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It's sobering to think of carrying on into next year the weight of all the unread books on one's nightstand. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-12-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble is to buy back the stake Pearson acquired in its Nook Media business for $27.7m in cash and stock, ahead of a split of the business in 2015, the Wall Street Journal has reported. The split follows that of B&N and Microsoft earlier this month. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What effect did Super Thursday have on book sales, and how well did eight leading retailers and pundits fare in predicting the top titles of the year?• Readers turn over a new leaf as celebrity sales stutter• ‘Amazon-free’ Christmas campaign diverts reported £5m worth of sales from online... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2014-12-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, children & teens, and more for the week ended December 21, 2014. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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German literary powerhouse Suhrkamp and its publisher Ulla Unseld-Berkéwic who also owns 61% of the company, have been handed an early Christmas gift by the three judges of the Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe. By dismissing an injunction by minority owner Hans Barlach they have allowed... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Campaign group Amazon Anonoymous has delivered a "Christmas card" to the company's UK boss Christopher North challenging him to pay workers the Living Wage. The card, delivered to Amazon's UK headquarters in Slough yesterday (22nd December) was two metres wide and mimicked the design of an... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With the movie adaptation of Laura Hillenbrand's 'Unbroken' hitting theaters tomorrow, on Christmas day, the nonfiction bestseller showed no signs of slowing down, holding on, once again, to the #1 perch on the iBooks Bestseller list. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thames & Hudson head of publicity Rosalie Macfarlane is leaving the company after nearly six years. Macfarlane, who has been a publishing publicist since 1986, said she was now looking for "a complete change", and will not take up a role with another publisher. However she intends her next... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Using tablets and backlit e-readers at night can lead to sleep deficiency and damage health, an academic study has claimed. According to findings published in the US journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, blue light, the wavelength common in smartphones, tablets and LED... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It's like the phrase "curl up with a good book" was invented for the month of December. Here's what we're reading by the fire. The post A Time-Traveling Graphic Novel and More Great Books We’re Reading This Month appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at 'Wired'
[ Wired | 2014-12-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week, Rolling Stone editor Jann Wenner asked the Columbia Journalism School to review Sabrina Rubin Erdely’s story about a gang rape at the University of Virginia. As it became clear that the story’s central incident—a gang rape of a freshman at a fraternity—did not happen as Rolling Stone... Continue reading at 'Slate'
[ Slate | 2014-12-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More top publishers are opting into programmatic ad networks to sell premium advertising. Varick Media Management recently signed exclusive deals with Time Inc., News Corp., American Media Inc. and Wenner Media and will help them sell ad units that feature photography, videos and other types of... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'
[ AdWeek | 2014-12-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With questions still lingering about Sony Pictures's release plans for the Seth Rogen comedy 'The Interview,' after the studio suffered a cyber attack and a terrorist threat issued by the North Korean government, the PEN American Center has published an open letter to Sony CEO Michael Lynton,... Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Relive the year in reading with the Fast Company staff.As the year wraps up, the Fast Company staff remembers our year in reading with our favorite books of the year. The list above is by no means comprehensive, or even the best new titles, but just some of the works we spent the last 12 months... Continue reading at 'Fast Company'
[ Fast Company | 2014-12-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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French culture minister Fleur Pellerin has asked the book mediator for a opinion on whether Kindle Unlimited and other subscriptions for unlimited access to ebooks infringes the law in France. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A few studies suggest that reading on screens instead of pages may impair comprehension because readers lose a sense of place in a text. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-12-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Guinness World Records 2015 (GWR) is the UK's official Christmas number one. In the seven days ending 20th December, the annual tome of record-breaking achievements from across the globe sold 58,477 copies, a volume rise of nearly 12% week to week. This is the first time in over a decade that... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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You send a command from your smartphone and your house automatically decorates itself with a holographic Christmas tree complete with decorations and a suitably conifer-like smell. Sound like science fiction? Maybe, but this is among the predictions by the authors of a new book that looks at how... Continue reading at 'Betanews'
[ Betanews | 2014-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As Bill Eerdmans, Jr. steps down as president and publisher of Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, Anita Eerdmans succeeds him, becoming only the third president and publisher in the 103-year-old company’s history. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent Pinter & Martin has made a full acquisition of yoga book publisher YogaWords for an undisclosed sum. YogaWords, which was established in 2008 by online yoga shop Yogamatters in partnership with Pinter & Martin, will become wholly-owned by the latter on 1st January 2015. As... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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