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Wordsworth releases Crowley previously unpublished poems

Wordsworth Editions has released a revised and expanded second edition of Aleister Crowley’s The Drug & Other Stories. The book brings together 54 of Crowley's stories with "extensive" editorial end-notes. Only 35 of Crowley’s stories were ever published in his lifetime (1875-1947) with... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google's Accelerated Mobile Pages project aims to speed up the mobile web

Facing threats from Apple and Facebook, Google is teaming up with web publishers to cut down page load times on smartphones. “Accelerated Mobile Pages,” or AMP, is an open framework for building lightweight webpages, optimized for mobile devices. The move is a direct answer to rival initiatives... Continue reading at 'PC World'

[ PC World | 2015-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Francine Rivers Reflects on a Lifetime of Writing

The 'Redeeming Love' author and recent recipient of the AFCW Lifetime Achievement Award reveals the benefits of working in the Christian fiction market. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google AMP battles ad-blocking, Apple and Facebook by cutting load times

Search company unveils Accelerated Mobile Pages in bid to work with publishers, ad companies and rival platforms Google is attempting to counter the threat from ad-blocking and rivals Facebook and Apple by radically improving the loading speed of web pages on smartphones and tablets.Accelerated... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2015-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Unveils Project to Load Mobile Web Pages Faster (And Let Publishers Keep Control of Ads)

Google on Wednesday introduced a publishing platform designed to make news articles on smartphones load faster, which will compete with similar services from Facebook and Apple.Google's new project, called the "Accelerated Mobile Pages Project," is aimed at loading mobile web pages instantly... Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

[ Advertising Age | 2015-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Buckley wins BBC Short Story prize

Jonathan Buckley has won the  £15,000 BBC National Short Story Award for ‘Briar Road’.   This evening (6th October) he was presented with the prize of £15,000 by this year’s Chair of Judges Allan Little at a ceremony held in the BBC’s Radio Theatre in London. The news was announced live on BBC... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HP's Star Wars Special Edition laptop comes with everything but a Thermal Detonator

A long time ago in a corporate licensing office, far, far away, someone started granting permission to make Star Wars merchandise to just about anyone with a pulse and a checkbook. The result was Jar Jar Bink’s Tongue Sucker, Boba Fett misters and a Star Wars tackle box. So when you hear the... Continue reading at 'PC World'

[ PC World | 2015-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Spinning data into gold: How smaller publishers can compete with the Condés

Great audience data is the key to the marketing kingdom. That’s why Conde Nast just bought big data outfit 1010data in a deal that lets the high-end publisher plant a flag in the tech world. But even mid-sized publishers know their data is gold – and that they’ve got to have the capacities to... Continue reading at 'Digiday'

[ Digiday | 2015-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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TV Guide Magazine is sold for the third time in less than 10 years to NTVB Media

TV Guide Magazine, once the unrivaled bible for television fans and a powerhouse in the publishing business, has been sold for the third time in less than 10 years. NTVB Media, the Troy, Mich., publisher of the TV listings books Channel Guide and TV Weekly, will announce Wednesday that it has... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James Patterson to Give Indies a $250,000 Bonus

After offering $1 million in grants to indies last year, the bestselling author is continuing to show his support for bookseller "heroes" through holiday bonuses to those working on the frontline, ranging from $1,000 to $5,000. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Johnston Press Announces Closures of 11 Free Titles to Focus on 'Digital Offering'

The regional publisher has axed eight free print titles in the Midlands and folded a further three into paid-for titles in the North West and South.   The company announced the closures in a statement to shareholders this morning in an update on ... Continue reading at 'Editor & Publisher'

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Saudi blogger Raif Badawi awarded PEN Pinter Prize with James Fenton

Saudi blogger and activist Raif Badawi will share the 2015 PEN Pinter Prize with British poet, journalist and literary critic James Fenton.  Badawi was named the 2015 International Writer of Courage, selected by Fenton from a shortlist of international cases of concern supported by English PEN,... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Is it now the time for something completely different?

Is it me, or you? This morning, The Bookseller reported that Waterstones was taking Kindle devices off most of its shelves due to “pitiful” sales. No great surprise here: the chain’s managing director James Daunt said after Christmas 2014 that device sales, once strong, had tapered off, a... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Content Will Exist in a Continuum

Dan Nigloschy of codeMantra believes that now is the time for a second digital revolution in book publishing, one that takes advantage of digital agility. The post Content Will Exist in a Continuum appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Microsoft's insane Surface Book price means it will be left on the shelf

At today's event in New York, Microsoft put on an impressive show. We were -- ironically -- expecting some surprises, and the announcement of the Surface Book meant we weren't disappointed; this is, after all, "the ultimate laptop". The looks are striking. The specs are impressive. The price tag... Continue reading at 'Betanews'

[ Betanews | 2015-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ziccardi Joins Post Hill Books as Publisher

After two years as publisher at Humanix Books, Anthony Ziccardi is taking over as publisher of Post Hill Press and its pop culture imprint Permuted Press. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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U.S. Publishers to Head to Cuba

PW, the Combined Book Exhibit and PubMatch have created the U.S. Publishing Mission to Cuba set to take place February 12-17 next year. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook to Start Grading Ads' Results Across Its Mobile App Network

Facebook is instituting something akin to employee performance reviews for app publishers in its ad network, grading how well their inventory achieves advertiser objectives like driving downloads or selling product.The company already uses that information to decide which ad buys it doles out to... Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

[ Advertising Age | 2015-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Buy Books for Syria campaign a 'great success'

Waterstones has said its 'Buy Books For Syria' campaign has already been a “great success” after first few days. While the company could not yet give sales figures for how many titles customers had been bought under the appeal, Sandra Taylor, head of PR and events at Waterstones, said it... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What Twitter's New 'Moments' Feature Means to Viewers, Media Companies and Brands

Twitter today unveiled Moments, the long-rumored content-curation feature that industry observers believed for the last several weeks would be called Project Lightning. It's got something for everyone—viewers, media companies and brands.  Moments is designed to make it easier to use the... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'

[ AdWeek | 2015-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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