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Random House launches 'Happy Foodie'

Random House has launched "The Happy Foodie" website, together with a newsletter and... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Johnson and Hunnam cast for Fifty Shades

Dakota Johnson is to star as Anastasia Steele, heroine of the Fifty Shades trilogy, with Charlie... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Promotion for Sion Hamilton at Foyles

Foyles' Siôn Hamilton, general manager at the Charing Cross Road store, has been... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Searching for Comment Moderation’s Silver Bullet Solution

To avoid trolls and curb distracting dialogues, some publishers have given up on commenting by removing the option all together or burying the section at the bottom of the page. Others, however, are confronting the challenge head on and finding ways to leverage their comments as valuable... Continue reading at 'Folio Magazine'

[ Folio Magazine | 2013-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Koch's 'The Dinner' Becomes Dutch Record-Breaker

Herman Koch's novel The Dinner (published in the U.S. by Hogarth) has reached a milestone: it is now the most translated modern Dutch novel. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'The Good Lord Bird' is a twisted take on an abolitionist's story

James McBride takes liberties as he visits the story of white abolitionist John Brown through the eyes of a young slave in 'The Good Lord Bird.'John Brown, the white abolitionist who sought to free black slaves with the barrel of a gun, is a recurring character in American literature. He's one... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bill McGowan Works to Make Authors Pitch-Perfect

In the early 2000s, while working as a producer at ABC’s 20/20, Bill McGowan put together a branding video for a dot-com entrepreneur. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The ABA-Kobo Partnership, a Year Later

Almost exactly one year ago, the American Booksellers Association announced that it would replace its ebook partnership with Google for one with Kobo, in time for the 2012 holiday season. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two new campus bookshops for John Smith

John Smith & Son is to open two new campus bookshops in time for the new academic season next... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booker judge on Warwick shortlist

A book by Robert Macfarlane, the chairman of judges of this year's Man Booker Prize is shortlisted for another literary award, the biennial Warwick Prize for Writing. Continue reading at 'BBC News'

[ BBC News | 2013-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Editor's Letter: Color commentary

In each issue of Distro, Executive Editor Marc Perton publishes a wrap-up of the week in news. There's a very good chance you're reading this on a tablet. Distro is, after all, first and foremost, a tablet magazine. There's also a reasonable chance you're reading this on a computer. Distro... Continue reading at 'Engadget'

[ Engadget | 2013-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Smashwords Debuts India E-book Distribution, Preorder Services

Smashwords, a self-publishing platform and indie ebook distributor, has launched a series of new features to aid authors and publishers in distribution and marketing of ebooks. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dohle speaks of Penguin Random House's first weeks

New Penguin Random House c.e.o. Markus Dohle has spoken of the "societal impact" made... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Crime book club set for ITV3

A crime-themed TV book club created by Amanda Ross, who was previously behind The Richard & Judy Book Club, is coming to ITV3 in September. Continue reading at 'BBC News'

[ BBC News | 2013-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Profitable Six Months

Although the growth of ebook sales has slowed in the first six months of 2013, there were still enough gains to largely mitigate the decline in print sales. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Seamus Heaney dies

The death of Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney has been confirmed. The Irish poet, who was 74, died... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Motorola files patent application for a gaze-detecting wristworn device

These days, wearable tech is a beast that cannot be stopped, even if we wanted to (we don't). We recently got wind of an application Motorola submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (initially filed in February of 2012 and published today) for an electronic device designed "to... Continue reading at 'Engadget'

[ Engadget | 2013-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A chorus of ghosts watches over David Levithan's 'Two Boys Kissing'

Not Just For Kids: Open, frank and ultimately optimistic, David Levithan's YA novel 'Two Boys Kissing' embraces the lost generation of gay men.When it came out in 2003, David Levithan's young-adult debut, "Boy Meets Boy," had the pinkish glow of wish fulfillment. Its gay-teen hero found love in... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook's new face recognition policy astonishes German privacy regulator

A German privacy regulator is astonished that Facebook has added facial recognition to a proposed new privacy policy it published on Thursday. "It is astonishing to find the facial recognition again in the new proposed privacy policy that Facebook published yesterday. We therefore have directly... Continue reading at 'PC World'

[ PC World | 2013-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In last hurrah, Random House books record profits

Thanks to bestsellers like Dan Brown's Inferno and Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In, Random House Inc. boasted record profits for the first half of 2013, parent company Bertelsmann reported Friday in what will be the last earnings announcement for the publisher as a stand-alone unit. Sales, however,... Continue reading at 'Crains New York'

[ Crains New York | 2013-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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