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The rise of Facebook, Twitter and even Snapchat as viable news-consumption and distribution platforms has forced publishers to do some soul-searching. More people are getting their news via the platforms rather than through publishers themselves, thr ... Continue reading at 'Editor & Publisher'
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PW's religion reviews editor recommends the funniest history of Christianity you'll ever read. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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The Rizzoli Bookstore will reopen July 27 in New York City, and Books. Inc. puts the finishing touches on its grand opening of its new Berkeley store this weekend. New stores opened in Fresno and in New Richmond, Ohio. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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The mayor of Venice has banned books about same-sex families but I and my fellow authors don’t want our work in schools where censorship rulesThe community of children’s and young persons’ authors is a varied and nurturing collection of people, each distinguished by a unique identity. It would... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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HarperNonFiction will publish the first book by New Zealand YouTube star Jamie Curry in time for Christmas 2015. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Debut author Sarah Hilary has scooped the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award for Someone Else’s Skin (Headline). Hilary was presented with the award by title sponsor Simon Theakston and broadcaster Mark Lawson at the opening night of the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Go Set a Watchman, Harper Lee’s retro-facing sequel to To Kill a Mockingbird, hit bookshelves this week. The story of its discovery—it was actually Lee’s first draft of Mockingbird—and publication reads like a novel of its own, and the whole affair has been mired in controversy. But now it’s... Continue reading at 'Wired'
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"Go Set a Watchman" may have met a cool reception from some critics, but readers have made it the hot book of the summer. Harper Lee’s second novel will likely end up being the top-selling book for 2015. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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John Green takes two of the top 10 spots on this week’s PW Bestsellers list. Plus soccer star Alex Morgan gets a World Cup sales bump, and two thriller series have big weeks. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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The newest book from Gretchen Rubin, best-selling author of The Happiness Project, examines how we can change our habits. Continue reading at 'Knowledge@Wharton'
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Go Set a Watchman has become a major hit in a year that needed one and raises questions about American society and its publishing and reading culture. The post On Harper Lee, Pre-orders, and Book Product appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
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The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended July 12, 2015. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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Michael Palin, Bill Bryson and William Dalrymple are just some of the names already nominated for the Edward Stanford Award for Outstanding Contribution to Travel Writing. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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As publishers increasingly post their content directly to social networks, many media companies are losing control of the distribution of their own product. Still, some publishers say that the rise of these platforms as distribution channels -- from Facebook's Instant Articles to Snapchat's... Continue reading at 'Digiday'
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With remand briefs now filed by both sides, the stage is set for a new decision in a closely watched copyright case. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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Malcolm Gladwell and Ursula Le Guin lead call to US justice department to investigate its ‘monopoly as a seller of books’Authors including Malcolm Gladwell, Ursula Le Guin, Michael Chabon and Ann Patchett are putting their names to a letter attacking Amazon’s “abuse of its dominance in the world... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman (William Heinemann) racked up first-day sales in the UK of over 105,000 copies, across print and digital editions, according to publisher Penguin Random House. Meanwhile Waterstones' own sales for the title are approaching 30,000, m.d. James Daunt told The... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Head of Zeus chief executive Amanda Ridout on the company’s ascent Publishing businesses born this side of the digital revolution tend to do things differently. Quick to publish and even quicker to grow, they play by a new set of rules. Clerkenwell publisher Head of Zeus fits this mould. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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This week in apps, an interactive version of a Seuss classic reinforces literacy skills. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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Racing ain't cheap, and teams are seldom in a position to turn down money. This leads to some off-the-wall sponsorship deals. Crypto-currencies. Taylor Swift. Jesus. And, for a few glorious years in the late 1980s and early 1990s, "Dianetics," in a campaign bankrolled by the Church of... Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'
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