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Frankfurt Increases Professionalism and Pressure, Say Brazilians

Brazil's turn as Guest of Honor at the Frankfurt Book Fair put added pressure on publishers to work at a higher level. Will the positive impact last? Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon and Facebook: Family members speak out

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos's wife MacKenzie defends Bezos and Amazon, while Facebook CEO Mark Zuckberg's sister Randi expresses ambivalence about social media. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon offers physical bookstores a cut of Kindle ebook sales, and just enough rope

Just as Kobo has cozied up to physical booksellers, so too does Amazon have a plan to smother them in e-ink kisses. Under the company's new "Amazon Source" program, any independent bookstore that sells a Kindle tablet or e-reader will be rewarded with ten percent of future book purchases made on ... Continue reading at 'Engadget'

[ Engadget | 2013-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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<i>Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'</i>s Latest Marvel Movie and Comic Book Shoutouts

Last night's "F.Z.Z.T." wasn't very heavy with the comic book easter eggs, but it was filled to the brim with callbacks to earlier events in Marvel's movies.     Continue reading at 'Wired'

[ Wired | 2013-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon US offers Kindle deal to indies

Amazon.com is offering independent booksellers the opportunity to sell Kindle e-readers. The... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales, Earnings Drop at Harlequin in Third Quarter

Third quarter revenue at Harlequin fell 7.1%, to C$107.8 million, and operating earnings declined to C$14.1 million from C$18.8 million in the comparable period in 2012. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Small Demons will close Nov. 25 unless last-minute buyer appears

The U.K.'s Bookseller reports Small Demons had been in negotiations with an international buyer, but those talks fell through.Los Angeles-based bookish tech startup Small Demons will close its doors Nov. 25, it has told publishers, unless a last-minute buyer is found. The U.K.'s Bookseller... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alex Ferguson's charts reign continues

Sir Alex Ferguson's memoir, My Autobiography (Hodder &amp; Stoughton), enjoyed a second week... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penton Refinances Debt, Gets $700m In Credit

Penton is refinancing its existing debt and has secured a credit facility of nearly twice its annual revenue. Exact terms of the refi weren't shared, but the company says it's been extended a $715 million line of credit. Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon to Let Independent Bookstores Sell Kindles and Gives Them a Cut of E-Book Sales

Amazon, which has been blamed in part for the decline of independent bookstores, said it has a new program called Amazon Source to allow them and other retailers to resell Kindle devices and accessories, and also give them 10 percent on every ebook bought on them for two years. "With Amazon... Continue reading at 'AllThingsD'

[ AllThingsD | 2013-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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November’s Top Reviews of Self-Published Books from BlueInk Review

This month's starred self-published books of note include a fictional tragedy in pre-colonial Nigeria and a memoir where beer pong meets sado-masochism. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc. Limps Toward a Spring Spinout

The world's biggest magazine publisher still makes a lot of money. But it's shrinking every quarter. Tough sell for a Q2 spinout. Continue reading at 'AllThingsD'

[ AllThingsD | 2013-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mitchell Beazley signs Ghayour

Mitchell Beazley has signed a cookbook from Sabrina Ghayour. Octopus publishing director... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hutchinson signs Hillary Clinton biog

Hutchinson has signed a biography of US politician Hillary Clinton, written by journalists... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What Will Happen To Your Emails After You're Dead?

What do we lose in a world without handwritten letters? A new book explores how the digital age affects how we communicate.New York Times bestselling author Simon Garfield is worried that we are losing track of our communications. No, he's not griping about NSA mass surveillance and government... Continue reading at 'Fast Company'

[ Fast Company | 2013-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Campaigners seek judicial review on Moray library closures

Library campaigners in Scotland are taking legal action in an attempt to keep libraries in Moray... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Homes and House shortlisted for Green Carnation

Women's Prize for Fiction winner A M Homes and Man Booker-longlisted Richard House are among... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Final Doctor Who ebook author named

Author Neil Gaiman is revealed as the final short story author of the Doctor Who stories. Continue reading at 'BBC News'

[ BBC News | 2013-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lou Reed biography from Orion

Orion is to publish a biography of the late singer-songwriter Lou Reed by rock writer Mick Wall... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sharjah 2013: Let's Be Blunt, Piracy is Theft

Some 150 publishers - from the U.K. and Europe, from the U.S. and Latin America and of course from across the Arab world - gathered at Sharjah's Chamber of Commerce this week for the two-day professional program that preceded the 32nd Sharjah International Book Fair. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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