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Eimear McBride has claimed another award for her debut novel A Girl is a Half-formed Thing (Galley Beggar Press), winning the 2013 Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize. The book, written in a stream-of-consciousness style, is narrated by a young woman growing up in Ireland under the dark influence of... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Judge Denise Cote granted final approval from the bench to a deal that would settle money damages arising from Apple’s ebook price-fixing case. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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Penguin Press publishing director Stuart Proffitt has won the London Library Life in Literature Award for his contribution to publishing, with the judges deeming him "the pre-eminent editor of non-fiction working in the UK today." The £10,000 prize is given each year by the London Library,... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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A new policy paper from the Cambridge Assessment Group has warned that the neglect of textbooks in our education system and publishing is one of the reasons that England has been overtaken by other countries. However the paper, written by Tim Oates, the body's group director of research and... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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The two handed out National Book Award nominees as well as their own books in advance of the NBAs ceremony. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'
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Web publishers for 15 years have struggled with getting readers to pay for content they are accustomed to acquiring for free. Pay walls have been built and dismantled, print-and-digital packages have launched and often failed, but Google's going to see if viewers are happy to throw coins into... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'
[ AdWeek | 2014-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google, the biggest seller of online ads, has created a way for publishers to make money without ads.Google on Thursday introduced an invitation-only crowdfunding program called Contributor that lets people pay $1 to $3 each month to visit sites devoid of ads. The Onion, Mashable, WikiHow, Urban... Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'
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This week: the final recollections of Charles Dickens, an eye-opening portrait of the South, and a punk rock memoir. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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One of the leading children's publishers, famed for its classic Peter and Jane reading scheme, is to drop gender branding from its books. Continue reading at 'BBC News'
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Young adults dominate the Arabic book market, but publishers are acutely sensitive to the slightest challenge to conservative etiquetteThe boom in young adult fiction has left the Arab publishing world playing catch-up, as authors try to compete with Twilight and The Hunger Games without... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2014-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children’s publisher Usborne made a pre-tax profit of £8.9m for the year ended 31st January 2014, up 26% from £7m from the year before. Company founder Peter Usborne said the strong results were down to the “comparatively unusual coincidence” of many of Usborne’s markets working well “for a... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Executives overseeing licensed publishing programs are, like publishers in general, monitoring the impact of digital technologies on their businesses and dealing with a challenging and competitive retail landscape. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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Elsevier has become the latest publisher to partner with Vancouver start-up BitLit to offer discounted ebook editions of a part of its book catalog. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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B&N is leading off the holiday push for bricks-and-mortar bookstores. This weekend it launches an expanded Discovery Weekend, one week in advance of Indies First/Small Business Saturday. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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Three top US book editors and one translator share their top tips for working with and editing literary translations. The post 5 Tips for Editing Literary Works in Translation appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
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Nick Neubeck was named creative director of editorial for Hearst Magazines Digital where he’ll oversee the photo and visual design team. Neubeck had been senior art director for the Gilt Groupe since 2011. The Verge has hired Nitasha Tiku as a west coast senior writer. Tiku had been named... Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'
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Website speculates on changes at Rupert Murdoch’s publishing company Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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After years of producing books through partnerships, David Zwirner Gallery, one of the top contemporary art galleries in New York City, has launched David Zwirner Books, a standalone publishing unit based in Chelsea. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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Even though the physical book market is more unpredictable than ever, “print is here to stay,” declares Stuart Applebaum, spokesman for Penguin Random House. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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Jacqueline Woodson won the young people's literature prize for her book 'Brown Girl Dreaming,' while Louise Glück was the recipient of the poetry award for her work 'Faithful and Virtuous Night.' Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'
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