 16:04:15 UTC ]
Longtime Frankfurt Book Fair exhibitors celebrate anniversary years with cake and colleagues. Here are a few celebrations this year. By Hannah Johnson 75 Years in Frankfurt 50 Years at Frankfurt Book Fair 35 Years at Frankfurt Book Fair 25 Years at Frankfurt Book Fair The post Frankfurt... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-10-16 15:44:44 UTC ]
Due out in January, the book deals with ‘some of the crucial moments of his papacy and some of the most controversial questions of our present times’Pope Francis has written an autobiography, publisher Penguin Random House (PRH) has announced. Hope, which will be published globally in January... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-10-16 15:07:45 UTC ]
Halloween with the Peanuts gang, Diwali celebrations, Black heroes, and more of today's best kids' book deals. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-10-16 14:45:00 UTC ]
Publishing Perspectives’ 2024 Frankfurt Book Fair magazine is a showcase of global publishing, book market trends, and people to know. By Hannah Johnson s thousands of publishers, agents, authors, and book industry professionals gather together in Frankfurt this week, Publishing Perspectives is... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-10-16 14:26:43 UTC ]
Scholastic CEO Peter Warwick talks about his IP strategy, prioritizing kids' well-being, and this season's forthcoming titles. The post Kids First: Peter Warwick on Scholastic’s Strategy for the Modern Era appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-10-16 13:46:32 UTC ]
Amazon's latest version of its popular Kindle Paperwhite has arrived, marking the sixth iteration if you're keeping score at home. The new model is the thinnest Paperwhite yet and has a refreshed 7-inch screen that's a touch larger than the previous model's 6.8-inch display. It also has the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-10-16 13:00:50 UTC ]
Seventeen years is an odd anniversary to call out. But at an event launching four new Kindles, Amazon’s head of devices and services Panos Panay reminded a group of media that “Kindle is 17 years in the making, almost to the day.” Panay added that the device is currently seeing its highest sales... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-10-16 13:00:43 UTC ]
Amazon has launched its first ever ereader with a color display, in addition to the latest versions of the other models in its Kindle lineup. The company says it designed the Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition to deliver "rich, paper-like color." You'll be able to see book covers, images, comics... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-10-16 13:00:32 UTC ]
The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2024-10-16 13:00:11 UTC ]
Amazon just announced four new Kindles, including a revamped Paperwhite, a more capable Scribe, and the first-ever color Kindle. Continue reading >> [ Source: Wired | 2024-10-16 13:00:00 UTC ]
Barry Diller has a memoir coming out next spring, covering a life that could fill multiple volumes Continue reading >> [ Source: ABC News | 2024-10-16 12:14:39 UTC ]
Earlier this May, an Esquire article by Kate Dwyer called “Why Are Debut Novels Failing to Launch?” channeled the fear of debut novelists everywhere: What happens if no one buys my book? Book sales are an important way for editors and agents to gauge whether to invest in an author. If her first... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Millions | 2024-10-16 12:00:00 UTC ]
The kickoff of the National Football League season was readily apparent in Nielsen's September Gauge report, with broadcast TV seeing a slight viewership bump, and streaming services with exclusive NFL games also seeing big gains. (THR) Per Nielsen data, Amazon received... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2024-10-16 11:57:00 UTC ]
Apple just announced the seventh-gen iPad mini, three years after its sixth-gen model. It has a faster A17 Pro chip, originally found in the iPhone 15 Pro, which means it’ll be able to handle Apple’s incoming AI features — although it’s not Apple's most powerful mobile chip. There’s more RAM... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-10-16 11:16:32 UTC ]
My favorite book is a pale, mint green, Illustrated Junior Library edition with edges sprayed indigo blue. The girl on the cover wears a white pinafore over a practical plaid dress. Her two orangey-red braids fall around her shoulders, topped off with a wide-brimmed straw hat covered in... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2024-10-16 11:10:00 UTC ]
By 2010, nearly every librarian on the east side of Detroit knew me by first and last name. Knapp Branch where the edge of Detroit and Hamtramck kiss. Franklin Branch, the only one in walking distance. Lincoln and Wilder—both on the east side of the city. Chandler Park when leaving the daycare... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-10-16 08:56:12 UTC ]