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Sony Debuts New DRM for Publishers: Digital Spotlight 2015

In recent ears, the big question surrounding digital rights management (DRM) software in publishing has been whether or not publishers should use it at all. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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Confronting a bully: Allen Kurzweil's Whipping Boy

How far would you go to track down a childhood tormenter? Jeremy Olds talks to American author Allen Kurzweil about his mission to do just that, and the startling new book that details his journey. Continue reading at 'Stuff'

[ Stuff | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brazil’s Race to Digital: Digital Spotlight 2015

On May 22 of last year, after a Boeing 737 landed at Rio de Janeiro’s Santos Dumont airport—famous for a short runway that forces pilots to slam on their brakes—a flight attendant announced: “Dear passengers, a Kindle device glided to the front of the plane during landing. Please check if it is... Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Serpent's Tail picks up French bestseller

Serpent's Tail has acquired Adrien Bosc's Constellation, a literary sensation in its native France. The novel is based on the true story of the crash of a Lockheed Constellation passenger plane which went down when travelling between Paris and New York in 1949. The book combines stories of the... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bigger Is Better

A review of the 2014 financial results of the five major trade publishers that make data publicly available found that there is still value in expanding through acquisitions. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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Burton and Healey on Desmond Elliott longlist

Jessie Burton’s [pictured] novel The Miniaturist (Picador) and Emma Healey’s Elizabeth is Missing (Viking) are among 10 novels longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize 2015. The award celebrates the best debut fiction of the year. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Amy Poehler's 'Yes Please' continues to thrive on bestseller lists

'Yes' was released almost six months ago but it's still holding steady on multiple bestseller lists. Poehler starred on the NBC sitcom 'Parks and Recreation' as well as 'Saturday Night Live' and films such as 'Anchorman 2' and 'The Secret World of Arrietty.' Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

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Digital Evolution in the Spanish Markets: Digital Spotlight 2015

Spanish is the third most widely spoken language in the world after English and Chinese, and the revenue potential of a market consisting of 550 million Spanish speakers worldwide is not being overlooked by the publishing sector. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Library of Birmingham to open six hours at weekends

The Library of Birmingham will be open for just six hours on weekends once planned cuts are introduced. Under the plans, which have seen the library's opening hours slashed from more than 70 hours a week to just 40, the library will be open for six hours on a Saturday, and closed all day on... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Hachette HQ will be 'talent magnet'

Hachette’s new London headquarters Carmelite House will become a “talent magnet” for authors and publishers, but the move will not compromise competition between the adult divisions, c.e.o. Tim Hely Hutchinson has said. In an interview with The Bookseller, Hely Hutchinson also addressed the... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Twitter and Hachette partner on author videos

Hachette UK is working with Twitter to launch a series of videos featuring its authors talking about what they are writing live from their location using Twitter’s new Periscope app. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Olympians: Digital Spotlight 2015

If you’re a regular attendee of the London Book Fair, you probably remember the Olympia London, the fair’s home through 2005. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending April 3, 2015

Despite several store closings, independent bookstores continue to open in greater numbers, like B&F Books in West New York, N.J. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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Canongate signs memoir from Liptrot

Canongate has signed  memoir from Amy Liptrot, combining her recovery from alcoholism with a tribute to the natural world. The Outrun was signed by senior editor Jenny Lord in a deal for world rights with James Macdonald Lockhart at Antony Harwood Ltd. Liptrot grew up on a sheep farm on... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Senator wants bomb-making information removed from the Internet

After two U.S. women were charged this week with conspiring to build bombs in support of terrorist groups, a U.S. senator wants two publications that include bomb-making instructions deleted from the Internet.Senator Dianne Feinstein, a California Democrat, called for the 44-year-old Anarchist... Continue reading at 'PC World'

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Mantle acquires Guskin début

Mantle has pre-empted a debut novel by Sharon Guskin. Associate publisher Sam Humphreys bought UK and Commonwealth rights to The Forgetting Time from Kerry Nordling for Flatiron Books. Amy Einhorn will publish for Flatiron in the US and Canada. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Runaway Father, Bitter Son: PW Talks with Sam Keen and Gifford Keen

'Fire in the Belly' author Sam Keen urged men to embrace an ideal of fatherhood, but had walked out on his family. A new book shows how Keen and his son dug out the roots of their conflict and buried the hatchet. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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What Exactly Was Joseph Mitchell Doing All Those Years at 'The New Yorker'?

He showed up for work, the magazine kept paying him, but he published nothing for over 30 years. One of the great literary mysteries is finally solved. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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Book Deals: Week of April 6, 2015

Berkley lands indie sensation for seven figures and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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BuzzFeed Launches Emerging Writers Fellowship: An Interview with Literary Editor Saeed Jones

BuzzFeed is going literary. The ever-growing media company launched BuzzFeed Books in December of 2013, and this year it is launching several projects under new Literary Editor Saeed Jones. First up is the BuzzFeed Emerging Writers Fellowship pr ... Continue reading at 'Editor & Publisher'

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