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Kobo, 'PW Select' Partner for Self-Pubbed Authors

Kobo's self-publishing platform, Kobo Writing Life, is launching an affiliate program for self-published authors with PW Select, a monthly digital newsletter and print supplement to Publishers Weekly magazine focusing on independently published books. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An Old Media Veteran Goes Digital at Glam Media

Glam Media, one of the largest digital media companies, has hired magazine publishing veteran Dan Lagani as its first president and chief revenue officer, the company is expected to announce Tuesday. Continue reading at 'AllThingsD'

[ AllThingsD | 2013-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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VIDEO: Concretopia: Rebuilding Britain

The BBC's Nick Higham meets John Grindrod, the author of Concretopia, a new book charting the rebuilding of post-war Britain Continue reading at 'BBC News'

[ BBC News | 2013-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Will US Publishers Risk Dealing with a Russian Ebook Service?

Bookmate, a Russian ebook subscription service, wants to attract English language publishers to its platform to cater to developing markets. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Where the Wild Things Are' celebrates its 50th anniversary (+video)

Maurice Sendak's 1963 children's classic 'Where the Wild Things Are' still tops polls as a favorite picture book and was adapted into a film in 2009. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon brings digital currency to UK

Amazon has launched its own digital currency for apps and games in the UK, six months after the... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Osprey cut losses in 2012

Osprey Publishing slashed losses and grew turnover in 2012. The publisher, which has filed... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Times: 'We won't reduce level of children's coverage'

The Times' new literary editor Robbie Millen has promised that the newspaper will not cut its... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How the National Book Awards Got it Right

The National Book Awards suggest that books are where grown-ups go when they want to use all of their minds and hearts, says Salon's Laura Miller. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cumberbatch, Gaiman and Cave in star-studded Canongate event

Gillian Anderson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Nick Cave, Neil Gaiman and Thandie Newton will be among... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Prolific TV creator Shonda Rhimes will write 'part memoir, part inspiration' book

Shonda Rhimes is the creator of the TV shows 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'Private Practice,' and 'Scandal.' Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

The Hunger Games books and films come to fill a psychic void left by the Twilight series. For whatever reason, it seems our culture right now needs a mega-selling YA franchise built around a beautiful, stubborn teen heroine who waffles endlessly between two inexplicably patient lovers as she... Continue reading at 'Slate'

[ Slate | 2013-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon now allows you to gift Prime, just in time for the holidays

If you're still looking for gift ideas for that special someone, Amazon is looking to lend a hand. The online retailer has announced that customers can now give a $79 one-year membership to Prime. Recipients will get an email on the day of the giver's choosing with instructions on how to get... Continue reading at 'Engadget'

[ Engadget | 2013-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James McBride, George Packer are National Book Awards winners

James McBride won the National Book Award for fiction for his novel set during the Civil War, while George Packer picked up the non-fiction award for his examination of contemporary America. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chicago Review Press Hits Major Milestone

Forty years ago this fall, a University of Chicago graduate student named Curt Matthews and his wife, Linda Matthews, founded Chicago Review Press, naming it after the Chicago Review literary journal, for which Curt was then poetry editor. Operating initially out of the couple’s basement, CRP’s... Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ITV wins rights to Champions League highlights

Broadcaster finds some solace after losing live games, as BT Sport and News UK strike deal for internet and mobile clip rightsITV has secured the TV rights to highlights of Uefa Champions League and Europa matches, weeks after losing the live rights to BT Sport.Separately, BT Sport and Sun... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2013-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Play update showcases big-screen optimized apps on tablets

As promised a month or so ago, Google Play is implementing a few changes today that'll push tablet-optimized apps to the forefront. That is, if you're using a device not quite small enough to be considered a phone (though we admit there are certain handhelds that bridge the gap). Indeed, tablet... Continue reading at 'Engadget'

[ Engadget | 2013-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Downside of Digital Media’s Scale Fetish

In the world of online publishing, traffic means little in and of itself. That fact is often overlooked by some in the digital media world. The post The Downside of Digital Media’s Scale Fetish appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at 'Digiday'

[ Digiday | 2013-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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