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Cynthia Voigt's tale presents a youngster who must find out about his missing parents while working as a problem solver for others. Readers who wish their families were more interesting will be hooked, as I was, on Cynthia Voigt's "Mister Max: The Book of Lost Things," the first of a planned... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The chaos brimming at the heart of Robert Stone's finest works surfaces in his latest book set on a New England campus.Robert Stone has long been a big-picture novelist. "Dog Soldiers," which won a 1975 National Book Award, involves a "journalist of sorts" who tries to smuggle three kilos of... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new book called Defective Carrots features strange, grotesque photographs of vegetables deemed unfit for consumers.Every day, thousands of "optically deficient" carrots are mechanically scanned and promptly removed from factory conveyor belts, deemed unfit for consumers. These are the runts of... Continue reading at 'Fast Company'
[ Fast Company | 2013-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Metropolitan Books publisher Sara Bershtel will receive the 2014 Friedrich Ulfers Prize for her contributions to German literature in the USA. The prize is part of NYC's Festival Neue Literatur. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Microsoft is continuing to fill in the gaps in its Windows Store catalog with the arrival of Flipboard for Windows 8.1. Just like its iOS and Android counterparts, Flipboard's Windows 8.1 app offers digital “magazines” culled from websites large and small. After setting up an account, users can... Continue reading at 'PC World'
[ PC World | 2013-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Despite the growth of online bookselling and a 7X increase in the number of ebooks, Argentina's 2,256 bookstores are still responsible for 80% of annual book sales. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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IFC's upcoming The Spoils of Bablyon, a comedy miniseries that spoofs serious miniseries, is based on a book that seems to be sold out in Hudson News stores around the country. The problem with keeping the book in stock, though, is that there were never any printed copies. Eric Jonrosh (and the... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'
[ AdWeek | 2013-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Forbes Media LLC, the closely held publisher founded by the family of former U.S. presidential candidate Steve Forbes, is exploring a sale after getting interest from potential buyers.The New York-based publisher of 96-year-old Forbes magazine and Forbes.com is working with Deutsche Bank AG on... Continue reading at 'Crains New York'
[ Crains New York | 2013-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google's massive book-scanning project that makes complete copies of books without the authors' permission is perfectly legal under U.S. copyright law, a federal judge ruled today, deciding an 8-year-old legal battle. Continue reading at 'Wired'
[ Wired | 2013-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For the past few years, newspaper publishers have prowled their buildings, asking why, and getting some amazing answers. Institutional knowledge is wonderful, but institutional resistance is intolerable. We must invoke a brilliant strategy to conquer ... Continue reading at 'Editor & Publisher'
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book industry experts say dystopian literature, previously represented by bestselling series like 'The Hunger Games' and 'Allegiant,' is done as a trend. So what will be the next big genre in young adult fiction? Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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US Circuit Judge Denny Chin says Google Books falls under fair use, while the Authors Guild calls it copyright infringement. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Follett lays off 570 bookstore employees and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The print book business in Latin America remains dominant, but digital is rising. Are there lessons to be learned from the music business? Several Argentine music pros weigh in. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fashion legend says: 'The living deserve respect. The dead deserve the truth... this will be my story'Doyenne of British fashion Dame Vivienne Westwood, credited with inventing punk style then bringing it to the catwalk, has sold rights to an autobiography. It will be co-written by Ian Kelly,... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2013-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Forbes Media, the publisher of the eponymous financial magazine and website, is exploring a sale.The company is working with Deutsche Bank AG to consider its options. In a memo to staff Friday morning confirming a report by Bloomberg News, CEO Mike Perlis said the company had received... Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'
[ Advertising Age | 2013-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Undisputed Truth, the notoriously self-destructive boxing champion's autobiography, could be a contender in Christmas sales contestHeavyweight champion of the world, cocaine addict, convicted rapist – now Mike Tyson is set to become a bestselling author as a bare-all autobiography co-written... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2013-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Despite a dramatic drop in book sales, Aladin used bookstores have thrived, with some publishers dumping books to boost sales; a fixed-price law is now under debate. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hellooooooo, hot grandmama!In a tribute to gray-haired glamazons everywhere, legendary fashion photographer Tim Walker and illustrator Lawrence Mynott have created a glorious two-volume coffee table book called The Granny Alphabet, published by Thames and Hudson.Read Full Story Continue reading at 'Fast Company'
[ Fast Company | 2013-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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There were both casualties and promotions as Penguin Random House Canada unveiled its restructured sales force. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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