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J.K. Rowling: More of her thoughts on the Harry Potter romance controversy (+video)

Harry Potter fans were incensed when J.K. Rowling said – in excerpts released from an interview –  that she'd had misgivings about Hermione and Ron as a couple. The full text of the interview offers more clarity, along with Rowling's feeling about a controversial scene from the movie series. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Is Barnes & Noble’s Nook Expanding to Brazil?

An email to Brazilian publishers suggested that Barnes & Noble plans to start selling ebooks in Brazil soon, but B&N has yet to confirm. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What is Google Newsstand and How Can Publishers Make the Most of It?

Google’s Android is now the most popular smartphone operating system in the UK – so publishers can no longer just talk about iPhone and iPad apps. But despite its increasing market dominance (on mobile anyway) the Google propo ... Continue reading at 'Editor & Publisher'

[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Hatchet Job of the Year doesn't cut it | Alex Clark

This celebration of bookish snark, won by AA Gill for his Morrissey assault, is less daring and less worthy than it thinksIt's the middle of a wet, wet winter, unaccountably you haven't shed the pounds or learnt the cello as per the optimism of 1 Jan, and to make matters even worse, Valentine's... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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J.K. Rowling: More of her thoughts on the Harry Potter romance controversy

Harry Potter fans were incensed when J.K. Rowling said – in excerpts released from an interview –  that she'd had misgivings about Hermione and Ron as a couple. The full text of the interview offers more clarity, along with Rowling's feeling about a controversial scene from the movie series. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Morrissey critique wins Hatchet award

A scathing review of Morrissey's recent autobiography by AA Gill wins an award presented annually to "the writer of the angriest, funniest, most trenchant book review" of the past 12 months. Continue reading at 'BBC News'

[ BBC News | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital Publishing: Live-Tweeting vs. Live-Blogging

With the 2014 Winter Olympics here, many newsrooms are covering the games with their specific readers in mind. Maybe you’re a newspaper in a small town that has a local Olympian, or maybe you’re a niche sports site devoted to cove ... Continue reading at 'Editor & Publisher'

[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber leads on Waterstones Children's Book Prize shortlist

Faber has achieved three shortlistings for this year’s 10th Waterstones Children’s... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Job Moves: February 12, 2014

Former CNN national correspondent Alina Cho is joining the nonfiction team at Ballantine Bantam Dell. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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First £40,000 Folio Prize Shortlist Dominated by Americans

North Americans dominate the eight books vying for this year’s inaugural £40,000 Folio book prize from the UK, which is open to all English-language titles. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wisconsin Bookstores Announce Transitions

While Chapter 2 Books in Hudson, Wis. announces that it is closing before February 28 unless it finds a new space, Fireside Books in West Bend, Wis. is for sale and may close if a viable buyer is not found. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Twitter Turns to Flipboard to Acquire Users for Vine

Got growth problems? Here's one way to solve it: advertising.Growth is a top-of-mind concern for Twitter and it appears app install ads are part of the strategy. In this case, a beautiful, magazine-like placement running in Flipboard this week for its six-second looping video app Vine.Digital ad... Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

[ Advertising Age | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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10 minutes with: Joanna Prior, managing director of Penguin General

Publishing chief discusses how the rise of the ebook has affected the industry, the value of a good cover design and why there is no glass ceiling in the sectorTell us a bit about your role at Penguin and how you got there.I am the managing director of Penguin General Books, which is one of... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Andrew Brown obituary

Top academic publisher who joined Cambridge University Press as a graduate trainee and became a managing director in 2002Andrew Brown, who has died aged 63 of cancer, was one of the leading academic publishers of his generation. Having joined Cambridge University Press as a graduate trainee in... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indy Star's Bizarre Tale of Real-Life Exorcism Wins Huge Mobile Traffic, but Cashing In Is Harder

Gannett's Indianapolis Star is happily learning what movie studios have long known: Ghost stories are a huge draw."The exorcisms of Latoya Ammons," a 5,300-word feature by investigative reporter Marisa Kwiatkowski, has become one of the most widely read pieces in the paper's history since it was... Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

[ Advertising Age | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children's illustrator Blegvad dies

Children's book artist Erik Blegvad, who illustrated more than 100 books over his career, dies aged 90. Continue reading at 'BBC News'

[ BBC News | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Manroland Web Systems Wins Upgrade Order at Two Gannett Sites

Gannett Publishing Services has chosen the expertise from manroland web systems Inc. to upgrade and retrofit the press control systems on their manroland web systems presses at The Indianapolis Star in Indianapolis, Indiana, and at The Daily Advertis ... Continue reading at 'Editor & Publisher'

[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Premium Publishers Are Getting Victimized By Traffic Fraud, Too

In a past life, Michael Tiffany fought cyber crime for financial institutions. Then he notice the same techniques were being used to defraud the advertising industry.The problem was big enough to draw Mr. Tiffany into the battle against traffic fraud full-time and, in 2013, he started a company... Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

[ Advertising Age | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iBooks Bestsellers: Green Still Leads

For the second week in a row, "The Fault in Our Stars" was the top selling title on Apple's iBooks bestseller list. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Panel Mania: The Undertaking of Lily Chen

In The Undertaking of Lily Chen by Danica Novgorodoff, Deshi, a young man struggling to make a life for himself in rural China, accidentally kills his older brother in a fight. His parents send him, according to ancient Chinese tradition, on a journey to find an unwed female corpse to... Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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