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Obituary: Former Rowman & Littlefield Publisher Marcus Boggs, 66

Marcus Boggs, former editorial director and publisher at Rowman & Littlefield, passed away on November 1 at his home in The Sea Ranch, Calif. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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British publisher to translate Patrick Modianos only childrens book

Publisher Andersen Press enters the race to publish Nobel prizewinners work in English, comparing new childrens story to Hans Christian AndersenA childrens book by Patrick Modiano a mystery set in the 10th arrondissement of Paris has just been snapped up by a British publisher amid a flurry of... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2014-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Four Questions for...U.K. Publisher Lisa Highton

We spoke with Lisa Highton, publisher of the three-year-old U.K. imprint Two Roads, about the lure of debut authors, the difficulties of overseeing a young imprint, and what she's learned from attending literary festivals and talking to reading groups. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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Reedsy: A Publishing Services Startup for the Digital Age

Ricardo Fayet, co-founder of Reedsy, an online publishing services marketplace, discusses the startup's business model and philosophy. The post Reedsy: A Publishing Services Startup for the Digital Age appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Everything I Never Told You tops Amazons 100 best books of 2014

Celeste Ngs debut novel beats Stephen King, Richard Flanagan, Martin Amis and Hilary Mantel to lead American online retailers list of the years top print booksAmazon.com has chosen Celeste Ngs debut novel Everything I Never Told You as its printed book of the year, ahead of a wealth of prominent... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

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Take Note, Facebook: How Colleges Are Training Designers To Treat Users Like More Than Lab Rats

Students at MIT, Stanford, and elsewhere are learning to build technology products with user well-being in mind.Facebook sparked outrage this summer when it published results of a study conducted on unwitting users. The study looked at whether people who were shown more positive or negative... Continue reading at 'Fast Company'

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Facebook app poses a dilemma for publishers

The social network seems to have decided to host content itself rather than send users to other websites Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2014-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tumblr Captures Human Errors In Digitized Google Books

You can take the book out of the library but you can't take the library out of the book.Krissy Wilson's Tumblr project, The Art Of Google Books, works on our nostalgia for both the printed word and our (now long gone) wide-eyed awe at digitizing it. Google Books was born in 2004, when accessing... Continue reading at 'Fast Company'

[ Fast Company | 2014-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors on the Air November 10, 2014: Margarita Carrillo Arron

Margarita Carrillo Arron, author of 'Mexico: The Cookbook' (Phaidon, 9780714867526), will appear on NPR's 'Morning Edition' on Monday, November 10. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Hot Book Properties: Week of November 11, 2014

In this week's roundup of books generating interest around the globe, an Italian bestseller about a talented perfumer picks up heat; a Spanish novel about an Oxford professor drawn into a murder investigation picks up multiple foreign sales; and more. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ellen DeGeneres Doing Design Book for Grand Central

Hachette's Grand Central Life & Style imprint has signed up a design book by Ellen DeGeneres. 'Home' is set for fall 2015, preceding the launch of DeGeneres' lifestyle brand, E.D., in spring 2015. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Deborah Emin: Publishing’s Complicated Relationship with Technology

Deborah Emin of Sullivan Street Press argues that the rapid change from print to digital publishing is hurting readers, writers, and the next generation. The post Deborah Emin: Publishing’s Complicated Relationship with Technology appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-11-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paul Kingsnorths The Wake: a novel approach to Old English

Prize-winning fiction set in 11th century and using innovative language gains critical success after rejection by mainstream publishersOf the 120 reader reviews on Amazon for Paul Kingsnorths debut novel The Wake, most are either adoring five stars hailing one of the most unexpectedly exciting... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2014-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Big Idea Competition crowns Aeronaut concept

A story about three animals in a hot air balloon has won The Big Idea Competition, which launched earlier this year to find multi-platform story ideas. The competition was announced in June by Chicken House publisher and m.d. Barry Cunningham and agent Neil Blair. The pair wanted to find... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lord Browne to lead Pushkin House Russian Book Prize judges

Lord Browne of Madingley, chairman of the Tate Galleries and a former chief executive of BP, will lead the judging panel for Pushkin House’s 2015 Russian Book Prize. Now in its third year, the Pushkin House Russian Book Prize, run in association with Waterstones, awards £5,000 to the best... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Foyles unveils latest Christmas campaign

Foyles has unveiled its latest Christmas campaign this week (3rd November) targeting “book givers” and “celebrating thoughtfulness”. The campaign was rolled out across the chain’s bookshops and website and will be supported by 16-sheet and four-sheet adverts on the London Underground from 1st... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Owl Sense to Guardian Faber

Guardian Faber has bought a book about owls by poet and author Miriam Darlington. Owl Sense combines personal encounters with the birds with a look at their role in poetry, art and mythology. UK and Commonwealth rights were acquired from Clare Conville at Conville & Walsh by Laura... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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A&U signs forgery tale from Dominic Smith

Allen & Unwin has signed rights to a novel from Australian author Dominic Smith. The publisher acquired UK, Commonwealth and Australia/New Zealand rights to At the Edge of A Wood, in a deal with Devon Mazzone as Farrar, Straus and Giroux and Gaby Naher at the Naher Agency. The book is set... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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What's the best passage in literature?

Amazon shares information – gathered from readers who highlight favorite lines in their Kindles – about the most popular passages in books from the Bible to 'The Hunger Games'. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

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Hunger Games to be London theatre show

Entertainment company Lionsgate is teaming with Dutch media company Imagine Nation and US based Triangular Entertainment to adapt Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games series (Scholastic) for the stage. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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