The book business in 2023 in a nutshell: Amazon got hit with a federal antitrust lawsuit, Scholastic got mired in a censorship controversy, Simon & Schuster finally found a buyer, AI fever gripped the book business, and publishers stepped up to book bans. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-29 05:00:00 UTC ]
As part of our year-end story package, we tasked ChatGPT with writing a guest post about the future of generative AI. The prompt asked for a 1,200 word article (a number it undercut by quite a margin) that explored both the potential negative and positive outcomes of the technology. We then... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-12-28 16:00:10 UTC ]
Berrow’s Worcester Journal is one of several papers owned by the UK’s second biggest regional news publisher to hire ‘AI-assisted’ reporters On 7 October 1779 a letter appeared in Berrow’s Worcester Journal. “To the printer,” wrote a disgruntled reader. “I take the liberty of informing you and... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-12-28 14:03:33 UTC ]
ShelfTalker’s first blogger, Alison Morris, returns to reflect on the blog’s 16 years, and her hopes and concerns for children’s publishing. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-28 13:00:00 UTC ]
Greta Livraria in Lisbon and Rare Birds in Edinburgh are among the new stores dedicated to women’s writingWith its neatly arranged tables and shelves laden with books written by women, Greta Livraria’s small space masks its big ambitions. Since opening earlier this year, the bookstore in Lisbon... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-12-28 05:00:25 UTC ]
Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, December 31 Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2023-12-27 14:00:47 UTC ]
Redesign? Relaunch? Regret? Take a look at the ways publishers aimed to seduce new audiences by changing up the covers of notable books. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-12-27 10:02:37 UTC ]
The suit, said to be the first AI-related action filed by a major American media company, alleges that AI services from both multibillion dollar companies are businesses “built on mass copyright infringement,” with potentially massive implications for the future of journalism. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-27 05:00:00 UTC ]
In his last annual letter to authors as Hachettte Book Group CEO, Michael Pietsch hit on a number of topics, including the publisher’s steps to improve its marketing efforts. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-26 05:00:00 UTC ]
With El Niño slated to drop a warm, wet winter on most of the US in the coming months, everybody’s going to need something good to read while the weather outside is frightful. Engadget’s well-read staff have some suggestions: our favorite books of 2023! We’ve got a phenomenal assortment of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-12-25 16:30:28 UTC ]
Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil and lithium — these foundational materials are literally what the modern world is built on. Without sand for glass, say goodbye to our fiber optic internet. No copper means no conductive wiring. And a world without lithium is a world without rechargeable... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-12-24 15:30:10 UTC ]
Writing and reading poems is no longer a minority pastime as verse overlaps with self-help genre and classics are revisitedIt was only last year that the Scottish poet Donna Ashworth was given a publishing contract. Now the 48-year-old has ended 2023 with five of her books in the Top 20 poetry... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-12-24 12:00:53 UTC ]
We’re thrilled to reveal the cover for Lucas Mann‘s forthcoming memoir Attachments: Essays on Fatherhood and Other Performances. Here’s a bit about the book from Mann, who is also the author of Captive Audience and Lord Fear: I see Attachments as a way of thinking through and pulling apart the... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Millions | 2023-12-23 13:00:00 UTC ]
Apple has been noticeably missing in the list of companies with their own generative AI product, but based on a new report by The New York Times, it's looking to change that real soon. In recent weeks, Apple has reportedly started negotiating with major publishers and news organizations to ask... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-12-23 07:43:48 UTC ]
From history books to award-winning literary fiction to memoirs, here are the books Barack Obama named as his favorites of 2023. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-12-22 21:06:46 UTC ]
An independent publishing company known for releasing books with opposing political viewpoints is buying Regnery, a well-known conservative press. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-12-22 15:21:07 UTC ]
Handheld gaming systems are having a moment. While gaming on the go has been a thing since the Game Boy, the success of the Nintendo Switch and a string of ever-improving processors have brought an eruption of devices that let you play all sorts of games anywhere you want. Because new models... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-12-22 15:00:18 UTC ]
The Book Review editors MJ Franklin, Joumana Khatib and Elisabeth Egan discuss McBride’s historical novel about fate and community. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-12-22 14:25:14 UTC ]
2o24 is approaching! It’s hard to believe that 2023 is over, but a new year means new possibilities (always), new resolutions (maybe), and new books (once again, always). But it also means a new chance to pick up some excellent reads from 2023 that you might have missed when they first came out,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-12-22 14:01:02 UTC ]
In “Alice Sadie Celine,” Sarah Blakley-Cartwright’s first novel for adults, a lauded feminist becomes entangled with her daughter’s best friend. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-12-22 10:00:21 UTC ]