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Some reviewers praised the book's humor, while others found it to be unstructured. Poehler's book was released on Oct. 28. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'
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A ruling by the District Court in Berlin has put an end to one of the most acrimonious power struggles in the history of German publishing and secured the future of one of the country’s best-known literary publishers - Suhrkamp. The company can finally now go ahead with much needed reforms,... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Contemporary Irish poet Paul Durcan will be honoured with the Bob Hughes Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards. Durcan will be presented with the award on Wednesday 26th November at a ceremony in Dublin. He will join past recipients of the award,... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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For the first time in the five years of the FutureBook Digital Census, more respondents say they commonly read on an iPad (41.9%) than do a Kindle (37.9%). However, Amazon is still by far the dominant retail site for buying ebooks. The results, from FutureBook’s Digital Census completed by... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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This month, we’re balancing some quick reads---a Jonathan Franzen-blessed debut and a slim companion volume from one of our favorite new(-ish) fantasy writers---with Walter Isaacson’s latest blockbuster on the history of technological innovation, along with a few other selections. Attention,... Continue reading at 'Wired'
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Picador is to publish Operation Chaos by Matthew Sweet, a “compelling narrative account” of the true story of a group of US military deserters who found asylum in Sweden during the Vietnam War. Publisher Paul Baggaley acquired UK and Commonwealth rights from Simon Trewin at WME, while Paul... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Detective Hercule Point and butler Jeeves joined guests at a sleepover event in Waterstones’ flagship store on Saturday (26th October). Altogether 19 guests spent 12 hours overnight in the bookshop at an event organised after the company hit the headlines when an American tourist got locked in... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Marcello Vena of AllBrain in Italy is repulsed by a recent report on publishing on Vox.com and calls for a renewed sense of ethics in those covering digital media. The post A Call for Digital Media Ethics appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
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Publishers and retailers will aim to prevent ebook prices from soaring when a new European-wide VAT law on digital products is introduced on 1st January. Following a European Commission ruling dating back to 2008, ebooks and other digital services—including broadcasting and... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Facebook's plan to help publishers monetize on mobile sends a shiver down publishers' spines. The post Facebook offers publishers a Faustian bargain appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at 'Digiday'
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Razer is stretching again. The company best known for designing and manufacturing cutting-edge gaming notebooks and peripherals will soon offer a soundbar-and-subwoofer combo. The $199 Razer Leviathan boasts an impressive collection of features, including the ability to decode Dolby Digital and... Continue reading at 'PC World'
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Four-hundred booksellers representing 100 stores attended this year's Northern California Independent Booksellers Association meeting. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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Sales of adult books were down 2.2% in the first seven months of 2014, while the children's segment seems headed for a banner year with sales up 25.8% through July. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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We need innovation, and Kindle Unlimited might not be publishers’ best option, argues 24symbols co-founder, Justo Hidalgo. The post A “Critical Moment” for Ebook Subscription Services appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
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Vance Publishing is consolidating its woodworking portfolio into a single title, Woodworking Network, in a move it hopes will save money and strengthen its growing core. Formerly three separate magazines—Custom Woodworking Business, Closets and Wood Products—the new entity officially merges... Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'
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Rakuten has today (27th October) launched a new UK website selling physical and audiobooks via third party retailers. The Japanese e-commerce company said it plans to “focus on empowering more independent retailers to sell online in the UK.” Rakuten, which also owns Canada-based ebook retailer... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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At this year’s show, which took place October 23-24 in San Francisco, executive director of NCIBA, Hut Landon, said the trade organization's "financial picture is solid." Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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Seventeen authors—including Ian McEwan, Julian Barnes (pictured), Zadie Smith and Hanif Kureishi—are auctioning off the chance for readers to have a character named after them in a forthcoming published work. The venture will raise money for Freedom from Torture, a medical charity which... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Sales of Halloween-themed children’s books increased by more than 65% in the fortnight ending 11th October, as booksellers across the UK gear up for one of their busiest Halloweens yet. A search of terms such as “vampires”, “witches” and “ghosts” in the Nielsen BookScan TCM 5,000 revealed that... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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Robert Harris (pictured) and Peter May were among the winners at the Specsavers Crime Thriller Awards 2014. The awards, held on Friday (24th October) at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel, included accolades for books as well as for film and television. Harris won the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
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