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IPG does Ingram deal

The Independent Publishers Guild (IPG) has partnered with Ingram Content Group to allow... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book House Ends Kickstarter Campaign Above Goal

The suburban St. Louis bookstore ended its four-week Kickstarter campaign on Sunday, more than $2,000 above its goal. The funds raised are being used to build out a section of its new home so that the store can open for business on weekends before Christmas. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 2013 PW Children's Starred Reviews Annual, Available Now

The Publishers Weekly Children's Starred Reviews Annual is your source for the best books that 2013 has to offer. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Colin Wilson obituary

Britain's first homegrown existentialist star, he failed to follow up the huge success of his 1956 book, The OutsiderFor a few dazzling months, Colin Wilson, who has died aged 82, was taken at his own valuation in his diary as "the major literary genius of our century", a writer destined to be... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Qatar, Booksellers Face Book-By-Book Censorship Bottleneck

All books submitted for sale in Qatar must been approved by the Ministry of Culture even if the same book has already been approved for another retailer. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins buys gang girl memoir

HarperCollins has acquired Sour, the true story of Tracey Miller, a former Brixton gang girl,... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Doha’s Book Fair Strives to Put Qatar in a Positive Light

Doha's book fair may be overshadowed by Abu Dhabi and Sharjah, but it has ambitions to raise the cultural profile of Qatar in this fast developing region. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sir Harold Evans backs plan for new press regulator to rival Ipso

The Impress Project aims to attract newspapers and publishers that want a regulator 'independent of owners and politicians'The former editor of the Sunday Times, Sir Harold Evans, is backing an initiative to set up a press regulator to rival the body being launched by the publishers of the Sun,... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Record Attendance at Guadalajara

Tight security did not deter over 750,000 people (50,000 more than last year) from attending FIL—a meeting point between readers and books. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reading the New York Times Magazine isn't what it used to be | Michael Wolff

The magazine was once the most hotly anticipated Sunday read. Now it's been eclipsed by the showy T style publicationTwo magazines, both published by the New York Times, arrived in my house over the weekend, one thin, the other thick.The thin one, The New York Times Magazine, is largely about... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trinity Mirror builds on the success of UsVsTh3m with launch of Ampp3d

Buzzfeed-style site has managed to lure 7 million users – but it still seeks commercial successThis week the Daily Mirror's publisher will make its second foray into socially shared content with the launch of data journalism experiment Ampp3d, as mainstream media companies inspired by the... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bezos in contention for TIME accolade

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has been named as one of 10 contenders for TIME magazine’s Person... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Elsevier in open access row

A row has erupted between US-based open access forum Academia.edu and academic publisher Elsevier... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Skyhorse Moves Up Mandela Book

In light of Nelson Mandela's passing, Skyhose Publishing has moved up the publication schedule for Bob Crew's biography of the former South African president, Mandela: His Life and Legacy for South Africa and the World. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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You Are Your Brain

Patricia Churchland, a neurophilosopher at the University of California at San Diego, says our hopes, loves and very existence are just elaborate functions of a complicated mass of grey tissue. Accepting that can be hard, but what we know should inspire us, not scare us. Her most recent book is... Continue reading at 'Slate'

[ Slate | 2013-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why the Impress Project wants to talk about press regulation

The newspaper owners behind Ipso are ignoring the public, so we need to think about building a robust, independent regulatorWhen I was seven years old I launched my own newspaper. For several days I laid bare hypocrisy and corruption in our small Yorkshire village. Publication lapsed when the... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2013-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alt-Week 12.7.13: Wormhole short-cuts, watery planets and history as seen by Google Books

Alt-week takes a look at the best science and alternative tech stories from the last seven days. Don't pack your bags just yet, but Hubble has found indirect evidence of water on five different planets -- a lot of it, in some cases. Bigger brains ... Continue reading at 'Engadget'

[ Engadget | 2013-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster Fires Up “Hot Bed” Tumblr for New Adult Fiction

Simon & Schuster has launched a new social media community, The Hot Bed, to promote the "New Adult" genre complete with a "chili chart" to gauge hotness. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Give and take

Moments of sadness and joy last week. First, a farewell to Peter Kaplan, the late, great editor of The New York Observer, whose snappy journalism sensibilities influenced, oh, only everyone in American publishing these past 25 years. Dead at 59 from cancer. Damn you, God, for taking him. At the... Continue reading at 'Crains New York'

[ Crains New York | 2013-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Paizo’s RPG Design Contest Opens December 10

Tabletop game publisher Paizo Publishing is opening its 8th RPG Superstar Design contest, an annual competition to find the best new game designers. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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