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Seamus Heaney collection reissued

Faber is to release a new edition of Seamus Heaney's poetry collection Opened Ground: Poems... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Privacy activists blocked from releasing Facebook's response to complaints

Campaign group Europe-v-Facebook received Facebook's response to complaints about the social networks' privacy policy on Tuesday, but was barred from publishing them by the Irish Data Protection Commissioner. Europe-v-Facebook wrote to the DPC over two years ago alleging that a lack of... Continue reading at 'PC World'

[ PC World | 2013-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Joe Cross diet book to Hodder

Hodder & Stoughton has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, in The Reboot... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scribd, HarperCollins Launch $8.99 Subscription Book Service

For a small monthly fee, consumers are used to getting unlimited access to all types of content: movies, TV shows, music, news, video games. Could that same model soon become popular in the world of publishing? Given the success of Netflix in video and Spotify in music, it's inevitable that... Continue reading at 'Fast Company'

[ Fast Company | 2013-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scribd Challenges Amazon and Apple With 'Netflix for Books'

Spotify did it for music. Netflix did it for movies. And now, Trip Adler and Scribd are doing it for books. The 29-year-old entrepreneur and his six-year-old San Francisco startup just unveiled an online subscription service that gives you unlimited access to a large library of digital books for... Continue reading at 'Wired'

[ Wired | 2013-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Aircraft Can Handle Electronic-Device Use, Panel to Tell FAA

If the FAA follows the recommendations, fliers could read ebooks, listen to music or watch movies during takeoffs and landings if the content is saved on their devices. Continue reading at 'AllThingsD'

[ AllThingsD | 2013-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Barker novel for 4th Estate

Fourth Estate's Clare Reihill has bought UK and Commonwealth rights to Nicola Barker’s... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trevor wins new short story writing award

Irish writer William Trevor has been named winner of the inaugural Charleston & Chichester... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reinventing Wiley

Wiley CEO Stephen Smith says that over 50% of the company's revenue comes from digital content and services. Prior to his appearance in Frankfurt, Smith discusses the company's reinvention. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tribune Eyes Expense Cuts in Newspaper Unit

Tribune Co., which owns the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune and seven other daily newspapers, is reviewing possible cost cuts in its print publishing division. "We're trying to determine how to put our publishing businesses on the best po ... Continue reading at 'Editor & Publisher'

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Timothy Leary-developed video games found in New York Public Library archive

The New York Public Library recently discovered a treasure trove of video games in its archives created by psychedelic evangelist Timothy Leary. Over 375 floppies (talk about flashbacks) containing a "dozen or so" games developed by the LSD-advocate in the '80s -- some are playable via emulation... Continue reading at 'Engadget'

[ Engadget | 2013-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More than half of American adults read books for pleasure in 2012

The good news: According to a new report from the National Endowment for the Arts, more than half of American adults read books for pleasure in 2012.The good news: According to a new report from the National Endowment for the Arts, more than half of American adults read books for pleasure in... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Relaunch' for Cambridge WordFest

Literary festival Cambridge WordFest is to be relaunched on a larger scale in spring 2014, with... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tech Firms Rally, Expecting Justice Department to Oppose Transparency Requests

Apple, Dropbox, Facebook, Google, Mozilla, Reddit, Tumblr, Twitter, Yahoo and other tech companies today sent a letter to the heads of the U.S. Senate and House Judiciary Committees in support of proposed legislation that would allow them to publish statistics about secret national security... Continue reading at 'AllThingsD'

[ AllThingsD | 2013-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Redmayne and Young join LBF board

Charlie Redmayne and David Young have both joined The London Book Fair Advisory Board, one of the... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones auction raises £75k for Children's Reading Fund

Waterstones has raised over £75,000 for Booktrust's Children's Reading Fund at a... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Marchesano Named Managing Director of ABM

 The search to fill the top leadership spot at ABM has ended with SIIA naming Mike Marchesano as the business media division's new managing director. Marchesano's first official day will be October 14th. Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Concern over Facebook edit function

A feature that allows Facebook users to edit their updates after publishing could be utilised to "stitch up" friends, an expert warns. Continue reading at 'BBC World'

[ BBC World | 2013-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Broadway becomes The Great Write Way

Roberta Pereira and Brisa Trinchero love working as Broadway producers and relaxing with a good book. But one night over drinks at Sardi's, the duo wondered why there weren't any good Broadway reads. A few cocktails later, they decided to start a Broadway-themed publishing firm, and Dress Circle... Continue reading at 'Crains New York'

[ Crains New York | 2013-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comic Book Artist Turns Breaking Bad</em> Episodes Into Killer Posters

If you're not already in a state of advanced excitement over the Breaking Bad finale, Francesco Francavilla's episodic images will put you over the edge.     Continue reading at 'Wired'

[ Wired | 2013-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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