Page 2761 of 3911 pages
Zia Haider Rahman's debut novel In the Light of What We Know wins the prestigious James Tait Prize for fiction. Continue reading at 'BBC News'
[ BBC News | 2015-08-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
An insomniac rabbit is the hero of a book which has become a surprise best seller. Continue reading at 'Stuff'
[ Stuff | 2015-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#book tops
#seller list
The Bookseller’s inaugural top 20 list, led by print bestsellers, is notable for the absence of children’s titles“Listen to any good books on your holidays?” is a question that soon might not sound so weird. More and more of us are downloading audiobooks, thanks to the ubiquity of smartphones... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2015-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#audio chart
#print bestsellers
#good books
#spoken word
#audiobook downloads
#short history
When a book gets made into a film, do the actors faces forever prevent readers from imagining how the characters look? Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#pw asks
Struggling Heywood Hill bookstore in London has come up with a novel approach to sell books - it has appointed its first bookseller-at-large in Asia. The post Can an Asia Ambassador Boost a UK Bookstore’s Fortune? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Too many children's books are boring and do not treat their audience with respect, according to best-selling author Andy Griffiths. Continue reading at 'The Sydney Morning Herald'
[ The Sydney Morning Herald | 2015-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Both the NEIBA and NAIBA boards contacted the ABA's board to express their dissatisfaction with ABA's IndieCommerce platform, which lacks many of the features that online shoppers have come to expect. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#online retailers
#online shoppers
The 2015 Teen Choice Awards, held at the USC Galen Center in Los Angeles, drew more than 25 million voters online and to social media outlets including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Voters chose their favorite teen icons in film, television, music, sports, fashion, comedy and on the Web. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Elton John, the singer-songwriter known for his advocacy for gay rights, has strongly criticized Mayor Luigi Brugnaro of Venice, Italy, for banning 49 LGBT-themed children's books from the city's schools. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#elton john
#gay rights
Carl-Johan Forssén Ehrlin’s self-published book claims to cure young insomniacs, but should bedtime stories be about tricking children to conk out? Related: Can an app really persuade children to go to sleep? I am the parent of a child whose nightly requests for more stories, more songs, a... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2015-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#magnifying glass
#days ago
Anthony Bourdain, Alice Waters, Mark Bittman, and Yotam Ottolenghi are among the cookbook authors who contributed recipes to 'Soup for Syria: Recipes to Celebrate Our Shared Humanity.' Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#anthony bourdain
#alice waters
#mark bittman
#yotam ottolenghi
#cookbook authors
It was only a matter of time before marketers started squeezing native ads into every nook of a publisher's site, and now Condé Nast, The Wall Street Journal, CNN and Fox News can sell promos that pop up in story comments. Today, Livefyre—a tech company that powers online discussions—is... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'
[ AdWeek | 2015-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#sold directly
#risky move
#targeted based
#editorial content
[Sponsored Content] As a publishers, you don't trade sales for eyeballs, because eyeballs can't be spent or invested. The post Publishers – Don’t Trade Your Content (Monetize It) appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'
[ Folio Magazine | 2015-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#trade sales
#post publishers
#sponsored content
Linda K. Wertheimer, author of "Faith Ed.," explains how educating today's children about world religions could heighten tolerance. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
You'll remember Sarah McIntyre's #PicturesMeanBusiness campaign to get illustrators the credit they deserve on book covers and in publishing's metadata labyrinth. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#tom bonnick
#nosy crow
#book covers
##picturesmeanbusiness campaign
President Barack Obama is on Martha's Vineyard for his annual two-week summer holiday, and the White House has released his reading list. Continue reading at 'Stuff'
[ Stuff | 2015-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#president obama
#white house
The publisher’s chief executive on taking his titles on to fresh platforms, the future for a free NME – and why he has been poring over vintage comicsMarcus Rich, the chief executive of Marie Claire publisher Time Inc UK, has been spending a lot of time buried in the company’s vast archives... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2015-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#marcus rich
#dating back
#numerous occasions
Nick Poole, chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Library & Information Professionals (CILIP), has written an open letter to Birmingham City Council, urging it to keep its libraries open and professionally staffed. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#nick poole
#chartered institute
#open letter
#libraries open
#professionally staffed
Former Waterstones’ boss Tim Coates has called for Ed Vaizey to be replaced as culture minister, and for his replacement to “get a really tight grip on what’s happening” with libraries across the UK and help councils. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#ed vaizey
#culture minister
In this week's episode of 'Geek's Guide to the Galaxy' the panel discusses the lack of good books and films about videogame players. The post Hollywood Needs to Stop Stereotyping Gamers appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at 'Wired'
[ Wired | 2015-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#panel discusses
#good books