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Authors Guild Urges More Book Contract Changes

The Guild addresses time limited book contracts, subrights, and the out-of-print clause in the latest installment of its Fair Contract Initiative. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Is there a ‘God for the Rest Of Us?’ Vince Antonucci Thinks So

Las Vegas pastor Vince Antonucci shares the story behind his church for people who don't like church in his upcoming 'God for the Rest of Us.' Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Asks: Do Millennials Read E-Books?

Our big feature this week is about the emerging market of Millennial readers. They're young; they're cool; they were born into a world of omnipotent, hyper-fast technology; their eyes are glued to their phones. But do they read ebooks? Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iBooks Bestsellers: ‘Paper Towns’ Rises, ‘Watchman’ Falls

Days after the film adaptation of 'Paper Towns' hit theaters, John Green's 2008 novel hit #1 on Apple's iBooks bestseller list. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Discovering the screenplay of Joan Didion's 'Play It As It Lays'

Recently, I bought a copy of a 1972 anthology called "Works in Progress" that includes what appears to be the only published screenwriting by Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne. The sample in question features the first 44 pages of "Play It As It Lays," the 1972 film based on Didion's novel of... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Changing Your Reading Habits Can Transform Your Health

Reading doesn't just improve your knowledge, it can help fight depression, make you more confident, empathetic, and a better decision maker.My favorite book is War and Peace.Read Full Story Continue reading at 'Fast Company'

[ Fast Company | 2015-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After Financial Times, Pearson Announces Plans to Sell The Economist Magazine Also

Pearson Plc moved closer to an exit from business publishing as it announced plans to dispose of its stake in the 172-year-old Economist magazine, just days after the sale of The Financial Times newspaper.   Discussions with The Economist Group& ... Continue reading at 'Editor & Publisher'

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Reader’s Guide to Pope Francis’s Second Encyclical ‘Laudato Si’

PW compiled a list of noteworthy publications of Pope Francis's second encyclical 'Laudato Si: On Care For Our Common Home.' Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Curator Connecting Frankfurt to the World

Frankfurt Book Fair director Juergen Boos spends much of the year traveling to ensure that the best of global publishing is represented at the Fair in October. The post A Curator Connecting Frankfurt to the World appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Does the age of an author matter when writing YA fiction?

The Book Doctor goes right back to beginnings of YA and teen fiction in the 1950s and 1960s to investigate whether author age has anything to do with reader experienceI saw several really young writers at the Young Adult Literature Convention (Yalc) who seem to know just what their readers are... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2015-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Bloomberg monetizes readers who arrive from social media

Its social audience growing, Bloomberg Media Group is selling a product that lets advertisers target its audience that comes from those platforms. It's a counterintuitive move, as social audiences tend to be less engaged than direct ones. For advertisers that want to reach a social audience,... Continue reading at 'Digiday'

[ Digiday | 2015-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Illumination as Innovation: The New Saint John’s Bible

When it comes to print books, sometimes innovation means returning to ancient methodologies. To wit: the creation of the new, Illuminated St. John's Bible. The post Illumination as Innovation: The New Saint John’s Bible appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ursula Le Guin Debuts Online Fiction Workshop

The National Book Award lifetime achievement winner, who said she no longer has "the stamina" for classroom teaching, wants to guide aspiring writers via her Book View Cafe blog. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Circling the Sun' takes readers on a flight with Beryl Markham

'Circling the Sun' by bestselling author Paula McLain ('The Paris Wife') elaborates on the life of another fascinating woman. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson to sell Economist stake

Publishing company Pearson is to sell its 50% stake in the Economist Group, days after announcing the sale of the Financial Times. Continue reading at 'BBC News'

[ BBC News | 2015-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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If you want to get ahead, get a scanner

New online publishing house Canelo’s decision to recognise the importance of properly scanned books can only be good for the reputation of ebooks as a wholeA few years ago, I had a go on a book-scanning machine at the Internet Archive in San Francisco, used for making clear digital copies of... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2015-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Media Monkey: Gillian Tett, Lionel Barber, Jesse Norman, and Tony Hall

How will FT’s Tett chief feature on Nikkei’s index, Andrew Gowers pours oil on troubled waters and BBC’s director general goes jogging in the dark• Gillian Tett is the FT’s US managing editor, the position Lionel Barber occupied before becoming editor 10 years ago. And last week’s Nikkei deal... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2015-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Warren Mundine: Fairfax Media to apologise over Indigenous mining story

Fairfax and Warren Mundine have reached an out-of-court settlement over ‘inflammatory allegations’ Mundine says were made against himWarren Mundine says Fairfax Media will apologise to him over an article that claimed a company he had an interest in lobbied for an Indigenous body to drop... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2015-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jane Furze to step down from Cheltenham Literature Festival role

Jane Furze is to step down as literature festival director for the Cheltenham Literature Festival after four years in the post. A statement from the board of Cheltenham Festivals said it was announcing the news “sadly”. Furze said she was leaving to “allow myself some time out”. She will step... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Three Barclay thrillers to Orion

Orion has acquired three new books by Linwood Barclay. Deputy publishing director Bill Massey bought UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, to the thrillers from Helen Heller at The Helen Heller Agency. The first book from the new deal will be published in September 2017. Before that,... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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