Apple has a thing for 10th anniversaries: The iPhone X made its debut a decade after the first iPhone arrived. The rumor mill says Apple Watch’s 10th edition justifies a similarly dramatic reworking of its original template. Reports suggest 2025’s Apple Watch X will ditch the slide-in lugs in... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-08-15 11:15:12 UTC ]
After aimlessly walking about Bloomsbury on an intermittently rainy afternoon, I unsuccessfully decided to search for the grave of John Milton while nursing a wicked hangover, or as is probably more likely, while still being drunk from the previous evening. Only my second week in London, I was... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-08-15 10:00:18 UTC ]
When I began working on the design for the cover of Kyle Dillon Hertz’s debut novel The Lookback Window, I had two goals in mind: I wanted the book to be taken seriously, and I wanted to get it into the hands of readers who might not otherwise find it. Right from the beginning of […] Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-08-15 09:40:29 UTC ]
Despite a dip in June, sales increased 6.9% at bookstores during the first six months of 2023 over last year, rising to $3.86 billion. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
After more than three years of litigation, it took judge John G. Koeltl just hours to sign off on the parties’ negotiated consent judgment—but not without a final twist. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
Five schools, each located in states affected by book bans, will receive up to $5,000 in diverse titles for students and libraries from We Need Diverse Books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
It certainly didn't take long for AI's other shoe to drop, what with the emergent technology already being perverted to commit confidence scams and generate spam content. We can now add censorship to that list as the Globe Gazette reports the school board of Mason City, Iowa has begun leveraging... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-08-14 20:25:41 UTC ]
The best science fiction and fantasy book deals of the day, curated by Book Riot. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-08-14 14:38:25 UTC ]
Jacqueline Wilson is latest writer to wade into debate over changing dated and offensive languageThe publishing industry has been mired in debate in recent years about editing older books to remove content that could be deemed offensive.Even the prime minister became involved in February after... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-08-14 13:30:39 UTC ]
There is something so great about when a device you really want — but don't want to fork up the money for — goes on sale. If you've been eyeing an Amazon Kindle Scribe, then, for you, that time is now. Currently, the 16GB Kindle Scribe is 18 percent off, with its price dropping from $340 to $280... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-08-14 10:55:52 UTC ]
Are you missing lockscreen covers for ebooks you've sideloaded onto your Kindle? Here’s how to fix them in just a few easy steps! Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-08-14 10:35:00 UTC ]
When asked to narrate an audiobook of machine-generated verse, Mr. Herzog readily agreed. “I wasn’t the best choice,” he said. “I was the only choice.” Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-08-14 09:00:32 UTC ]
More than four months after a federal judge found the Internet Archive liable for copyright infringement, the parties have delivered a negotiated agreement for a judgment to be entered in the case. A final resolution could still be years away, however, as the Internet Archive has vowed to appeal. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-08-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
He won the National Book Award for poetry in 2009, having first been nominated 40 years earlier. He taught at Brown University for four decades. Continue reading >> [ Source: The New York Times | 2023-08-12 19:10:36 UTC ]
By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) ‘Happiness’ is a poem by the American writer Raymond Carver (1938-88). Carver is probably best-known for his short stories, especially the anthology favourite ‘What We Talk about When We Talk about Love’, but he was also a gifted poet, and his poetry... Continue reading >> [ Source: Interesting Literature | 2023-08-12 14:00:47 UTC ]
The Internet Archive is facing another lawsuit over one of its conservation projects. Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and a handful of other music labels have filed a lawsuit against the nonprofit organization, accusing it of copyright infringement for digitizing, "willfully... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2023-08-12 11:01:08 UTC ]
Here's your chance to stock up on hardcovers on the cheap! Barnes & Noble's 50% hardcover sale is on now. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2023-08-11 20:01:51 UTC ]
Consolidation was supposed to be books’ biggest threat. Is private equity worse? Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2023-08-11 14:00:00 UTC ]
An open letter signed by more than 50 authors including Zadie Smith, Ali Smith and Katherine Rundell calls for investment firm Baillie Gifford to be dropped as main sponsor for 2024Authors including Zadie Smith, Ali Smith and Katherine Rundell have called on the Edinburgh International book... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-08-11 12:45:25 UTC ]
A newly published book by the novelist Susan Taubes further reveals her struggle to make herself whole. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Atlantic | 2023-08-11 11:00:00 UTC ]